Title: default_password_nag_handler
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: April 28, 2025

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# default_password_nag_handler( false $errors = false )

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/default_password_nag_handler/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/default_password_nag_handler/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/default_password_nag_handler/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/default_password_nag_handler/?output_format=md#changelog)

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## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/default_password_nag_handler/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$errors`falseoptional

Deprecated.

Default:`false`

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/default_password_nag_handler/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    function default_password_nag_handler( $errors = false ) {
    	global $user_ID;
    	// Short-circuit it.
    	if ( ! get_user_option( 'default_password_nag' ) ) {
    		return;
    	}

    	// get_user_setting() = JS-saved UI setting. Else no-js-fallback code.
    	if ( 'hide' === get_user_setting( 'default_password_nag' )
    		|| isset( $_GET['default_password_nag'] ) && '0' === $_GET['default_password_nag']
    	) {
    		delete_user_setting( 'default_password_nag' );
    		update_user_meta( $user_ID, 'default_password_nag', false );
    	}
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/default_password_nag_handler/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [get_user_setting()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_user_setting/)`wp-includes/option.php` |

Retrieves user interface setting value based on setting name.

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| [delete_user_setting()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/delete_user_setting/)`wp-includes/option.php` |

Deletes user interface settings.

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| [update_user_meta()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/update_user_meta/)`wp-includes/user.php` |

Updates user meta field based on user ID.

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| [get_user_option()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_user_option/)`wp-includes/user.php` |

Retrieves user option that can be either per Site or per Network.

  |

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/default_password_nag_handler/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [2.8.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.8.0/) | Introduced. |

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