Application passwords not working on localhost?

Question

I have to get following error on the localhost

"code":"application_passwords_disabled"

• Server & Apache: Xampp v3.2.4
• OP: Win 10 64Bit
• WP: v5.6.1

Answer 1

That error could happen if wp_is_application_passwords_available() returns a false, and the docs says:

By default, Application Passwords is available to all sites using SSL or to local environments. Use ‘wp_is_application_passwords_available’ to adjust its availability.

So, to enable the Application Passwords:

• Enable SSL on your localhost,

• Or define WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE either as a global system variable or constant, and set its value to local:

  // Example when defining it as a constant.
  define( 'WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE', 'local' );
  

• Or use the wp_is_application_passwords_available hook like so:

  add_filter( 'wp_is_application_passwords_available', '__return_true' );