Title: define auth salt code? no code at addy
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# define auth salt code? no code at addy

 *  [redviper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redviper/)
 * (@redviper)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/define-auth-salt-code-no-code-at-addy/)
 * ok, I am following the instructions for updating to 2.7. part of those instructions
   say to add code to config file. [http://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/](http://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/)
 * there is no define (auth_salt) code at the web addy indicated.
 * please advise

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 *  Thread Starter [redviper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redviper/)
 * (@redviper)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/define-auth-salt-code-no-code-at-addy/#post-992971)
 * ok, someone needs to change the upgrade instructions over at codex. i took out
   all the code it instructs to put in. I got logged in and the update says to put
   2 lines of code in before the “happy blogging” line.
 * works now, upgrade instructions a bit confusing.
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/define-auth-salt-code-no-code-at-addy/#post-992972)
 *     ```
       define('AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
       define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
       define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
       define('NONCE_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
       define('AUTH_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here');
       define('LOGGED_IN_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here');
       define('SECURE_AUTH_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here');
       ```
   
 * Visit here again: [http://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/](http://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/)
 * Generate the first four, copy and paste. refresh the page and generate four more.
   Use three of those values for the last three “SALT” phrases.
 * (“values” meaning the random phrases generated between tick marks)
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/define-auth-salt-code-no-code-at-addy/#post-992973)
 * ummm… now I think I am confused. Were you trying to upgrading WPMU?

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 * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/define-auth-salt-code-no-code-at-addy/#post-992973)
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