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do_action_ref_array( 'wp_authenticate', string $user_login, string $user_password )

Since
1.5.1
Fires before the user is authenticated.

Description

The variables passed to the callbacks are passed by reference, and can be modified by callback functions.

Compatibility

WordPress
since 1.5.1
  • 6.7.7
  • 6.8.8
  • 6.9.7
  • 7.0.4
  • 7.1.0

Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0).

Parameters

$user_loginstring
Username (passed by reference).
$user_passwordstring
User password (passed by reference).

Where this hook fires · 1

  • wp-includes/user.php:81wp_signon()

Source code

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	 *	 * @todo Decide whether to deprecate the wp_authenticate action.	 *	 * @param string $user_login    Username (passed by reference).	 * @param string $user_password User password (passed by reference).	 */	do_action_ref_array( 'wp_authenticate', array( &$credentials['user_login'], &$credentials['user_password'] ) ); 	if ( '' === $secure_cookie ) {		$secure_cookie = is_ssl();	} 	/**

Changelog

Introduced in 1.5.1. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

  1. 6.7.7
  2. 6.8.8
  3. 6.9.7
  4. 7.0.4
  5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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