execute a function when password changed in Wordpress

Question

For increase security i'm looking for a way to run a custom function when an Admin user change it's password in Wordpress CMS.

please help me. thank you.

Can you elaborate more what kind of __increase security__ – jogesh_pi Apr 15 '15 at 05:23 — jogesh_pi, Apr 15 '15 at 05:23
for example I can send sms to user when password changed – Ehsan Apr 15 '15 at 05:24 — Ehsan, Apr 15 '15 at 05:24

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 15 '15 at 05:21

WordPress sends an email to the admin's email when a user resets their password.

To get a notification when a user changes their password you could hook into the profile_update action which is fired when a user's profile is updated.

When the action is fired WordPress has already validated and updated the user's details we only need to check if the user submitted a password with the request, if it was submitted then the user's password has changed.

function my_profile_update( $user_id ) {
    if ( ! isset( $_POST['pass1'] ) || '' == $_POST['pass1'] ) {
        return;
    }
    elseif(!$_POST['pass1'] === $_POST['pass2']){
        return;
    }


    // password changed...
}
add_action( 'profile_update', 'my_profile_update' );

`profile_update` hook works with all users profile update, If you want to apply function for only admin users then check the capability with `current_user_can()` — jogesh_pi, Apr 15 '15 at 05:33

execute a function when password changed in Wordpress

1 Answers1