edit_post_link( string $text = null, string $before = '', string $after = '', int|WP_Post $post, string $css_class = 'post-edit-link' )

Displays the edit post link for post.

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Parameters

$text string Optional: Anchor text. If null, default is 'Edit This'.

Default: null
$before string Optional: Display before edit link.

Default: ''
$after string Optional: Display after edit link.

Default: ''
$post int|WP_Post Optional: Post ID or post object. Default is the global $post.
$css_class string Optional: Add custom class to link. Default 'post-edit-link'.

Default: 'post-edit-link'

Displays a link to edit the current post, if a user is logged in and allowed to edit the post. Can be used within The Loop or outside of it. If outside the loop, you’ll need to pass the post ID. Can be used with pages, posts, attachments, and revisions.

Use get_edit_post_link to retrieve the url.

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File: wp-includes/link-template.php. View all references

function edit_post_link( $text = null, $before = '', $after = '', $post = 0, $css_class = 'post-edit-link' ) {
	$post = get_post( $post );

	if ( ! $post ) {
		return;
	}

	$url = get_edit_post_link( $post->ID );

	if ( ! $url ) {
		return;
	}

	if ( null === $text ) {
		$text = __( 'Edit This' );
	}

	$link = '<a class="' . esc_attr( $css_class ) . '" href="' . esc_url( $url ) . '">' . $text . '</a>';

	/**
	 * Filters the post edit link anchor tag.
	 *
	 * @since 2.3.0
	 *
	 * @param string $link    Anchor tag for the edit link.
	 * @param int    $post_id Post ID.
	 * @param string $text    Anchor text.
	 */
	echo $before . apply_filters( 'edit_post_link', $link, $post->ID, $text ) . $after;
}

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apply_filters( 'edit_post_link', string $link, int $post_id, string $text )

Filters the post edit link anchor tag.

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Uses
Uses	Description
get_edit_post_link() wp-includes/link-template.php	Retrieves the edit post link for post.
__() wp-includes/l10n.php	Retrieves the translation of $text.
esc_attr() wp-includes/formatting.php	Escaping for HTML attributes.
esc_url() wp-includes/formatting.php	Checks and cleans a URL.
apply_filters() wp-includes/plugin.php	Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
get_post() wp-includes/post.php	Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.