What’s the difference between wp_insert_user() and wp_create_user()

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I know the former allows additional parameters, so you can more user info, but other then that, why do both exist?

The specific reason I want to know is that wp_insert_user() is happening REALLY slowly. Somewhere between 5 – 10 seconds. I don’t remember having this problem in the past, when I was using create_user, so I’m wondering if there’s a lot more happening behind the scenes with one as opposed to the other.

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  1. None. The whole source of wp_create_user() is:

    function wp_create_user($username, $password, $email = '') {
    $user_login = esc_sql( $username );
    $user_email = esc_sql( $email    );
    $user_pass = $password;

    $userdata = compact('user_login', 'user_email', 'user_pass');
    return wp_insert_user($userdata);
}

    It just calls insert version almost immediately, basically a shorthand wrapper. As for why it exists – core works in mysterious ways and (short of hunting down developer by version control history and asking) there is rarely way to tell. 🙂

  2. As per Codex

    The wp_create_user function allows you to insert a new user into the
    WordPress database. It uses the $wpdb class to escape the variable
    values, preparing it for insertion into the database. Then the PHP
    compact() function is used to create an array with these values. To
    create a user with additional parameters, use wp_insert_user().

    So the main difference would be that with wp_insert_user you may pass more than just ($username, $password, $email). A full list of all the additional parameters for wp_insert_user can be found on its Codex page