wp_setcookie() │ WP 1.5.0

Sets a cookie for a user who just logged in. This function is deprecated.

No Hooks.

Return

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

wp_setcookie( $username, $password, $already_md5, $home, $siteurl, $remember );

$username(string) (required)

The user's username

$password(string)

The user's password
Default: ''

$already_md5(true|false)

Whether the password has already been through MD5
Default: false

$home(string)

Will be used instead of COOKIEPATH if set
Default: ''

$siteurl(string)

Will be used instead of SITECOOKIEPATH if set
Default: ''

$remember(true|false)

Remember that the user is logged in
Default: false

Notes

• See: wp_set_auth_cookie()

Changelog

wp_setcookie() wp setcookie code ^{WP 6.5.2}

function wp_setcookie($username, $password = '', $already_md5 = false, $home = '', $siteurl = '', $remember = false) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.5.0', 'wp_set_auth_cookie()' );
	$user = get_user_by('login', $username);
	wp_set_auth_cookie($user->ID, $remember);
}