How to use recovery_mode_email_link_ttl filter in WordPress

WordPress hooks can be a bit tricky, but they’re incredibly powerful for customizing how your site works. Today, let’s dive into the recovery_mode_email_link_ttl filter. This filter is used to control the time-to-live (TTL) for the recovery mode email link. The TTL must be at least as long as the email rate limit. Using this filter is pretty straightforward once you get a hang of it.

To use recovery_mode_email_link_ttl filter, first you have to register it using add_filter. You can write this code into functions.php of your activated theme or in a custom WordPress Plugin. WePlugins always recommends creating a custom WordPress Plugin while using hooks so nothing breaks when you update your WordPress Theme in the future.

Sometimes, you might need to remove a registered hook, and for that, you can use remove_filter to remove the recovery_mode_email_link_ttl filter.

Example 1: Basic Usage

Below is an example of how you can use this hook to modify the TTL.

    function weplugins_modify_recovery_mode_email_link_ttl($valid_for) {
        // Customize the $valid_for value to suit your needs.
        return $valid_for;
    }
    // Add the filter
    add_filter( 'recovery_mode_email_link_ttl', 'weplugins_modify_recovery_mode_email_link_ttl', 10, 1 );
    

Example 2: Conditional Modification

In some cases, you may want to modify the TTL conditionally.

    function weplugins_conditional_ttl($valid_for) {
        // Check some conditions and modify $valid_for accordingly.
        if ( some_condition() ) {
            $valid_for = 7200; // Example: 2 hours
        }
        return $valid_for;
    }
    add_filter( 'recovery_mode_email_link_ttl', 'weplugins_conditional_ttl', 10, 1 );
    

Example 3: Removing the Hook

To remove a hook callback, use the example below. Make sure to provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments.

    // Remove the filter
    remove_filter( 'recovery_mode_email_link_ttl', 'weplugins_modify_recovery_mode_email_link_ttl', 10, 1 );
    

Below the 1 parameter is required to use this hook.

• $valid_for: (int) The number of seconds the link is valid for.