post_password_required() WordPress Function

The post_password_required() function is used to check whether a post is password protected or not. If a post is password protected, this function will return true. Otherwise, it will return false.

post_password_required( int|WP_Post|null $post = null ) #

Determines whether the post requires password and whether a correct password has been provided.


Parameters

$post

(int|WP_Post|null)(Optional)An optional post. Global $post used if not provided.

Default value: null


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Return

(bool) false if a password is not required or the correct password cookie is present, true otherwise.


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Source

File: wp-includes/post-template.php

function post_password_required( $post = null ) {
	$post = get_post( $post );

	if ( empty( $post->post_password ) ) {
		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/post-template.php */
		return apply_filters( 'post_password_required', false, $post );
	}

	if ( ! isset( $_COOKIE[ 'wp-postpass_' . COOKIEHASH ] ) ) {
		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/post-template.php */
		return apply_filters( 'post_password_required', true, $post );
	}

	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-phpass.php';
	$hasher = new PasswordHash( 8, true );

	$hash = wp_unslash( $_COOKIE[ 'wp-postpass_' . COOKIEHASH ] );
	if ( 0 !== strpos( $hash, '$P$B' ) ) {
		$required = true;
	} else {
		$required = ! $hasher->CheckPassword( $post->post_password, $hash );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters whether a post requires the user to supply a password.
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 *
	 * @param bool    $required Whether the user needs to supply a password. True if password has not been
	 *                          provided or is incorrect, false if password has been supplied or is not required.
	 * @param WP_Post $post     Post object.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'post_password_required', $required, $post );
}


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Changelog

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VersionDescription
2.7.0Introduced.

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