wp_nonce_tick( string|int $action = -1 ): float
Returns the time-dependent variable for nonce creation.
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Description
A nonce has a lifespan of two ticks. Nonces in their second tick may be updated, e.g. by autosave.
Parameters
-
$actionstring|int Optional -
The nonce action.
Default:
-1
Return
float Float value rounded up to the next highest integer.
Source
File: wp-includes/pluggable.php.
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function wp_nonce_tick( $action = -1 ) {
/**
* Filters the lifespan of nonces in seconds.
*
* @since 2.5.0
* @since 6.1.0 Added `$action` argument to allow for more targeted filters.
*
* @param int $lifespan Lifespan of nonces in seconds. Default 86,400 seconds, or one day.
* @param string|int $action The nonce action, or -1 if none was provided.
*/
$nonce_life = apply_filters( 'nonce_life', DAY_IN_SECONDS, $action );
return ceil( time() / ( $nonce_life / 2 ) );
}
Hooks
-
apply_filters( 'nonce_life',
int $lifespan ,string|int $action ) -
Filters the lifespan of nonces in seconds.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 6.1.0 | Added $action argument. |
| 2.5.0 | Introduced. |
User Contributed Notes
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The mathematics of this function actually only guarantees a nonce’s lifespan to be half of the
nonce_lifefiltered value but may be up to that value (minus 1 second), depending on the time of day it was generated.See my comment on verifying nonces.