Title: WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer::get_default_contexts
Published: April 17, 2025
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer::get_default_contexts(): array<string,

## In this article

 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer/get_default_contexts/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer/get_default_contexts/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer/get_default_contexts/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer/get_default_contexts/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Returns the default contexts used by the class.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer/get_default_contexts/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 array<string, string> Map of `$context_string => $base_path` pairs.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer/get_default_contexts/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public static function get_default_contexts(): array {
    	return array(
    		'home'       => self::escape_pattern_string( trailingslashit( (string) wp_parse_url( home_url( '/' ), PHP_URL_PATH ) ) ),
    		'site'       => self::escape_pattern_string( trailingslashit( (string) wp_parse_url( site_url( '/' ), PHP_URL_PATH ) ) ),
    		'uploads'    => self::escape_pattern_string( trailingslashit( (string) wp_parse_url( wp_upload_dir( null, false )['baseurl'], PHP_URL_PATH ) ) ),
    		'content'    => self::escape_pattern_string( trailingslashit( (string) wp_parse_url( content_url(), PHP_URL_PATH ) ) ),
    		'plugins'    => self::escape_pattern_string( trailingslashit( (string) wp_parse_url( plugins_url(), PHP_URL_PATH ) ) ),
    		'template'   => self::escape_pattern_string( trailingslashit( (string) wp_parse_url( get_stylesheet_directory_uri(), PHP_URL_PATH ) ) ),
    		'stylesheet' => self::escape_pattern_string( trailingslashit( (string) wp_parse_url( get_template_directory_uri(), PHP_URL_PATH ) ) ),
    	);
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer/get_default_contexts/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer::escape_pattern_string()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_url_pattern_prefixer/escape_pattern_string/)`wp-includes/class-wp-url-pattern-prefixer.php` |

Escapes a string for use in a URL pattern component.

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| [wp_parse_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_parse_url/)`wp-includes/http.php` |

A wrapper for PHP’s parse_url() function that handles consistency in the return values across PHP versions.

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| [get_stylesheet_directory_uri()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_stylesheet_directory_uri/)`wp-includes/theme.php` |

Retrieves stylesheet directory URI for the active theme.

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| [get_template_directory_uri()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_template_directory_uri/)`wp-includes/theme.php` |

Retrieves template directory URI for the active theme.

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| [wp_upload_dir()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_upload_dir/)`wp-includes/functions.php` |

Returns an array containing the current upload directory’s path and URL.

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| [content_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/content_url/)`wp-includes/link-template.php` |

Retrieves the URL to the content directory.

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| [plugins_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/plugins_url/)`wp-includes/link-template.php` |

Retrieves a URL within the plugins or mu-plugins directory.

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| [site_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/site_url/)`wp-includes/link-template.php` |

Retrieves the URL for the current site where WordPress application files (e.g. wp-blog-header.php or the wp-admin/ folder) are accessible.

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| [trailingslashit()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/trailingslashit/)`wp-includes/formatting.php` |

Appends a trailing slash.

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| [home_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/home_url/)`wp-includes/link-template.php` |

Retrieves the URL for the current site where the front end is accessible.

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| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer::__construct()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_url_pattern_prefixer/__construct/)`wp-includes/class-wp-url-pattern-prefixer.php` |

Constructor.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer/get_default_contexts/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [6.8.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/6.8.0/) | Introduced. |

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