wp_clear_auth_cookie()

Removes all of the cookies associated with authentication.


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Source Source

File: wp-includes/pluggable.php

	function wp_clear_auth_cookie() {
		/**
		 * Fires just before the authentication cookies are cleared.
		 *
		 * @since 2.7.0
		 */
		do_action( 'clear_auth_cookie' );

		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/pluggable.php */
		if ( ! apply_filters( 'send_auth_cookies', true ) ) {
			return;
		}

		// Auth cookies
		setcookie( AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, ADMIN_COOKIE_PATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
		setcookie( SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, ADMIN_COOKIE_PATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
		setcookie( AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, PLUGINS_COOKIE_PATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
		setcookie( SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, PLUGINS_COOKIE_PATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
		setcookie( LOGGED_IN_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
		setcookie( LOGGED_IN_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, SITECOOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );

		// Settings cookies
		setcookie( 'wp-settings-' . get_current_user_id(), ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, SITECOOKIEPATH );
		setcookie( 'wp-settings-time-' . get_current_user_id(), ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, SITECOOKIEPATH );

		// Old cookies
		setcookie( AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
		setcookie( AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, SITECOOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
		setcookie( SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
		setcookie( SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, SITECOOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );

		// Even older cookies
		setcookie( USER_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
		setcookie( PASS_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
		setcookie( USER_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, SITECOOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
		setcookie( PASS_COOKIE, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, SITECOOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );

		// Post password cookie
		setcookie( 'wp-postpass_' . COOKIEHASH, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
	}

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2.5.0 Introduced.


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