wp_insert_user() with “no role for this site”

My goal was to use wp_insert_user() to create a user with “no role for this site”.  For some notes on “no role for this site” see http://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-exactly-is-no-role-for-this-site-do#post-2177545

When using

$new_user = wp_insert_user( $userdata );

omitting the role parameter in the $userdata uses the default role set.

If you want “no role for this site”, set the role to an empty string.

// assign $userdata here as per the codes

// set role to an empty string

$userdata[‘role’] = ”;

$new_user = wp_insert_user( $userdata );

Sal Ferrarello (@salcode)

Sal is a PHP developer with a focus on the WordPress platform. He is a conference speaker with a background including Piano Player, Radio DJ, Magician/Juggler, Beach Photographer, and High School Math Teacher. Sal can be found professionally at WebDevStudios, where he works as a senior backend engineer.