check_password filter-hook . WP 2.5.0

Filters whether the plaintext password matches the encrypted password.

Usage

add_filter( 'check_password', 'filter_function_name_1983', 10, 4 );
function filter_function_name_1983( $check, $password, $hash, $user_id ){
	// filter...

	return $check;
}

$check(true/false)

Whether the passwords match.

$password(string)

The plaintext password.

$hash(string)

The hashed password.

$user_id(string/int)

User ID. Can be empty.

Changelog

Where the hook is called

return apply_filters( 'check_password', $check, $password, $hash, $user_id );

return apply_filters( 'check_password', $check, $password, $hash, $user_id );

Where in WP core the hook is used