WPMU Functions/generate random password

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This function has been deprecated. That means it has been replaced by a new function or is no longer supported, and may be removed from future versions. All code that uses this function should be converted to use its replacement if one exists. See also wp-includes/deprecated.php. Use any of these functions instead.

1 Description
2 Replace With
3 Parameters
4 Return values
5 Usage
6 Examples
7 Notes
8 Change Log

Description

Generates a random password of the specified length (up to a maximum of 32 characters).

Replace With

wp_generate_password()

Parameters

$len

(integer) (Optional) The length of the password to generate. Values over 32 will return a 32 character password.

Default: 8

Return values

(string): A random password of length $len.

Usage

<code style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"><?php generate_random_password</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$len</span><span style="color: #007700">) </span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span></code>

Examples

<code style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"><?php
  </span><span style="color: #007700">echo </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'Random password: '</span><span style="color: #007700">.</span><span style="color: #0000BB">generate_random_password</span><span style="color: #007700">( );
</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span></code>

Notes

This function executes the random_password filter after generating the password.

Change Log

Since: MU
Deprecated: 3.0.0
Replace By: wp_generate_password()

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