How to use post_password_required filter in WordPress

post_password_required filter

Filters whether a post requires the user to supply a password.

apply_filters( 'post_password_required', bool $required, WP_Post $post )

Parameters

• $required : (bool) Whether the user needs to supply a password. True if password has not been provided or is incorrect, false if password has been supplied or is not required.
• $post : (WP_Post) Post object.

Description

This is filter hook , its filter whether a post requires the user to supply a password.
Its consists of two parameter, one is $required and another is $post Object.

Live Example

To run the hook, copy the example below.

$false = apply_filters( 'post_password_required', $false, $post ); 
                         
if ( !empty( $false ) ) { 
                         
   // everything has led up to this point... 
                         
} 

The following example is for adding a hook callback.

// define the post_password_required callback 
function filter_post_password_required( $false, $post ) { 
    // make filter magic happen here... 
    return $false; 
}; 
         
// add the filter 
add_filter( 'post_password_required', 'filter_post_password_required', 10, 2 ); 

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

// remove the filter 
remove_filter( 'post_password_required', 'filter_post_password_required', 10, 2 );