check_password │ filter-hook │ WP 2.5.0

Filters whether the plaintext password matches the encrypted password.

Usage

add_filter( 'check_password', 'wp_kama_check_password_filter', 10, 4 );

/**
 * Function for `check_password` filter-hook.
 * 
 * @param bool       $check    Whether the passwords match.
 * @param string     $password The plaintext password.
 * @param string     $hash     The hashed password.
 * @param string|int $user_id  User ID. Can be empty.
 *
 * @return bool
 */
function wp_kama_check_password_filter( $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 the hook is used in WordPress