Summery Summery
Generates a random password drawn from the defined set of characters.
Syntax Syntax
Description Description
Uses wp_rand() is used to create passwords with far less predictability than similar native PHP functions like rand()
or mt_rand()
.
Parameters Parameters
- $length
-
(Optional) The length of password to generate.
Default value: 12
- $special_chars
-
(Optional) Whether to include standard special characters.
Default value: true
- $extra_special_chars
-
(Optional) Whether to include other special characters. Used when generating secret keys and salts.
Default value: false
Return Return
(string) The random password.
Source Source
File: wp-includes/pluggable.php
* than similar native PHP functions like `rand()` or `mt_rand()`. * * @since 2.5.0 * * @param int $length Optional. The length of password to generate. Default 12. * @param bool $special_chars Optional. Whether to include standard special characters. * Default true. * @param bool $extra_special_chars Optional. Whether to include other special characters. * Used when generating secret keys and salts. Default false. * @return string The random password. */ function wp_generate_password( $length = 12, $special_chars = true, $extra_special_chars = false ) { $chars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789'; if ( $special_chars ) { $chars .= '!@#$%^&*()'; } if ( $extra_special_chars ) { $chars .= '-_ []{}<>~`+=,.;:/?|'; } $password = ''; for ( $i = 0; $i < $length; $i++ ) { $password .= substr( $chars, wp_rand( 0, strlen( $chars ) - 1 ), 1 ); } /** * Filters the randomly-generated password.
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Changelog Changelog
Version | Description |
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2.5.0 | Introduced. |