Are you looking for a way to extend the auto logout period? This snippet will extend the time the authentication cookie will expire to one week.
Instructions:
Add this code to your theme’s functions.php file or in a site-specific plugin. Note the returned value is defined in seconds.
function logged_in( $expirein ) {
return 604800; // 1 week in seconds
}
add_filter( 'auth_cookie_expiration', 'logged_in' );
Note: If this is your first time adding code snippets in WordPress, then please refer to our guide on how to properly copy / paste code snippets in WordPress, so you don’t accidentally break your site.
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Could you advice us how to manually (without plugin) configure wordpress for idle user logout?
Nice snippet, but is it possible to force logout user if accessing a specific page?