Namespace: passwordStrength

Methods

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<static> meter(password1, blacklist, password2)

Determines the strength of a given password. Compares first password to the password confirmation.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
password1	string	The subject password.
blacklist	Array	An array of words that will lower the entropy of the password.
password2	string	The password confirmation.

Since:

• 3.7.0

Source:

• _enqueues/wp/password-strength-meter.js, line 32

Returns:

The password strength score.

Type

number

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<static> userInputBlacklist()

Builds an array of words that should be penalized. Certain words need to be penalized because it would lower the entropy of a password if they were used. The blacklist is based on user input fields such as username, first name, email etc.

Since:

• 3.7.0

Source:

• _enqueues/wp/password-strength-meter.js, line 59

Returns:

The array of words to be blacklisted.

Type

Array:.<string:>