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Block Usernames hooks

2 filters and actions, read from the plugin source. Add these in a theme’s functions.php or a Code Snippet.

Block Usernames docs Code Snippets module
  • filter

    wpextended/block-usernames/blocked_usernames

    Filter the list of blocked usernames. Allows other plugins or themes to modify the default list of blocked usernames.

    $default_usernames
    (array) The default list of blocked usernames.

    Returns: array Modified list of blocked usernames.

    add_filter( 'wpextended/block-usernames/blocked_usernames', function ( $default_usernames ) {
    return $default_usernames;
} );
  • filter

    wpextended/block-usernames/ignored_usernames

    Filter the list of ignored usernames. Allows other plugins or themes to specify usernames that should be ignored even if they match the blocked patterns.

    $ignored_usernames
    (array) The list of usernames to ignore.
    $username
    (string) The username being checked.

    Returns: array Modified list of ignored usernames.

    add_filter( 'wpextended/block-usernames/ignored_usernames', function ( $ignored_usernames, $username ) {
    return $ignored_usernames;
}, 10, 2 );