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wp_authenticate_cookie › WordPress Function

Since2.8.0
Deprecatedn/a
› wp_authenticate_cookie ( $user, $username, $password )
Parameters: (3)
  • (WP_User|WP_Error|null) $user WP_User or WP_Error object from a previous callback. Default null.
    Required: Yes
  • (string) $username Username. If not empty, cancels the cookie authentication.
    Required: Yes
  • (string) $password Password. If not empty, cancels the cookie authentication.
    Required: Yes
Returns:
  • (WP_User|WP_Error) WP_User on success, WP_Error on failure.
Defined at:
Codex:

Authenticates the user using the WordPress auth cookie.



Related Functions: wp_authenticate, wp_authenticate_spam_check, wp_set_auth_cookie, wp_clear_auth_cookie, wp_parse_auth_cookie

Source 

function wp_authenticate_cookie( $user, $username, $password ) {
	global $auth_secure_cookie;

	if ( $user instanceof WP_User ) {
		return $user;
	}

	if ( empty( $username ) && empty( $password ) ) {
		$user_id = wp_validate_auth_cookie();
		if ( $user_id ) {
			return new WP_User( $user_id );
		}

		if ( $auth_secure_cookie ) {
			$auth_cookie = SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE;
		} else {
			$auth_cookie = AUTH_COOKIE;
		}

		if ( ! empty( $_COOKIE[ $auth_cookie ] ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'expired_session', __( 'Please log in again.' ) );
		}

		// If the cookie is not set, be silent.
	}

	return $user;
}