This question already has answers here: WordPress auto login after registration not working (5 answers) Closed 5 years ago.

I create an user using

 $user_id = wp_create_user($username, $password, $email);

After creating the user I want them to auto login and so according to ravi patel, I have added the following code in my functions.php.

function auto_login_new_user( $user_id ) {
    wp_set_current_user($user_id);
    wp_set_auth_cookie($user_id);
    $user = get_user_by( 'id', $user_id );
    do_action( 'wp_login', $user->user_login );//`[Codex Ref.][1]
    wp_redirect( home_url() ); // You can change home_url() to the specific URL,such as "wp_redirect( '' )";
    exit;
}
add_action( 'user_register', 'auto_login_new_user' );

But as expected, the following warning popped up.

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /opt/lampp/htdocs/vuewordpress/wp-includes/link-template.php:3840) in /opt/lampp/htdocs/vuewordpress/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 928

How do I get rid off this and redirect the user on the same page from they try to sign up?

I understand one thing the I need to run the code before the header is written. May be I need to somehow hook this action in init. But I dont know how to do it.

Any help is highly appreciable!!

This question already has answers here: WordPress auto login after registration not working (5 answers) Closed 5 years ago.

I create an user using

 $user_id = wp_create_user($username, $password, $email);

After creating the user I want them to auto login and so according to ravi patel, I have added the following code in my functions.php.

function auto_login_new_user( $user_id ) {
    wp_set_current_user($user_id);
    wp_set_auth_cookie($user_id);
    $user = get_user_by( 'id', $user_id );
    do_action( 'wp_login', $user->user_login );//`[Codex Ref.][1]
    wp_redirect( home_url() ); // You can change home_url() to the specific URL,such as "wp_redirect( 'http://www.wpcoke' )";
    exit;
}
add_action( 'user_register', 'auto_login_new_user' );

But as expected, the following warning popped up.

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /opt/lampp/htdocs/vuewordpress/wp-includes/link-template.php:3840) in /opt/lampp/htdocs/vuewordpress/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 928

How do I get rid off this and redirect the user on the same page from they try to sign up?

I understand one thing the I need to run the code before the header is written. May be I need to somehow hook this action in init. But I dont know how to do it.

Any help is highly appreciable!!

• redirect
• user-registration
• wp-redirect
• wp-login-form

Share Improve this question asked May 15, 2019 at 22:06 gloomgloom 18511 gold badge33 silver badges1212 bronze badges 1

• You'd need to share the code responsible for creating users – Ali_k Commented May 16, 2019 at 1:23

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Have you tried this?

function auto_login_new_user( $user_id ) {
    wp_set_current_user($user_id);
    wp_set_auth_cookie($user_id);
    wp_redirect( home_url() ); // You can change home_url() to the specific URL,such as "wp_redirect( 'http://www.wpcoke' )";
    exit();
}
add_action( 'user_register', 'auto_login_new_user' );

Taken from this SO answer: WordPress auto login after registration not working