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reset_password › WordPress Function

Since2.5.0
Deprecatedn/a
› reset_password ( $user, $new_pass )
Parameters: (2)
  • (WP_User) $user The user
    Required: Yes
  • (string) $new_pass New password for the user in plaintext
    Required: Yes
Defined at:
Codex:

Handles resetting the user's password.



Related Functions: wp_set_password, retrieve_password, the_post_password, wp_generate_password, wp_hash_password

Source 

function reset_password(
	$user,
	#[\SensitiveParameter]
	$new_pass
) {
	/**
	 * Fires before the user's password is reset.
	 *
	 * @since 1.5.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_User $user     The user.
	 * @param string  $new_pass New user password.
	 */
	do_action( 'password_reset', $user, $new_pass );

	wp_set_password( $new_pass, $user->ID );
	update_user_meta( $user->ID, 'default_password_nag', false );

	/**
	 * Fires after the user's password is reset.
	 *
	 * @since 4.4.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_User $user     The user.
	 * @param string  $new_pass New user password.
	 */
	do_action( 'after_password_reset', $user, $new_pass );
}