wp_validate_logged_in_cookie( int|false $user_id ): int|false

Validates the logged-in cookie.


Description

Checks the logged-in cookie if the previous auth cookie could not be validated and parsed.

This is a callback for the ‘determine_current_user’ filter, rather than API.


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Parameters

$user_id int|false Required
The user ID (or false) as received from the determine_current_user filter.

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Return

int|false User ID if validated, false otherwise. If a user ID from an earlier filter callback is received, that value is returned.


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Source

File: wp-includes/user.php. View all references

function wp_validate_logged_in_cookie( $user_id ) {
	if ( $user_id ) {
		return $user_id;
	}

	if ( is_blog_admin() || is_network_admin() || empty( $_COOKIE[ LOGGED_IN_COOKIE ] ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	return wp_validate_auth_cookie( $_COOKIE[ LOGGED_IN_COOKIE ], 'logged_in' );
}


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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
3.9.0 Introduced.

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