add_user_to_blog( int $blog_id, int $user_id, string $role )

Adds a user to a blog.


Description Description

Use the ‘add_user_to_blog’ action to fire an event when users are added to a blog.


Parameters Parameters

$blog_id

(int) (Required) ID of the blog you're adding the user to.

$user_id

(int) (Required) ID of the user you're adding.

$role

(string) (Required) The role you want the user to have


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Return Return

(true|WP_Error)


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Source Source

File: wp-includes/ms-functions.php

function add_user_to_blog( $blog_id, $user_id, $role ) {
	switch_to_blog( $blog_id );

	$user = get_userdata( $user_id );

	if ( ! $user ) {
		restore_current_blog();
		return new WP_Error( 'user_does_not_exist', __( 'The requested user does not exist.' ) );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters whether a user should be added to a site.
	 *
	 * @since 4.9.0
	 *
	 * @param bool|WP_Error $retval  True if the user should be added to the site, false
	 *                               or error object otherwise.
	 * @param int           $user_id User ID.
	 * @param string        $role    User role.
	 * @param int           $blog_id Site ID.
	 */
	$can_add_user = apply_filters( 'can_add_user_to_blog', true, $user_id, $role, $blog_id );

	if ( true !== $can_add_user ) {
		restore_current_blog();

		if ( is_wp_error( $can_add_user ) ) {
			return $can_add_user;
		}

		return new WP_Error( 'user_cannot_be_added', __( 'User cannot be added to this site.' ) );
	}

	if ( ! get_user_meta( $user_id, 'primary_blog', true ) ) {
		update_user_meta( $user_id, 'primary_blog', $blog_id );
		$site = get_site( $blog_id );
		update_user_meta( $user_id, 'source_domain', $site->domain );
	}

	$user->set_role( $role );

	/**
	 * Fires immediately after a user is added to a site.
	 *
	 * @since MU (3.0.0)
	 *
	 * @param int    $user_id User ID.
	 * @param string $role    User role.
	 * @param int    $blog_id Blog ID.
	 */
	do_action( 'add_user_to_blog', $user_id, $role, $blog_id );

	clean_user_cache( $user_id );
	wp_cache_delete( $blog_id . '_user_count', 'blog-details' );

	restore_current_blog();

	return true;
}

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Version Description
MU (3.0.0) Introduced.


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    Example

    <?php
    //ADD USER ID 1 TO BLOG ID 1 AS AN EDITOR
    $user_id = 1; 
    $blog_id = 1;
    $role = 'editor';
    add_user_to_blog( $blog_id, $user_id, $role )
    ?>
    
    <?php 
    //ADD USER ID 2 TO BLOG ID 3 AS AN ADMINISTRATOR
    $user_id = 2; 
    $blog_id = 3;
    $role = 'administrator';
    add_user_to_blog( $blog_id, $user_id, $role )
    ?>
    

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