Always logged in, using mu-plugins
I’ve decided to start posting handy/helpful code snippets here [Idea/inspiration from Bill Erickson].
So here’s my fist snippet! It allows you to remain always logged in when developing sites (Warning: do not use this on a production site!)
I like to put this code in the special mu-plugins folder that way it always runs. We hook into ‘admin_init’ and ‘init’ function, check if we’re logged in, and if not, logs us in. Change the 1 in the get_userdata() function to match the user ID that you want.
| <?php | |
| /** | |
| * keeps a user always logged in | |
| * don't use this on a production site, ever! | |
| */ | |
| add_action('init', 'auto_login'); | |
| add_action('admin_init', 'auto_login'); | |
| function auto_login() { | |
| if (!is_user_logged_in()) { | |
| $user = get_userdata(1); // 1 being the ID that I want | |
| wp_set_current_user($user->ID, $user->user_login); | |
| wp_set_auth_cookie($user->ID); | |
| do_action('wp_login', $user->user_login); | |
| } | |
| } |
Again, don’t use this on a production or even staging site. It’s only meant to be used in a local environment, where you are the sole developer/user of the site (since it always logs into the same user). Use it with caution, you’ve been warned!
