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584            *
585            * @since 2.8.0
586            * @since 4.5.0 `$username` now accepts an email address.
587            *
588            * @param null|WP_User|WP_Error $user     WP_User if the user is authenticated.
589            *                                        WP_Error or null otherwise.
590            * @param string                $username Username or email address.
591            * @param string                $password User password
592            */
593           $user = apply_filters( 'authenticate', null, $username, $password );
594
595           if ( null == $user ) {
596                // TODO: What should the error message be? (Or would these even happen?)
597                // Only needed if all authentication handlers fail to return anything.
598                $user = new WP_Error( 'authentication_failed', __( '<strong>Error</strong>: Invalid username, email address or incorrect password.' ) );
599           }
600
601           $ignore_codes = array( 'empty_username', 'empty_password' );
602