Creating user over a fetch API fails due to Empty Password?

Hi @bellarose143,

1. Password Field Issue:

The error message “The password field is empty” indicates that the password field isn’t being recognized correctly. Here are some steps to address this:

– Application Passwords: Ensure that you’re using Application Passwords for authentication. As of WordPress 5.6, Application Passwords allow secure authentication for REST API requests. You can generate an application password from the Edit User page in the WordPress admin (wp-admin -> Users -> Edit User). Use this generated password in your REST API requests with Basic Auth (RFC 7617) over HTTPS?.

– Check Your Request Body: Double-check the structure of your request body. Make sure it matches the expected format. In your case, the provided JSON looks correct, but ensure there are no hidden characters or encoding issues.

2. User Registration Endpoint:

The endpoint you’re using (/wp/v2/users/register) appears to be custom. If you’ve implemented this endpoint yourself, verify that it correctly handles the provided parameters. Specifically, ensure that the first name and last name are being processed correctly.

3. User Meta Data:

WordPress’s <strong>wp_create_user()</strong> function does not directly accept first name and last name parameters. To set these names, you need to update the user metadata after creating the user. Here’s how:

// After creating the user
   $user_id = wp_create_user($username, $password, $email);
   if (!is_wp_error($user_id)) {
       // Set first name and last name
       update_user_meta($user_id, 'first_name', $firstname);
       update_user_meta($user_id, 'last_name', $lastname);
       // Set user role (e.g., 'subscriber' or 'customer' for WooCommerce)
       // ...
   }

4. Authorization Header Issue:

Sometimes, the Authorization header can be stripped by the server (e.g., Apache). To address this, add the following lines to your .<strong>htaccess</strong> file:

`</p> <p class=””><p class=””><strong>RewriteEngine On</strong></p></p> <p class=””><p class=””><strong>RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} ^(.+)</strong></p></p> <p class=””><p class=””><strong>RewriteRule .* – [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%1]</strong></p></p> <p class=””><code></code>`

This ensures that the Authorization header is correctly passed to your REST API requests1.

5. Debugging and Logging:

Enable debugging in WordPress to get more detailed error messages. You can add the following lines to your <strong>wp-config.php</strong> file:

define('WP_DEBUG', true);
define('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);

Check the debug log (usually located at <strong>wp-content/debug.log</strong>) for any additional clues.

Remember to test each step carefully and adjust your implementation accordingly.

Hope this helps! ??

• This reply was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by AddWeb Solution.

That’s strange. How are you authenticating yourself to perform the request? Cookies, basic auth?

I am authenticating myself using basic auth, I had owner add a plugin that allows for it. I am going to double check everything though just in case.

I didn’t think it meant MY password, so I will double check everything just in case ??

Hey guys,

I figured it out. My information didnt get sent thru, and I didnt know it meant MY password and not the new user’s password.

Thanks for the comments.

I’m glad it’s solved ??