do_action_ref_array( 'wp_authenticate', string $user_login, string $user_password )

Fires before the user is authenticated.

Description

The variables passed to the callbacks are passed by reference, and can be modified by callback functions.

Parameters

$user_login

(string) Username (passed by reference).

$user_password

(string) User password (passed by reference).

More Information

This action is located inside of wp_signon(). In contrast to the wp_login action, it is executed before the WordPress authentication process.

This action hook is not to be confused with the wp_authenticate() pluggable function.

Source

File: wp-includes/user.php

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Changelog

Version Description
1.5.1 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_authenticate