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By default, WordPress will log you out when you close your browser. If you check 'Remember Me' WordPress will keep you logged in for 2 weeks. Your web browser stores a cookie that WordPress checks to see if you are logged in. It is possible to set the expiration for that cookie for longer than 2 weeks when a user checks the 'Remember Me' option.…
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remember-me.php
<?php
add_filter( 'auth_cookie_expiration', function() {
return 31556926; // 1 year in seconds
} );
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