How to use lostpassword_redirect filter in WordPress

Welcome to our detailed guide on the lostpassword_redirect filter in WordPress! As an Indian developer, I know how crucial it is to understand hooks thoroughly to customize and optimize your WordPress site. Let’s dive into the specifics of this hook.

lostpassword_redirect filter

Filters the URL redirected to after submitting the lostpassword/retrievepassword form.

To use the lostpassword_redirect filter, first, you have to register it using add_filter. You can write this code into the 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 modify_lostpassword_redirect_defaults which takes one parameter and is registered using add_filter. The first parameter lostpassword_redirect is the name of the hook, the second parameter modify_lostpassword_redirect_defaults is the name of the function that 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_filter to remove the lostpassword_redirect filter.

Parameters

Below the 1 parameter is required to use this hook.

• $lostpassword_redirect: (string) The redirect destination URL.

Live Examples

Example 1: Redirect to Home Page

In this example, we redirect the user to the home page after they have requested a password reset.

    add_filter( 'lostpassword_redirect', 'weplugins_redirect_home' );
    function weplugins_redirect_home( $lostpassword_redirect ) {
        return home_url();
    }
    

Example 2: Custom Redirect URL

Below is an example of how you can modify the redirect URL according to your website requirements.

    function weplugins_modify_lostpassword_redirect_defaults($lostpassword_redirect) { 
        // Update the $lostpassword_redirect variable according to your website requirements and return this variable. You can modify the $lostpassword_redirect variable conditionally too if you want.
        return $lostpassword_redirect; 
    }
    // add the filter
    add_filter( "lostpassword_redirect", "weplugins_modify_lostpassword_redirect_defaults", 10, 1 );
    

Example 3: Removing the Hook

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

    remove_filter( "lostpassword_redirect", "weplugins_modify_lostpassword_redirect_defaults", 10, 1 );
    

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

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