wp_login( string $username, string $password, string $deprecated =  ): bool

This function has been deprecated. Use wp_signon() instead.

Checks a users login information and logs them in if it checks out. This function is deprecated.

Description

Use the global $error to get the reason why the login failed. If the username is blank, no error will be set, so assume blank username on that case.

Plugins extending this function should also provide the global $error and set what the error is, so that those checking the global for why there was a failure can utilize it later.

See also

Parameters

$usernamestringrequired
User’s username
$passwordstringrequired
User’s password
$deprecatedstringoptional
Not used

Default:''

Return

bool True on successful check, false on login failure.

Source

function wp_login($username, $password, $deprecated = '') {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.5.0', 'wp_signon()' );
	global $error;

	$user = wp_authenticate($username, $password);

	if ( ! is_wp_error($user) )
		return true;

	$error = $user->get_error_message();
	return false;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
2.5.0Use wp_signon()
1.2.2Introduced.

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