wp_get_original_referer() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

wp_get_original_referer(): string|false

Retrieves original referer that was posted, if it exists.

Return

string|false Original referer URL on success, false on failure.

More Information

HTTP referer is a server variable. ‘referer’ is deliberately miss-spelled.

Source

function wp_get_original_referer() {
	// Return early if called before wp_validate_redirect() is defined.
	if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_validate_redirect' ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST['_wp_original_http_referer'] ) ) {
		return wp_validate_redirect( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['_wp_original_http_referer'] ), false );
	}

	return false;
}

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Uses	Description
wp_validate_redirect()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Validates a URL for use in a redirect.
wp_unslash()`wp-includes/formatting.php`	Removes slashes from a string or recursively removes slashes from strings within an array.

Used by	Description
wp_original_referer_field()`wp-includes/functions.php`	Retrieves or displays original referer hidden field for forms.

Changelog

Version	Description
2.0.4	Introduced.

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