wp_login_failed action-hookWP 2.5.0

Fires after a user login has failed.

Usage

add_action( 'wp_login_failed', 'wp_kama_login_failed_action', 10, 2 );

/**
 * Function for `wp_login_failed` action-hook.
 * 
 * @param string   $username Username or email address.
 * @param WP_Error $error    A WP_Error object with the authentication failure details.
 *
 * @return void
 */
function wp_kama_login_failed_action( $username, $error ){

	// action...
}
$username(string)
Username or email address.
$error(WP_Error)
A WP_Error object with the authentication failure details.

Changelog

Since 2.5.0 Introduced.
Since 4.5.0 The value of $username can now be an email address.
Since 5.4.0 The $error parameter was added.

Where the hook is called

wp_authenticate()
wp_login_failed
wp-includes/pluggable.php 643
do_action( 'wp_login_failed', $username, $error );

Where the hook is used in WordPress

Usage not found.