wp_hash_password( string $password )

Create a hash (encrypt) of a plain text password.

Description

For integration with other applications, this function can be overwritten to instead use the other package password checking algorithm.

Parameters

$password

(string) (Required) Plain text user password to hash

Return

(string) The hash string of the password

Source

File: wp-includes/pluggable.php 

function wp_hash_password($password) {
	global $wp_hasher;

	if ( empty($wp_hasher) ) {
		require_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-phpass.php');
		// By default, use the portable hash from phpass
		$wp_hasher = new PasswordHash(8, true);
	}

	return $wp_hasher->HashPassword( trim( $password ) );
}

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Related

Used By

Used By
Used By Description
wp-includes/pluggable.php: wp_check_password()

Checks the plaintext password against the encrypted Password.
wp-includes/pluggable.php: wp_set_password()

Updates the user’s password with a new encrypted one.
wp-includes/user.php: wp_insert_user()

Insert a user into the database.
wp-includes/user.php: wp_update_user()

Update a user in the database.

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.5.0 Introduced.