wp_clear_auth_cookie()

Removes all of the cookies associated with authentication.

More Information

This function can be replaced via plugins. If plugins do not redefine these functions, then this will be used instead.

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 );
	}

Changelog

Version Description
2.5.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_clear_auth_cookie