class WP_Admin_Bar {}

Core class used to implement the Toolbar API.

More Information

Role of WP_Admin_Bar

WP_Admin_Bar is WordPress’ class for generating the Toolbar that lines the top of WordPress sites when signed in. This class can be hooked and modified to add or remove options that appear in the admin bar.

The Toolbar replaces the Admin Bar since WordPress Version 3.3.

Usage

This class is used internally by WordPress to create an object called $wp_admin_bar. Most modifications to WordPress toolbar will generally be done by modifying the $wp_admin_bar object that is passed through the admin_bar_menu hook.

Example:

add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'modify_admin_bar' );

function modify_admin_bar( $wp_admin_bar ){
  // do something with $wp_admin_bar;
}

Methods

NameDescription
WP_Admin_Bar::__get
WP_Admin_Bar::_bind
WP_Admin_Bar::_get_node
WP_Admin_Bar::_get_nodes
WP_Admin_Bar::_render
WP_Admin_Bar::_render_container
WP_Admin_Bar::_render_group
WP_Admin_Bar::_render_item
WP_Admin_Bar::_set_node
WP_Admin_Bar::_unset_node
WP_Admin_Bar::add_groupAdds a group to a toolbar menu node.
WP_Admin_Bar::add_menuAdds a node (menu item) to the admin bar menu.
WP_Admin_Bar::add_menusAdds menus to the admin bar.
WP_Admin_Bar::add_nodeAdds a node to the menu.
WP_Admin_Bar::get_nodeGets a node.
WP_Admin_Bar::get_nodes
WP_Admin_Bar::initializeInitializes the admin bar.
WP_Admin_Bar::recursive_renderRenders toolbar items recursively. — deprecated
WP_Admin_Bar::remove_menuRemoves a node from the admin bar.
WP_Admin_Bar::remove_nodeRemove a node.
WP_Admin_Bar::render

Source

class WP_Admin_Bar {
	private $nodes = array();
	private $bound = false;
	public $user;

	/**
	 * Deprecated menu property.
	 *
	 * @since 3.1.0
	 * @deprecated 3.3.0 Modify admin bar nodes with WP_Admin_Bar::get_node(),
	 *                   WP_Admin_Bar::add_node(), and WP_Admin_Bar::remove_node().
	 * @var array
	 */
	public $menu = array();

	/**
	 * Initializes the admin bar.
	 *
	 * @since 3.1.0
	 */
	public function initialize() {
		$this->user = new stdClass();

		if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
			/* Populate settings we need for the menu based on the current user. */
			$this->user->blogs = get_blogs_of_user( get_current_user_id() );
			if ( is_multisite() ) {
				$this->user->active_blog    = get_active_blog_for_user( get_current_user_id() );
				$this->user->domain         = empty( $this->user->active_blog ) ? user_admin_url() : trailingslashit( get_home_url( $this->user->active_blog->blog_id ) );
				$this->user->account_domain = $this->user->domain;
			} else {
				$this->user->active_blog    = $this->user->blogs[ get_current_blog_id() ];
				$this->user->domain         = trailingslashit( home_url() );
				$this->user->account_domain = $this->user->domain;
			}
		}

		add_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_admin_bar_header' );

		add_action( 'admin_head', 'wp_admin_bar_header' );

		if ( current_theme_supports( 'admin-bar' ) ) {
			/**
			 * To remove the default padding styles from WordPress for the Toolbar, use the following code:
			 * add_theme_support( 'admin-bar', array( 'callback' => '__return_false' ) );
			 */
			$admin_bar_args  = get_theme_support( 'admin-bar' );
			$header_callback = $admin_bar_args[0]['callback'];
		}

		if ( empty( $header_callback ) ) {
			$header_callback = '_admin_bar_bump_cb';
		}

		add_action( 'wp_head', $header_callback );

		wp_enqueue_script( 'admin-bar' );
		wp_enqueue_style( 'admin-bar' );

		/**
		 * Fires after WP_Admin_Bar is initialized.
		 *
		 * @since 3.1.0
		 */
		do_action( 'admin_bar_init' );
	}

	/**
	 * Adds a node (menu item) to the admin bar menu.
	 *
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 *
	 * @param array $node The attributes that define the node.
	 */
	public function add_menu( $node ) {
		$this->add_node( $node );
	}

