What is the new page you are requesting?
I am requesting a new documentation page titled “Operational Playbook: Safely Rotating WordPress SALT Keys on Live Sites.”
This page would provide step-by-step, operational guidance for safely rotating WordPress authentication SALT keys on production sites. While existing documentation explains what SALT keys are and where they are defined, there is currently no dedicated page that explains how to rotate them on live sites without causing unexpected user logouts, cache conflicts, or service disruption.
The proposed page focuses on real-world operational practices such as planning the rotation, understanding the impact on user sessions, handling object and page caching layers, and performing a safe rollback if needed.
How will this new page help you?
This page will help contributors, site administrators, and hosting providers by filling a practical documentation gap between security concepts and real production workflows.
Specifically, it will:
- Enable site owners to rotate SALT keys with confidence and minimal risk.
- Reduce common operational mistakes, such as unplanned mass logouts or broken authentication sessions.
- Provide clear, repeatable steps suitable for both single-site and multisite installations.
- Support WordPress security best practices by documenting a commonly recommended but poorly documented maintenance task.
By documenting this workflow, the page will make WordPress security maintenance more accessible, predictable, and safer for users managing live WordPress sites.
What is the new page you are requesting?
I am requesting a new documentation page titled “Operational Playbook: Safely Rotating WordPress SALT Keys on Live Sites.”
This page would provide step-by-step, operational guidance for safely rotating WordPress authentication SALT keys on production sites. While existing documentation explains what SALT keys are and where they are defined, there is currently no dedicated page that explains how to rotate them on live sites without causing unexpected user logouts, cache conflicts, or service disruption.
The proposed page focuses on real-world operational practices such as planning the rotation, understanding the impact on user sessions, handling object and page caching layers, and performing a safe rollback if needed.
How will this new page help you?
This page will help contributors, site administrators, and hosting providers by filling a practical documentation gap between security concepts and real production workflows.
Specifically, it will:
By documenting this workflow, the page will make WordPress security maintenance more accessible, predictable, and safer for users managing live WordPress sites.