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Description

Generates a random password drawn from the defined set of characters.

Parameters

$length

(integer) (Optional) The length of the password to generate.

Default: 12

$special_chars

(boolean) (Optional) Whether to include standard special characters.

Default: true

$extra_special_chars

(boolean) (Optional) Whether to include other special characters. Used when generating secret keys and salts.

Default: false

Return values

(string) 

The random password.

Usage

<?php wp_generate_password(); ?>

Examples

Generate a 12 character password using these characters: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789!@#$%^&*()

<?php echo 'New password: ' . wp_generate_password(); ?>

Generate an 8 character password using only letters and numbers:

<?php echo 'New password: ' . wp_generate_password( 8, false ); ?>

Generate an 10 character password consisting of letters, numbers, special characters (!@#$%^&*()), and extra special characters (-_ []{}<>~`+=,.;:/?|):

<?php echo 'New password: ' . wp_generate_password( 10, true, true ); ?>

Notes

• This function executes the random_password filter after generating the password.
• Normal characters: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789
• Special characters: !@#$%^&*()
• Extra special characters: -_ []{}<>~`+=,.;:/?|'

Change Log

Since: 2.5

Source File

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

Related

• Filter: random_password