+/**
+ * Handles resetting the user's password.
+ *
+ * @param object $user The user
+ * @param string $new_pass New password for the user in plaintext
+ */
+function reset_password( $user, $new_pass ) {
+ do_action( 'password_reset', $user, $new_pass );
+
+ wp_set_password( $new_pass, $user->ID );
+ update_user_option( $user->ID, 'default_password_nag', false, true );
+
+ wp_password_change_notification( $user );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Handles registering a new user.
+ *
+ * @param string $user_login User's username for logging in
+ * @param string $user_email User's email address to send password and add
+ * @return int|WP_Error Either user's ID or error on failure.
+ */
+function register_new_user( $user_login, $user_email ) {
+ $errors = new WP_Error();
+
+ $sanitized_user_login = sanitize_user( $user_login );
+ $user_email = apply_filters( 'user_registration_email', $user_email );
+
+ // Check the username
+ if ( $sanitized_user_login == '' ) {
+ $errors->add( 'empty_username', __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: Please enter a username.' ) );
+ } elseif ( ! validate_username( $user_login ) ) {
+ $errors->add( 'invalid_username', __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: This username is invalid because it uses illegal characters. Please enter a valid username.' ) );
+ $sanitized_user_login = '';
+ } elseif ( username_exists( $sanitized_user_login ) ) {
+ $errors->add( 'username_exists', __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: This username is already registered. Please choose another one.' ) );
+ }
+
+ // Check the e-mail address
+ if ( $user_email == '' ) {
+ $errors->add( 'empty_email', __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: Please type your e-mail address.' ) );
+ } elseif ( ! is_email( $user_email ) ) {
+ $errors->add( 'invalid_email', __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: The email address isn’t correct.' ) );
+ $user_email = '';
+ } elseif ( email_exists( $user_email ) ) {
+ $errors->add( 'email_exists', __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: This email is already registered, please choose another one.' ) );
+ }
+
+ do_action( 'register_post', $sanitized_user_login, $user_email, $errors );
+
+ $errors = apply_filters( 'registration_errors', $errors, $sanitized_user_login, $user_email );
+
+ if ( $errors->get_error_code() )
+ return $errors;
+
+ $user_pass = wp_generate_password( 12, false );
+ $user_id = wp_create_user( $sanitized_user_login, $user_pass, $user_email );
+ if ( ! $user_id || is_wp_error( $user_id ) ) {
+ $errors->add( 'registerfail', sprintf( __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: Couldn’t register you… please contact the <a href="mailto:%s">webmaster</a> !' ), get_option( 'admin_email' ) ) );
+ return $errors;
+ }
+
+ update_user_option( $user_id, 'default_password_nag', true, true ); //Set up the Password change nag.
+
+ wp_new_user_notification( $user_id, $user_pass );
+
+ return $user_id;
+}