This code snippet adds a simple Basic Authentication plugin for WordPress REST API. It checks if the username or password are valid, and then authenticates it using wp_authenticate(). If there is an error during authentication, it sets the current user ID to

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WordPress Basic Authentication for REST API

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/*
Plugin Name: Basic Authentication for REST API
Plugin URI: https://example.com
Description: A simple Basic Authentication plugin for WordPress REST API.
Version: 1.0
Author: Il tuo nome
Author URI: https://example.com
License: GPL2
*/

add_filter('rest_authentication_errors', function ($result) {
    if (!empty($result)) {
        return $result;
    }

    if (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']) || !isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW'])) {
        return new WP_Error(
            'rest_authentication_failed',
            __('Missing username or password.'),
            array('status' => 401)
        );
    }

    $user = wp_authenticate($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'], $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']);

    if (is_wp_error($user)) {
        return $user;
    }

    wp_set_current_user($user->ID);

    return true;
});

Associated Context
Type	Code Snippet ( .php )
Associated Tags	Plugin Name Plugin URI Basic Authentication WordPress REST API WP_Error rest_authentication_errors wp_authenticate is_wp_error current_user Framework: WordPress WordPress REST API Authentication Security PHP Plugin Authorization HTTP Headers WordPress Hooks
💡 Smart Description	This code snippet adds a simple Basic Authentication plugin for WordPress REST API. It checks if the username or password are valid, and then authenticates it using wp_authenticate(). If there is an error during authentication, it sets the current user ID to Implements basic authentication for WordPress REST API using PHP_AUTH_USER and PHP_AUTH_PW headers.
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