apply_filters( 'wp_authenticate_user', WP_User|WP_Error $user, string $password )

Filters whether the given user can be authenticated with the provided password.

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Parameters

$user WP_User|WP_Error
WP_User or WP_Error object if a previous callback failed authentication.
$password string
Password to check against the user.

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More Information

This hook should return either a WP_User() object or, if generating an error, a WP_Error() object.

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Source

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

$user = apply_filters( 'wp_authenticate_user', $user, $password );

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
2.5.0 Introduced.

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User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by Sanjeev Aryal —

    Example Code:

    /**
 * Check User Status.
 *
 * @param $user WP_User Object
 */
function check_status( WP_User $user ) {

	$status = get_user_meta( $user->ID, 'user_status' );

	if ( 1 !== (int) $status ) {
		$message = esc_html__( 'User not verified.', 'text-domain');
		return new WP_Error( 'user_not_verified', $message );
   }

    return $user;
}

add_filter( 'wp_authenticate_user', 'check_status' );
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    Contributed by Collins Mbaka —

    A basic usage example

    add_filter('wp_authenticate_user', 'myplugin_auth_login',10,2);

function myplugin_auth_login ($user, $password) {
     //do any extra validation stuff here
     return $user;
}

    This hook passes two parameters, $user and $password (plaintext). In order to generate an error on login, you will need to return a new WP_Error() object.

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