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wp_install()

wp_install( string $blog_title, string $user_name, string $user_email, bool $is_public, string $deprecated = '', string $user_password = '', string $language = '' ): array

Installs the site.

Description

Runs the required functions to set up and populate the database, including primary admin user and initial options.

Parameters

$blog_titlestringrequired
Site title.
$user_namestringrequired
User’s username.
$user_emailstringrequired
User’s email.
$is_publicboolrequired
Whether the site is public.
$deprecatedstringoptional
Not used.

Default:''

$user_passwordstringoptional
User’s chosen password. Default empty (random password).

Default:''

$languagestringoptional
Language chosen.

Default:''

Return

array Data for the newly installed site.
  • url string
    The URL of the site.
  • user_id int
    The ID of the site owner.
  • password string
    The password of the site owner, if their user account didn’t already exist.
  • password_message string
    The explanatory message regarding the password.

Source

function wp_install(
	$blog_title,
	$user_name,
	$user_email,
	$is_public,
	$deprecated = '',
	#[\SensitiveParameter]
	$user_password = '',
	$language = ''
) {
	if ( ! empty( $deprecated ) ) {
		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '2.6.0' );
	}

	wp_check_mysql_version();
	wp_cache_flush();
	make_db_current_silent();

	/*
	 * Ensure update checks are delayed after installation.
	 *
	 * This prevents users being presented with a maintenance mode screen
	 * immediately after installation.
	 */
	wp_unschedule_hook( 'wp_version_check' );
	wp_unschedule_hook( 'wp_update_plugins' );
	wp_unschedule_hook( 'wp_update_themes' );

	wp_schedule_event( time() + HOUR_IN_SECONDS, 'twicedaily', 'wp_version_check' );
	wp_schedule_event( time() + ( 1.5 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS ), 'twicedaily', 'wp_update_plugins' );
	wp_schedule_event( time() + ( 2 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS ), 'twicedaily', 'wp_update_themes' );

	populate_options();
	populate_roles();

	update_option( 'blogname', $blog_title );
	update_option( 'admin_email', $user_email );
	update_option( 'blog_public', $is_public );

	// Freshness of site - in the future, this could get more specific about actions taken, perhaps.
	update_option( 'fresh_site', 1, false );

	if ( $language ) {
		update_option( 'WPLANG', $language );
	}

	$guessurl = wp_guess_url();

	update_option( 'siteurl', $guessurl );

	// If not a public site, don't ping.
	if ( ! $is_public ) {
		update_option( 'default_pingback_flag', 0 );
	}

	/*
	 * Create default user. If the user already exists, the user tables are
	 * being shared among sites. Just set the role in that case.
	 */
	$user_id = username_exists( $user_name );
	$user_password = trim( $user_password );
	$email_password = false;
	$user_created = false;

	if ( ! $user_id && empty( $user_password ) ) {
		$user_password = wp_generate_password( 12, false );
		$message = __( '<strong><em>Note that password</em></strong> carefully! It is a <em>random</em> password that was generated just for you.' );
		$user_id = wp_create_user( $user_name, $user_password, $user_email );
		update_user_meta( $user_id, 'default_password_nag', true );
		$email_password = true;
		$user_created = true;
	} elseif ( ! $user_id ) {
		// Password has been provided.
		$message = '<em>' . __( 'Your chosen password.' ) . '</em>';
		$user_id = wp_create_user( $user_name, $user_password, $user_email );
		$user_created = true;
	} else {
		$message = __( 'User already exists. Password inherited.' );
	}

	$user = new WP_User( $user_id );
	$user->set_role( 'administrator' );

	if ( $user_created ) {
		$user->user_url = $guessurl;
		wp_update_user( $user );
	}

	wp_install_defaults( $user_id );

	wp_install_maybe_enable_pretty_permalinks();

	flush_rewrite_rules();

	wp_new_blog_notification( $blog_title, $guessurl, $user_id, ( $email_password ? $user_password : __( 'The password you chose during installation.' ) ) );

	wp_cache_flush();

	/**
	 * Fires after a site is fully installed.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_User $user The site owner.
	 */
	do_action( 'wp_install', $user );

	return array(
		'url' => $guessurl,
		'user_id' => $user_id,
		'password' => $user_password,
		'password_message' => $message,
	);
}

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Hooks

do_action( ‘wp_install’,  )

Fires after a site is fully installed.

Related

UsesDescription
wp_unschedule_hook()wp-includes/cron.php

Unschedules all events attached to the hook.

wp_install_maybe_enable_pretty_permalinks()wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php

Maybe enable pretty permalinks on installation.

populate_roles()wp-admin/includes/schema.php

Execute WordPress role creation for the various WordPress versions.

populate_options()wp-admin/includes/schema.php

Create WordPress options and set the default values.

wp_check_mysql_version()wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php

Checks the version of the installed MySQL binary.

make_db_current_silent()wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php

Updates the database tables to a new schema, but without displaying results.

wp_install_defaults()wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php

Creates the initial content for a newly-installed site.

wp_new_blog_notification()wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php

Notifies the site admin that the installation of WordPress is complete.

WP_User::__construct()wp-includes/class-wp-user.php

Constructor.

wp_schedule_event()wp-includes/cron.php

Schedules a recurring event.

wp_cache_flush()wp-includes/cache.php

Removes all cache items.

wp_generate_password()wp-includes/pluggable.php

Generates a random password drawn from the defined set of characters.

wp_guess_url()wp-includes/functions.php

Guesses the URL for the site.

wp_create_user()wp-includes/user.php

Provides a simpler way of inserting a user into the database.

wp_update_user()wp-includes/user.php

Updates a user in the database.

username_exists()wp-includes/user.php

Determines whether the given username exists.

update_user_meta()wp-includes/user.php

Updates user meta field based on user ID.

flush_rewrite_rules()wp-includes/rewrite.php

Removes rewrite rules and then recreate rewrite rules.

__()wp-includes/l10n.php

Retrieves the translation of $text.

_deprecated_argument()wp-includes/functions.php

Marks a function argument as deprecated and inform when it has been used.

do_action()wp-includes/plugin.php

Calls the callback functions that have been added to an action hook.

update_option()wp-includes/option.php

Updates the value of an option that was already added.

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Changelog

VersionDescription
2.1.0Introduced.

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