wp_hash_password( string $password )

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

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Description Description

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

Parameters Parameters

$password

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

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Return Return

(string) The hash string of the password

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Source 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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Version Description
2.5.0 Introduced.

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    Contributed by Codex —

    Compare an already hashed password with its plain-text string:

    <?php
$wp_hasher = new PasswordHash(8, TRUE);

$password_hashed = '$P$B55D6LjfHDkINU5wF.v2BuuzO0/XPk/';
$plain_password = 'test';

if($wp_hasher->CheckPassword($plain_password, $password_hashed)) {
    echo "YES, Matched";
} else {
    echo "No, Wrong Password";
}
?>

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