Check that the user login name and password is correct.

• wp_authenticate()

$user_login string Required

User name.

$user_pass string Required

User password.

bool False if does not authenticate, true if username and password authenticates.

File: wp-includes/deprecated.php. View all references

function user_pass_ok($user_login, $user_pass) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.5.0', 'wp_authenticate()' );
	$user = wp_authenticate( $user_login, $user_pass );
	if ( is_wp_error( $user ) )
		return false;

	return true;
}