Title: Update Unique Keys Author: gottaloveit Published: March 9, 2010 Last modified: June 18, 2022 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/update-unique-keys.svg) # Update Unique Keys By [gottaloveit](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gottaloveit/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/update-unique-keys.1.0.11.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/update-unique-keys/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/update-unique-keys/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/update-unique-keys/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/update-unique-keys/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-unique-keys/) ## Description In an effort to help make WordPress installations more secure, this plugin will use the WordPress hosted Unique Key generator to update the wp-config.php file with the following keys/salts: * AUTH_KEY * SECURE_AUTH_KEY * LOGGED_IN_KEY * NONCE_KEY * AUTH_SALT * SECURE_AUTH_SALT * LOGGED_IN_SALT * NONCE_SALT If the wp-config.php file is not writable, then the plugin will show the key / salt values on the plugin options page so the admin can then manually update the wp-config. php file. ## Screenshots * [[ * Output when wp-config.php is not writeable. * [[ * Output when successful. ## Installation Note: As is the case when installing any new plugin, it’s always a good idea to backup your blog data before installing. 1. After downloading the Update Unique Keys plugin, unpack and upload the file to the wp-content/plugins folder on your blog. Make sure to leave the directory structure of the archive intact so that all of the Update Unique Keys files are located in‘ wp-content/plugins/updateuniquekeys/’ 2. You will need to activate the Update Unique Keys plugin in order to update your wp-config.php file. Go to the Plugins tab and find Update Unique Keys in the list and click **Activate**. 3. After activating proceed to the plugin settings page (under Settings > Update Unique Keys) to update your keys and wp-config.php file. 4. You will be automatically logged out, due to the keys changing, simply re-login with the same username and password. ## FAQ ### Does this plugin mess up my wp-config.php file? No, every other line does not get touched. ### What if my wp-config.php file is not-writable? The plugin will display the values for you to manually update the wp-config.php file, using FTP or whatever method is allowed by your webhost. ### What if the keys are already generated and I run this plugin? The plugin will generate a new set of keys. The only thing it does is log you out temporarily. By updating the keys on occassion, provides more security for WordPress. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Update Unique Keys” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ gottaloveit ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gottaloveit/) [Translate “Update Unique Keys” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/update-unique-keys) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/update-unique-keys/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/update-unique-keys/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/update-unique-keys/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/update-unique-keys/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0. * Original Release. #### 1.0.1 * Fix file include error #### 1.0.2 * Correctly tagging file versions * Added more FAQ #### 1.0.3 * Correctly tagging file versions #### 1.0.4 * Cleaned up variables and class, make it not possible for namespace collisions with other plugins * Added security, including administrator level user check and is_admin check #### 1.0.5 * Added localization * Cleaned up admin dash panel #### 1.0.6 * no functional changes * changed links in admin options panel #### 1.0.7 * no functional changes * verified works in 3.0 #### 1.0.8 * moved pulling keys from wordpress.org to update function * to prevent site timeout if wordpress.org is timing out #### 1.0.9 * supporting up to WordPress 3.9 #### 1.0.10 * supporting up to WordPress 4.5.3 #### 1.0.11 * supporting up to WordPress 6.0 * added some logic checking based on support feedback about empty keys * switched to using php curl (but checks if enabled in the code) * and more error checking ## Meta * Version **1.0.11** * Last updated **4 years ago** * Active installations **70+** * WordPress version ** 2.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.0.11** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/update-unique-keys/) * Tag * [wp-config](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wp-config/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/update-unique-keys/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-unique-keys/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-unique-keys/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ gottaloveit ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gottaloveit/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-unique-keys/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](http://passavanti.name/donate)