How to use application_password_did_authenticate action in WordPress

application_password_did_authenticate action

Fires after an application password was used for authentication.

To use application_password_did_authenticate action, first you have to register it using add_action. You can write this code into functions.php of your activated theme or in a custom WordPress Plugin.

We at WePlugins, always prefer to create a custom WordPress Plugin while using hooks so nothing breaks when you update your WordPress Theme in the future.

In the below live example, we have defined a function execute_on_application_password_did_authenticate_event which takes 2 parameters and we registered using add_action. The first parameter application_password_did_authenticate is the name of the hook. The second parameter execute_on_application_password_did_authenticate_event is the name of the function which needs to be called. The third parameter is the priority of calling the hook if the same hook is used multiple times and the last parameter is the number of arguments (if any) to be passed in the registered function.

Sometimes, you have to remove a registered hook so you can use remove_action to remove application_password_did_authenticate action.

Parameters

Below are the 2 parameters required to use this hook.

• $user: (WP_User) The user who was authenticated.
• $item: (array) The application password used.

Live Examples

Example 1: Basic Hook Usage

This example demonstrates how to use the application_password_did_authenticate action in its basic form.

  do_action('application_password_did_authenticate', WP_User $user, array $item);
  

Example 2: Hook with a Custom Function

Below is an example of how you can use this hook with a custom function.

  function weplugins_execute_on_application_password_did_authenticate_event($user, $item) {
      // You can write code here to be executed when this action occurs in WordPress.
      // Use the parameters received in the function arguments & implement the required additional custom functionality according to your website requirements.
  }
  // Add the action
  add_action('application_password_did_authenticate', 'weplugins_execute_on_application_password_did_authenticate_event', 10, 2);
  

Example 3: Removing a Hook Callback

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

  remove_action('application_password_did_authenticate', 'weplugins_execute_on_application_password_did_authenticate_event', 10, 2);
  

Please make sure to provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments while removing the hook callback.

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