	/**
	 * Removes a node from the admin bar.
	 *
	 * @since 3.1.0
	 *
	 * @param string $id The menu slug to remove.
	 */
	public function remove_menu( $id ) {
		$this->remove_node( $id );
	}

	/**
	 * Adds a node to the menu.
	 *
	 * @since 3.1.0
	 * @since 4.5.0 Added the ability to pass 'lang' and 'dir' meta data.
	 * @since 6.5.0 Added the ability to pass 'menu_title' for an ARIA menu name.
	 *
	 * @param array $args {
	 *     Arguments for adding a node.
	 *
	 *     @type string $id     ID of the item.
	 *     @type string $title  Title of the node.
	 *     @type string $parent Optional. ID of the parent node.
	 *     @type string $href   Optional. Link for the item.
	 *     @type bool   $group  Optional. Whether or not the node is a group. Default false.
	 *     @type array  $meta   Meta data including the following keys: 'html', 'class', 'rel', 'lang', 'dir',
	 *                          'onclick', 'target', 'title', 'tabindex', 'menu_title'. Default empty.
	 * }
	 */
	public function add_node( $args ) {
		// Shim for old method signature: add_node( $parent_id, $menu_obj, $args ).
		if ( func_num_args() >= 3 && is_string( $args ) ) {
			$args = array_merge( array( 'parent' => $args ), func_get_arg( 2 ) );
		}

		if ( is_object( $args ) ) {
			$args = get_object_vars( $args );
		}

		// Ensure we have a valid title.
		if ( empty( $args['id'] ) ) {
			if ( empty( $args['title'] ) ) {
				return;
			}

			_doing_it_wrong( __METHOD__, __( 'The menu ID should not be empty.' ), '3.3.0' );
			// Deprecated: Generate an ID from the title.
			$args['id'] = esc_attr( sanitize_title( trim( $args['title'] ) ) );
		}

		$defaults = array(
			'id'     => false,
			'title'  => false,
			'parent' => false,
			'href'   => false,
			'group'  => false,
			'meta'   => array(),
		);

		// If the node already exists, keep any data that isn't provided.
		$maybe_defaults = $this->get_node( $args['id'] );
		if ( $maybe_defaults ) {
			$defaults = get_object_vars( $maybe_defaults );
		}

		// Do the same for 'meta' items.
		if ( ! empty( $defaults['meta'] ) && ! empty( $args['meta'] ) ) {
			$args['meta'] = wp_parse_args( $args['meta'], $defaults['meta'] );
		}

		$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );

		$back_compat_parents = array(
			'my-account-with-avatar' => array( 'my-account', '3.3' ),
			'my-blogs'               => array( 'my-sites', '3.3' ),
		);

		if ( isset( $back_compat_parents[ $args['parent'] ] ) ) {
			list( $new_parent, $version ) = $back_compat_parents[ $args['parent'] ];
			_deprecated_argument( __METHOD__, $version, sprintf( 'Use <code>%s</code> as the parent for the <code>%s</code> admin bar node instead of <code>%s</code>.', $new_parent, $args['id'], $args['parent'] ) );
			$args['parent'] = $new_parent;
		}

		$this->_set_node( $args );
	}

	/**
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 *
	 * @param array $args
	 */
	final protected function _set_node( $args ) {
		$this->nodes[ $args['id'] ] = (object) $args;
	}

	/**
	 * Gets a node.
	 *
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 *
	 * @param string $id
	 * @return object|void Node.
	 */
	final public function get_node( $id ) {
		$node = $this->_get_node( $id );
		if ( $node ) {
			return clone $node;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 *
	 * @param string $id
	 * @return object|void
	 */
	final protected function _get_node( $id ) {
		if ( $this->bound ) {
			return;
		}

		if ( empty( $id ) ) {
			$id = 'root';
		}

		if ( isset( $this->nodes[ $id ] ) ) {
			return $this->nodes[ $id ];
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 *
	 * @return array|void
	 */
	final public function get_nodes() {
		$nodes = $this->_get_nodes();
		if ( ! $nodes ) {
			return;
		}

