Title: WP_Media_List_Table::get_columns
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: May 20, 2026
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# WP_Media_List_Table::get_columns(): string[]
## In this article
* [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_media_list_table/get_columns/?output_format=md#return)
* [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_media_list_table/get_columns/?output_format=md#source)
* [Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_media_list_table/get_columns/?output_format=md#hooks)
* [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_media_list_table/get_columns/?output_format=md#related)
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## [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_media_list_table/get_columns/?output_format=md#return)
string[] Array of column titles keyed by their column name.
## [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_media_list_table/get_columns/?output_format=md#source)
```php
public function get_columns() {
$posts_columns = array();
$posts_columns['cb'] = '';
/* translators: Column name. */
$posts_columns['title'] = _x( 'File', 'column name' );
$posts_columns['author'] = __( 'Author' );
$taxonomies = get_taxonomies_for_attachments( 'objects' );
$taxonomies = wp_filter_object_list( $taxonomies, array( 'show_admin_column' => true ), 'and', 'name' );
/**
* Filters the taxonomy columns for attachments in the Media list table.
*
* @since 3.5.0
*
* @param string[] $taxonomies An array of registered taxonomy names to show for attachments.
* @param string $post_type The post type. Default 'attachment'.
*/
$taxonomies = apply_filters( 'manage_taxonomies_for_attachment_columns', $taxonomies, 'attachment' );
$taxonomies = array_filter( $taxonomies, 'taxonomy_exists' );
foreach ( $taxonomies as $taxonomy ) {
if ( 'category' === $taxonomy ) {
$column_key = 'categories';
} elseif ( 'post_tag' === $taxonomy ) {
$column_key = 'tags';
} else {
$column_key = 'taxonomy-' . $taxonomy;
}
$posts_columns[ $column_key ] = get_taxonomy( $taxonomy )->labels->name;
}
/* translators: Column name. */
if ( ! $this->detached ) {
$posts_columns['parent'] = _x( 'Uploaded to', 'column name' );
if ( post_type_supports( 'attachment', 'comments' ) && get_option( 'wp_attachment_pages_enabled' ) ) {
$posts_columns['comments'] = sprintf(
'%2$s',
esc_attr__( 'Comments' ),
/* translators: Hidden accessibility text. */
__( 'Comments' )
);
}
}
/* translators: Column name. */
$posts_columns['date'] = _x( 'Date', 'column name' );
/**
* Filters the Media list table columns.
*
* @since 2.5.0
*
* @param string[] $posts_columns An array of columns displayed in the Media list table.
* @param bool $detached Whether the list table contains media not attached
* to any posts. Default true.
*/
return apply_filters( 'manage_media_columns', $posts_columns, $this->detached );
}
```
[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php#L364)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php#L364-L424)
## [Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_media_list_table/get_columns/?output_format=md#hooks)
[apply_filters( ‘manage_media_columns’, string[] $posts_columns, bool $detached )](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/manage_media_columns/)
Filters the Media list table columns.
[apply_filters( ‘manage_taxonomies_for_attachment_columns’, string[] $taxonomies, string $post_type )](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/manage_taxonomies_for_attachment_columns/)
Filters the taxonomy columns for attachments in the Media list table.
## [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_media_list_table/get_columns/?output_format=md#related)
| Uses | Description |
| [esc_attr__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/esc_attr__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |
Retrieves the translation of $text and escapes it for safe use in an attribute.
|
| [wp_filter_object_list()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_filter_object_list/)`wp-includes/functions.php` |
Filters a list of objects, based on a set of key => value arguments.
|
| [get_taxonomies_for_attachments()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_taxonomies_for_attachments/)`wp-includes/media.php` |
Retrieves all of the taxonomies that are registered for attachments.
|
| [post_type_supports()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/post_type_supports/)`wp-includes/post.php` |
Checks a post type’s support for a given feature.
|
| [_x()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_x/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |
Retrieves translated string with gettext context.
|
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |
Retrieves the translation of $text.
|
| [get_taxonomy()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_taxonomy/)`wp-includes/taxonomy.php` |
Retrieves the taxonomy object of $taxonomy.
|
| [apply_filters()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/apply_filters/)`wp-includes/plugin.php` |
Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
|
| [get_option()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_option/)`wp-includes/option.php` |
Retrieves an option value based on an option name.
|
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