function wp_create_user( $username, $password, $email = '' ) {
$user_login = wp_slash( $username );
$user_email = wp_slash( $email );
$user_pass = $password;
$userdata = compact( 'user_login', 'user_email', 'user_pass' );
return wp_insert_user( $userdata );
}
# Create user
wp user create bob bob@example.com --role=author