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Function Reference/wp hash password

This function can be replaced via plugins. If plugins do not redefine these functions, then this will be used instead.

Create a hash (encrypt) of a plain text password.

For integration with other applications, this function can be overwritten to instead use the other package password checking algorithm.

<?php wp_hash_password( $password ) ?>

$password

(string) (required) Plain text user password to hash.

Default: None

This function can be replaced via plugins. If plugins do not redefine these functions, then this will be used instead.
Uses: PasswordHash::HashPassword()
Uses global: (unknown type) $wp_hasher

wp_hash_password() is located in wp-includes/pluggable.php.