doing_action() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Returns whether or not an action hook is currently being processed.

Description

The function current_action() only returns the most recent action being executed.
did_action() returns the number of times an action has been fired during the current request.

This function allows detection for any action currently being executed (regardless of whether it’s the most recent action to fire, in the case of hooks called from hook callbacks) to be verified.

Parameters

$hook_namestring|nulloptional: Action hook to check. Defaults to null, which checks if any action is currently being run.
Default:null

Return

bool Whether the action is currently in the stack.

Source

function doing_action( $hook_name = null ) {
	return doing_filter( $hook_name );
}

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Uses	Description
doing_filter()`wp-includes/plugin.php`	Returns whether or not a filter hook is currently being processed.

Used by	Description
wp_enqueue_stored_styles()`wp-includes/script-loader.php`	Fetches, processes and compiles stored core styles, then combines and renders them to the page.
wp_enqueue_global_styles()`wp-includes/script-loader.php`	Enqueues the global styles defined via theme.json.
wp_add_privacy_policy_content()`wp-admin/includes/plugin.php`	Declares a helper function for adding content to the Privacy Policy Guide.
wp_version_check()`wp-includes/update.php`	Checks WordPress version against the newest version.
wp_save_post_revision()`wp-includes/revision.php`	Creates a revision for the current version of a post.

Changelog

Version	Description
3.9.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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Check whether the ‘save_post’ action is being executed
```
if ( doing_action( 'save_post' ) ) {
	// Do awesome here.
}
```
Check if any action is being executed
```
if ( doing_action() ) {
	// Do awesome here.
}
```
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doing_action( string|null $hook_name = null ): bool

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