_remove_qs_args_if_not_in_url( string $query_string, array $args_to_check, string $url ): string

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This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

Removes arguments from a query string if they are not present in a URL DO NOT use this in plugin code.

Parameters

$query_stringstringrequired
$args_to_checkarrayrequired
$urlstringrequired

Return

string The altered query string

Source

function _remove_qs_args_if_not_in_url( $query_string, array $args_to_check, $url ) {
	$parsed_url = parse_url( $url );

	if ( ! empty( $parsed_url['query'] ) ) {
		parse_str( $parsed_url['query'], $parsed_query );

		foreach ( $args_to_check as $qv ) {
			if ( ! isset( $parsed_query[ $qv ] ) ) {
				$query_string = remove_query_arg( $qv, $query_string );
			}
		}
	} else {
		$query_string = remove_query_arg( $args_to_check, $query_string );
	}

	return $query_string;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
3.4.0Introduced.

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