Modify the third (context) parameter in a filter?

  • I understand that the following filter modifies the parameters of the authentication cookies, in fact I have managed to modify its value since it is the first parameter $cookie, but what I need is to modify the parameter $expiration that translates to Expires in the cookie.

    So how could I modify the third parameter $expiration given that only $cookie can be returned and the rest seem to be in context?

    add_filter( "auth_cookie", "modify_auth_cookie_defaults", 10, 5 );
function modify_auth_cookie_defaults($cookie, $user_id, $expiration, $scheme, $token) { 
$expiration = YEAR_IN_SECONDS
return $expiration; 
}
    • This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by ashop59.
    • This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by ashop59.
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  • No, you cannot simply change the value of one of the other parameters of a filter. In this case you even break the cookie itself with this change, because the return value must come from $cookie and be a valid cookie content.

    You can change the $expiration with this filter here: https://developer.www.ads-software.com/reference/hooks/auth_cookie_expiration/

    Thread Starter ashop59

    (@ashop59)

    For some reason the auth_cookie_expiration filter doesn’t work on my site… if someone has the same problem here I share the function I used where all the parameters can be customized:

    function set_auth_cookie() {
    if (is_user_logged_in()) {
        $user_id = get_current_user_id();
        $settingValue = $_COOKIE['wp-settings-' . $user_id];
        $settingTimeValue = $_COOKIE['wp-settings-time-' . $user_id];
        
        wp_clear_auth_cookie();
        
        $auth_cookie_name = SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE;
		$scheme           = 'secure_auth';
       $expiration = time() + YEAR_IN_SECONDS;
       $manager = WP_Session_Tokens::get_instance( $user_id );
       $token   = $manager->create( $expiration );
       
      $logged_in_cookie = wp_generate_auth_cookie( $user_id, $expiration, 'logged_in', $token );
       	$auth_cookie      = wp_generate_auth_cookie( $user_id, $expiration, $scheme, $token );
      	$secure = is_ssl();
       $secure_logged_in_cookie = $secure && 'https' === parse_url( get_option( 'home' ), PHP_URL_SCHEME );

       setcookie( $auth_cookie_name, $auth_cookie, array('expires' => $expiration,'path' => PLUGINS_COOKIE_PATH,'secure' => $secure,'httponly' => true,'samesite' => 'Strict') );
		setcookie( $auth_cookie_name, $auth_cookie, array('expires' => $expiration,'path' => ADMIN_COOKIE_PATH,'secure' => $secure,'httponly' => true,'samesite' => 'Strict') );
		setcookie( LOGGED_IN_COOKIE, $logged_in_cookie, array('expires' => $expiration,'path' => COOKIEPATH,'secure' => $secure_logged_in_cookie,'httponly' => true,'samesite' => 'Strict') );
		if ( COOKIEPATH != SITECOOKIEPATH ) {
			setcookie( LOGGED_IN_COOKIE, $logged_in_cookie, array('expires' => $expiration,'path' => SITECOOKIEPATH,'secure' => $secure_logged_in_cookie,'httponly' => true,'samesite' => 'Strict') );
		}
     setcookie( 'wp-settings-' . $user_id, $settingValue, array('expires' => $expiration,'path' => SITECOOKIEPATH,'secure' => $secure,'httponly' => true,'samesite' => 'Strict') );
	setcookie( 'wp-settings-time-' . $user_id,$settingTimeValue, array('expires' => $expiration,'path' => SITECOOKIEPATH,'secure' => $secure,'httponly' => true,'samesite' => 'Strict') );
       
    }
}
add_action( 'init', 'set_auth_cookie' );
    Thread Starter ashop59

    (@ashop59)

    Thanks, I’m still working on it. I have some problem with the rest api in my site.

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