[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #19261: wp_update_user causes password to be double hashed

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#19261: wp_update_user causes password to be double hashed
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 Reporter:  WPsites                  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users                    |     Version:  3.3
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback close  |
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Changes (by WPsites):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 wp_update_user is meant to as it says in the codex: Update (or create) a
 user in the database.

 So I've used it to create the user passing in a plain text password as
 generated by wp_generate_password(). If the function isn't capable of
 creating a user then the codex shouldn't say that is what it does.

 I think that's the problem here. The codex says wp_update_user will create
 a user when in fact it doesn't (well it does but it double hashes the
 password).

 So as the function names suggest wp_update_user updates a user and
 wp_insert_user inserts the user. I've gone ahead and updated the codex for
 wp_update_user to remove the initial indication that wp_update_user
 creates a user and put a note to let people know wp_insert_user is the
 best function to use when creating a new user.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/19261#comment:2>
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