This function has been deprecated. Use wp_signon() instead.
wp_login( string $username, string $password, string $deprecated = '' )
Checks a users login information and logs them in if it checks out. This function is deprecated.
Description
Use the global $error to get the reason why the login failed. If the username is blank, no error will be set, so assume blank username on that case.
Plugins extending this function should also provide the global $error and set what the error is, so that those checking the global for why there was a failure can utilize it later.
See also
Parameters
- $username
-
(string) (Required) User's username
- $password
-
(string) (Required) User's password
- $deprecated
-
(string) (Optional) Not used
Default value: ''
Return
(bool) False on login failure, true on successful check
Source
File: wp-includes/pluggable-deprecated.php
function wp_login($username, $password, $deprecated = '') {
_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, 'WP-2.5.0', 'wp_signon()' );
global $error;
$user = wp_authenticate($username, $password);
if ( ! is_wp_error($user) )
return true;
$error = $user->get_error_message();
return false;
}
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| WP-2.5.0 | Use wp_signon() |
| WP-1.2.2 | Introduced. This function has been deprecated. Use wp_signon() instead. |