diff --git a/wp-includes/user.php b/wp-includes/user.php
index 867df81e16..e0cfae9188 100644
--- a/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -2123,10 +2123,16 @@ function wp_insert_user( $userdata ) {
return new WP_Error( 'user_login_too_long', __( 'Username may not be longer than 60 characters.' ) );
}
+ // Username must be unique.
if ( ! $update && username_exists( $user_login ) ) {
return new WP_Error( 'existing_user_login', __( 'Sorry, that username already exists!' ) );
}
+ // Username must not match an existing user email.
+ if ( email_exists( $user_login ) ) {
+ return new WP_Error( 'existing_user_login_as_email', __( 'Sorry, that username is not available.' ) );
+ }
+
/**
* Filters the list of disallowed usernames.
*
@@ -3340,7 +3346,8 @@ function register_new_user( $user_login, $user_email ) {
$sanitized_user_login = '';
} elseif ( username_exists( $sanitized_user_login ) ) {
$errors->add( 'username_exists', __( 'Error: This username is already registered. Please choose another one.' ) );
-
+ } elseif ( email_exists( $sanitized_user_login ) ) {
+ $errors->add( 'username_exists_as_email', __( 'Error: This username is not available. Please choose another one.' ) );
} else {
/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/user.php */
$illegal_user_logins = (array) apply_filters( 'illegal_user_logins', array() );
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index c172abf486..1ce6ce4707 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
*
* @global string $wp_version
*/
-$wp_version = '6.2-beta2-55356';
+$wp_version = '6.2-beta2-55358';
/**
* Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.