		foreach ( $nodes as &$node ) {
			$node = clone $node;
		}
		return $nodes;
	}

	/**
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 *
	 * @return array|void
	 */
	final protected function _get_nodes() {
		if ( $this->bound ) {
			return;
		}

		return $this->nodes;
	}

	/**
	 * Adds a group to a toolbar menu node.
	 *
	 * Groups can be used to organize toolbar items into distinct sections of a toolbar menu.
	 *
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 *
	 * @param array $args {
	 *     Array of arguments for adding a group.
	 *
	 *     @type string $id     ID of the item.
	 *     @type string $parent Optional. ID of the parent node. Default 'root'.
	 *     @type array  $meta   Meta data for the group including the following keys:
	 *                         'class', 'onclick', 'target', and 'title'.
	 * }
	 */
	final public function add_group( $args ) {
		$args['group'] = true;

		$this->add_node( $args );
	}

	/**
	 * Remove a node.
	 *
	 * @since 3.1.0
	 *
	 * @param string $id The ID of the item.
	 */
	public function remove_node( $id ) {
		$this->_unset_node( $id );
	}

	/**
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 *
	 * @param string $id
	 */
	final protected function _unset_node( $id ) {
		unset( $this->nodes[ $id ] );
	}

	/**
	 * @since 3.1.0
	 */
	public function render() {
		$root = $this->_bind();
		if ( $root ) {
			$this->_render( $root );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 *
	 * @return object|void
	 */
	final protected function _bind() {
		if ( $this->bound ) {
			return;
		}

		/*
		 * Add the root node.
		 * Clear it first, just in case. Don't mess with The Root.
		 */
		$this->remove_node( 'root' );
		$this->add_node(
			array(
				'id'    => 'root',
				'group' => false,
			)
		);

		// Normalize nodes: define internal 'children' and 'type' properties.
		foreach ( $this->_get_nodes() as $node ) {
			$node->children = array();
			$node->type     = ( $node->group ) ? 'group' : 'item';
			unset( $node->group );

			// The Root wants your orphans. No lonely items allowed.
			if ( ! $node->parent ) {
				$node->parent = 'root';
			}
		}

		foreach ( $this->_get_nodes() as $node ) {
			if ( 'root' === $node->id ) {
				continue;
			}

			// Fetch the parent node. If it isn't registered, ignore the node.
			$parent = $this->_get_node( $node->parent );
			if ( ! $parent ) {
				continue;
			}

			// Generate the group class (we distinguish between top level and other level groups).
			$group_class = ( 'root' === $node->parent ) ? 'ab-top-menu' : 'ab-submenu';

			if ( 'group' === $node->type ) {
				if ( empty( $node->meta['class'] ) ) {
					$node->meta['class'] = $group_class;
				} else {
					$node->meta['class'] .= ' ' . $group_class;
				}
			}

			// Items in items aren't allowed. Wrap nested items in 'default' groups.
			if ( 'item' === $parent->type && 'item' === $node->type ) {
				$default_id = $parent->id . '-default';
				$default    = $this->_get_node( $default_id );

				/*
				 * The default group is added here to allow groups that are
				 * added before standard menu items to render first.
				 */
				if ( ! $default ) {
					/*
					 * Use _set_node because add_node can be overloaded.
					 * Make sure to specify default settings for all properties.
					 */
					$this->_set_node(
						array(
							'id'       => $default_id,
							'parent'   => $parent->id,
							'type'     => 'group',
							'children' => array(),
							'meta'     => array(
								'class' => $group_class,
							),
							'title'    => false,
							'href'     => false,
						)
					);
					$default            = $this->_get_node( $default_id );
					$parent->children[] = $default;
				}
				$parent = $default;

				/*
				 * Groups in groups aren't allowed. Add a special 'container' node.
				 * The container will invisibly wrap both groups.
				 */
			} elseif ( 'group' === $parent->type && 'group' === $node->type ) {
				$container_id = $parent->id . '-container';
				$container    = $this->_get_node( $container_id );

				// We need to create a container for this group, life is sad.
				if ( ! $container ) {
					/*
					 * Use _set_node because add_node can be overloaded.
					 * Make sure to specify default settings for all properties.
					 */
					$this->_set_node(
						array(
							'id'       => $container_id,
							'type'     => 'container',
							'children' => array( $parent ),
							'parent'   => false,
							'title'    => false,
							'href'     => false,
							'meta'     => array(),
						)
					);

