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# New and updated in 6.8.0

Functions

Hooks

Classes

Methods

 * function[wp_check_password()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_check_password/)
 * Checks a plaintext password against a hashed password.
 * Used by [3 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_check_password/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_check_password/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/pluggable.php:2839](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php#L2839-L2883)
 * hook[check_password](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/check_password/)
 * Filters whether the plaintext password matches the hashed password.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/check_password/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/check_password/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/pluggable.php:2882](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php#L2882-L2882)
 * function[get_calendar()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_calendar/)
 * Displays calendar with days that have posts as links.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_calendar/#used-by)
   | Uses [24 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_calendar/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/general-template.php:2261](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/general-template.php#L2261-L2601)
 * hook[get_calendar](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/get_calendar/)
 * Filters the HTML calendar output.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/get_calendar/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/get_calendar/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/general-template.php:2593](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/general-template.php#L2593-L2593)
 * method[WP_Image_Editor_Imagick::set_quality()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/set_quality/)
 * Sets Image Compression quality on a 1-100% scale.
 * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/set_quality/#used-by)
   | Uses [4 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor_imagick/set_quality/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php:199](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php#L199-L242)
 * function[wp_get_mime_types()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_mime_types/)
 * Retrieves the list of mime types and file extensions.
 * Used by [11 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_mime_types/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_mime_types/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/functions.php:3438](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/functions.php#L3438-L3565)
 * function[wp_get_nocache_headers()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_nocache_headers/)
 * Gets the HTTP header information to prevent caching.
 * Used by [3 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_nocache_headers/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_nocache_headers/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/functions.php:1503](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/functions.php#L1503-L1525)
 * function[the_shortlink()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_shortlink/)
 * Displays the shortlink for a post.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_shortlink/#used-by)
   | Uses [5 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_shortlink/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/link-template.php:4265](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/link-template.php#L4265-L4290)
 * method[WP_Image_Editor::generate_filename()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor/generate_filename/)
 * Builds an output filename based on current file, and adding proper suffix
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor/generate_filename/#used-by)
   | Uses [4 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor/generate_filename/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor.php:435](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor.php#L435-L461)
 * method[WP_Image_Editor::set_quality()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor/set_quality/)
 * Sets Image Compression quality on a 1-100% scale.
 * Used by [4 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor/set_quality/#used-by)
   | Uses [4 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_image_editor/set_quality/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor.php:242](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor.php#L242-L307)
 * hook[wp_editor_set_quality](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_editor_set_quality/)
 * Filters the default image compression quality setting.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_editor_set_quality/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_editor_set_quality/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor.php:269](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor.php#L269-L269)
 * hook[the_password_form](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_password_form/)
 * Filters the HTML output for the protected post password form.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_password_form/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_password_form/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/post-template.php:1830](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/post-template.php#L1830-L1830)
 * function[wp_audio_shortcode()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_audio_shortcode/)
 * Builds the Audio shortcode output.
 * Used by [3 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_audio_shortcode/#used-by)
   | Uses [18 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_audio_shortcode/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/media.php:3396](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/media.php#L3396-L3571)
 * function[pingback()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/pingback/)
 * Pings back the links found in a post.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/pingback/#used-by)
   | Uses [12 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/pingback/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/comment.php:3173](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/comment.php#L3173-L3282)

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