current_filter() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Retrieves the name of the current filter hook.

Return

string Hook name of the current filter.

Source

function current_filter() {
	global $wp_current_filter;

	return end( $wp_current_filter );
}

View all references View on Trac View on GitHub

Used by	Description
wp_get_theme_preview_path()`wp-includes/theme-previews.php`	Filters the blog option to return the path for the previewed theme.
_make_clickable_rel_attr()`wp-includes/formatting.php`	Helper function used to build the “rel” attribute for a URL when creating an anchor using make_clickable() .
Language_Pack_Upgrader::bulk_upgrade()`wp-admin/includes/class-language-pack-upgrader.php`	Upgrades several language packs at once.
display_plugins_table()`wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php`	Displays plugin content based on plugin list.
capital_P_dangit()`wp-includes/formatting.php`	Forever eliminate “Wordpress” from the planet (or at least the little bit we can influence).
get_the_generator()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Creates the generator XML or Comment for RSS, ATOM, etc.
wp_kses_data()`wp-includes/kses.php`	Sanitize content with allowed HTML KSES rules.
wp_filter_kses()`wp-includes/kses.php`	Sanitize content with allowed HTML KSES rules.
is_main_query()`wp-includes/query.php`	Determines whether the query is the main query.
wp_deregister_script()`wp-includes/functions.wp-scripts.php`	Removes a registered script.
wp_update_plugins()`wp-includes/update.php`	Checks for available updates to plugins based on the latest versions hosted on WordPress.org.
wp_update_themes()`wp-includes/update.php`	Checks for available updates to themes based on the latest versions hosted on WordPress.org.
current_action()`wp-includes/plugin.php`	Retrieves the name of the current action hook.
WP_Customize_Widgets::capture_filter_pre_get_option()`wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php`	Pre-filters captured option values before retrieving.

Show 9 more Show less

Changelog

Version	Description
2.5.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

Skip to note 3 content

Codex 9 years ago

You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this noteVote results for this note: 1You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this note
Get the current filter
```
function wpdocs_my_filter() {
    echo current_filter(); // 'the_content'
}
add_filter( 'the_content', 'wpdocs_my_filter' );
```
Log in to add feedback
Skip to note 4 content

Codex 9 years ago

You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this noteVote results for this note: 0You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this note
Get the current action
```
function wpdocs_my_init_function() {
    echo current_filter(); // 'init'
}
add_action( 'init', 'wpdocs_my_init_function' );
```
Log in to add feedback

current_filter(): string

In this article

Return

Source

Changelog

User Contributed Notes

current_filter(): string

In this article

Return

Source

Related

Changelog

User Contributed Notes