					$container = $this->_get_node( $container_id );

					// Link the container node if a grandparent node exists.
					$grandparent = $this->_get_node( $parent->parent );

					if ( $grandparent ) {
						$container->parent = $grandparent->id;

						$index = array_search( $parent, $grandparent->children, true );
						if ( false === $index ) {
							$grandparent->children[] = $container;
						} else {
							array_splice( $grandparent->children, $index, 1, array( $container ) );
						}
					}

					$parent->parent = $container->id;
				}

				$parent = $container;
			}

			// Update the parent ID (it might have changed).
			$node->parent = $parent->id;

			// Add the node to the tree.
			$parent->children[] = $node;
		}

		$root        = $this->_get_node( 'root' );
		$this->bound = true;
		return $root;
	}

	/**
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 *
	 * @param object $root
	 */
	final protected function _render( $root ) {
		/*
		 * Add browser classes.
		 * We have to do this here since admin bar shows on the front end.
		 */
		$class = 'nojq nojs';
		if ( wp_is_mobile() ) {
			$class .= ' mobile';
		}

		?>
		<div id="wpadminbar" class="<?php echo $class; ?>">
			<?php if ( ! is_admin() && ! did_action( 'wp_body_open' ) ) { ?>
				<a class="screen-reader-shortcut" href="#wp-toolbar" tabindex="1"><?php _e( 'Skip to toolbar' ); ?></a>
			<?php } ?>
			<div class="quicklinks" id="wp-toolbar" role="navigation" aria-label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Toolbar' ); ?>">
				<?php
				foreach ( $root->children as $group ) {
					$this->_render_group( $group );
				}
				?>
			</div>
		</div>

		<?php
	}

	/**
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 *
	 * @param object $node
	 */
	final protected function _render_container( $node ) {
		if ( 'container' !== $node->type || empty( $node->children ) ) {
			return;
		}

		echo '<div id="' . esc_attr( 'wp-admin-bar-' . $node->id ) . '" class="ab-group-container">';
		foreach ( $node->children as $group ) {
			$this->_render_group( $group );
		}
		echo '</div>';
	}

	/**
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 * @since 6.5.0 Added `$menu_title` parameter to allow an ARIA menu name.
	 *
	 * @param object $node
	 * @param string|bool $menu_title The accessible name of this ARIA menu or false if not provided.
	 */
	final protected function _render_group( $node, $menu_title = false ) {
		if ( 'container' === $node->type ) {
			$this->_render_container( $node );
			return;
		}
		if ( 'group' !== $node->type || empty( $node->children ) ) {
			return;
		}

		if ( ! empty( $node->meta['class'] ) ) {
			$class = ' class="' . esc_attr( trim( $node->meta['class'] ) ) . '"';
		} else {
			$class = '';
		}

		if ( empty( $menu_title ) ) {
			echo "<ul role='menu' id='" . esc_attr( 'wp-admin-bar-' . $node->id ) . "'$class>";
		} else {
			echo "<ul role='menu' aria-label='" . esc_attr( $menu_title ) . "' id='" . esc_attr( 'wp-admin-bar-' . $node->id ) . "'$class>";
		}
		foreach ( $node->children as $item ) {
			$this->_render_item( $item );
		}
		echo '</ul>';
	}

	/**
	 * @since 3.3.0
	 *
	 * @param object $node
	 */
	final protected function _render_item( $node ) {
		if ( 'item' !== $node->type ) {
			return;
		}

		$is_parent             = ! empty( $node->children );
		$has_link              = ! empty( $node->href );
		$is_root_top_item      = 'root-default' === $node->parent;
		$is_top_secondary_item = 'top-secondary' === $node->parent;

		// Allow only numeric values, then casted to integers, and allow a tabindex value of `0` for a11y.
		$tabindex         = ( isset( $node->meta['tabindex'] ) && is_numeric( $node->meta['tabindex'] ) ) ? (int) $node->meta['tabindex'] : '';
		$aria_attributes  = ( '' !== $tabindex ) ? ' tabindex="' . $tabindex . '"' : '';
		$aria_attributes .= ' role="menuitem"';

