Displaying the user count in WordPress

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Adding the user count

1. Log in to WordPress as the administrator.
2. On the Dashboard in the left sidebar, click Appearance, and then click Theme Editor:
   
3. In the right sidebar, under Theme Files, click Theme Functions (functions.php).
4. Copy the following code snippet and then paste it at the bottom of the functions.php file:

function display_user_count() {
    $usercount = count_users();
    $result = $usercount['total_users'];
    return $result;
}
add_shortcode('user_count', 'display_user_count');

5. Click Update File. WordPress saves the changes to the functions.php file.
6. User count functionality is now enabled, but you must update the post or posts where you want this information to appear. To do this, open a post or page on the site, and then type [user_count] where you want to display the user count. For example:
   

Save your changes, and then view the post:

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