post_password_expires

Filter Hook

Description

Filters the life span of the post password cookie. By default, the cookie expires 10 days from creation. To turn this into a session cookie, return 0.

Hook Information

File Location	`wp-login.php` View on GitHub
Hook Type	Filter
Line Number	`787`

Hook Parameters

Type	Name	Description
`int`	`$expires`	The expiry time, as passed to setcookie().

Usage Examples

Basic Usage

<?php
// Hook into post_password_expires
add_filter('post_password_expires', 'my_custom_filter', 10, 1);

function my_custom_filter($expires) {
    // Your custom filtering logic here
    return $expires;
}

Source Code Context

wp-login.php:787 - How this hook is used in WordPress core

<?php
 782  		 *
 783  		 * @since 3.7.0
 784  		 *
 785  		 * @param int $expires The expiry time, as passed to setcookie().
 786  		 */
 787  		$expire = apply_filters( 'post_password_expires', time() + 10 * DAY_IN_SECONDS );
 788  
 789  		if ( $redirect_to ) {
 790  			$secure = ( 'https' === parse_url( $redirect_to, PHP_URL_SCHEME ) );
 791  		} else {
 792  			$secure = false;

PHP Documentation

<?php
/**
		 * Filters the life span of the post password cookie.
		 *
		 * By default, the cookie expires 10 days from creation. To turn this
		 * into a session cookie, return 0.
		 *
		 * @since 3.7.0
		 *
		 * @param int $expires The expiry time, as passed to setcookie().
		 */

Quick Info

Hook Type: Filter
Parameters: 1
File: wp-login.php

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