		$menuclass = '';
		$arrow     = '';

		if ( $is_parent ) {
			$menuclass        = 'menupop ';
			$aria_attributes .= ' aria-expanded="false"';
		}

		if ( ! empty( $node->meta['class'] ) ) {
			$menuclass .= $node->meta['class'];
		}

		// Print the arrow icon for the menu children with children.
		if ( ! $is_root_top_item && ! $is_top_secondary_item && $is_parent ) {
			$arrow = '<span class="wp-admin-bar-arrow" aria-hidden="true"></span>';
		}

		if ( $menuclass ) {
			$menuclass = ' class="' . esc_attr( trim( $menuclass ) ) . '"';
		}

		echo "<li role='group' id='" . esc_attr( 'wp-admin-bar-' . $node->id ) . "'$menuclass>";

		if ( $has_link ) {
			$attributes = array( 'onclick', 'target', 'title', 'rel', 'lang', 'dir' );
			echo "<a class='ab-item'$aria_attributes href='" . esc_url( $node->href ) . "'";
		} else {
			$attributes = array( 'onclick', 'target', 'title', 'rel', 'lang', 'dir' );
			echo '<div class="ab-item ab-empty-item"' . $aria_attributes;
		}

		foreach ( $attributes as $attribute ) {
			if ( empty( $node->meta[ $attribute ] ) ) {
				continue;
			}

			if ( 'onclick' === $attribute ) {
				echo " $attribute='" . esc_js( $node->meta[ $attribute ] ) . "'";
			} else {
				echo " $attribute='" . esc_attr( $node->meta[ $attribute ] ) . "'";
			}
		}

		echo ">{$arrow}{$node->title}";

		if ( $has_link ) {
			echo '</a>';
		} else {
			echo '</div>';
		}

		if ( $is_parent ) {
			echo '<div class="ab-sub-wrapper">';
			foreach ( $node->children as $group ) {
				if ( empty( $node->meta['menu_title'] ) ) {
					$this->_render_group( $group, false );
				} else {
					$this->_render_group( $group, $node->meta['menu_title'] );
				}
			}
			echo '</div>';
		}

		if ( ! empty( $node->meta['html'] ) ) {
			echo $node->meta['html'];
		}

		echo '</li>';
	}

	/**
	 * Renders toolbar items recursively.
	 *
	 * @since 3.1.0
	 * @deprecated 3.3.0 Use WP_Admin_Bar::_render_item() or WP_Admin_bar::render() instead.
	 * @see WP_Admin_Bar::_render_item()
	 * @see WP_Admin_Bar::render()
	 *
	 * @param string $id    Unused.
	 * @param object $node
	 */
	public function recursive_render( $id, $node ) {
		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, '3.3.0', 'WP_Admin_bar::render(), WP_Admin_Bar::_render_item()' );
		$this->_render_item( $node );
	}

	/**
	 * Adds menus to the admin bar.
	 *
	 * @since 3.1.0
	 */
	public function add_menus() {
		// User-related, aligned right.
		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_my_account_menu', 0 );
		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_my_account_item', 9991 );
		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_recovery_mode_menu', 9992 );
		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_search_menu', 9999 );

		// Site-related.
		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_sidebar_toggle', 0 );
		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_wp_menu', 10 );
		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_my_sites_menu', 20 );
		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_site_menu', 30 );
		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_edit_site_menu', 40 );
		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_customize_menu', 40 );
		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_updates_menu', 50 );

		// Content-related.
		if ( ! is_network_admin() && ! is_user_admin() ) {
			add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_comments_menu', 60 );
			add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_new_content_menu', 70 );
		}
		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_edit_menu', 80 );

		add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_add_secondary_groups', 200 );

		/**
		 * Fires after menus are added to the menu bar.
		 *
		 * @since 3.1.0
		 */
		do_action( 'add_admin_bar_menus' );
	}
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
3.1.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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    This class is used internally by WordPress to create an object called $wp_admin_bar. Most modifications to WordPress toolbar will generally be done by modifying the $wp_admin_bar object that is passed through the admin_bar_menu hook.

    add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'modify_admin_bar' );
    
    function modify_admin_bar( $wp_admin_bar ){
      // do something with $wp_admin_bar;
    }

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