Read the written user back without the site membership check

jorgefilipecosta · Oct 2, 2026 · Oct 2, 2026 · Oct 2, 2026 · Oct 2, 2026 · Oct 2, 2026
commit 60feb27c940feb407eb3b95936767db0d7731bbd
@@ -1314,10 +1314,7 @@ public function execute_user_create( $input = array() ) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$user = $this->get_user( $user_id );
-		if ( is_wp_error( $user ) ) {
-			return $user;
-		}
+		$user = new WP_User( $user_id );
 
 		if ( ! empty( $input['roles'] ) ) {
 			array_map( array( $user, 'add_role' ), $input['roles'] );
@@ -1395,10 +1392,7 @@ public function execute_user_update( $input = array() ) {
 			return $user_id;
 		}
 
-		$user = $this->get_user( $user_id );
-		if ( is_wp_error( $user ) ) {
-			return $user;
-		}
+		$user = new WP_User( $user_id );
 
 		if ( ! empty( $input['roles'] ) ) {
 			array_map( array( $user, 'add_role' ), $input['roles'] );

@@ -295,6 +295,37 @@ public function test_create_new_network_user_on_sub_site_adds_user_to_site(): vo
 		$this->assertTrue( $user_is_member );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * On multisite, a user created on an archived site, which has no members, is returned with
+	 * their roles.
+	 *
+	 * @group ms-required
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public function test_create_on_an_archived_site_returns_the_user(): void {
+		if ( ! is_multisite() ) {
+			$this->markTestSkipped( 'This test requires a multisite installation.' );
+		}
+
+		$this->allow_user_to_manage_multisite();
+		$this->register_ability();
+
+		update_blog_status( get_current_blog_id(), 'archived', '1' );
+
+		$result = $this->create(
+			array(
+				'username' => 'archivedsiteuser',
+				'email'    => 'archived-site-user@example.com',
+				'password' => 'password',
+				'roles'    => array( 'editor' ),
+			)
+		);
+
+		$this->assertIsArray( $result, 'The user should be returned.' );
+		$this->assertSame( array( 'editor' ), array_values( get_userdata( $result['id'] )->roles ), 'The role should be added.' );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * On multisite, creating a user whose username and email address are taken on the network
 	 * returns both signup errors.