apply_filters( 'sanitize_title', string $title, string $raw_title, string $context )

Filters a sanitized title string.

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Parameters

$title string: Sanitized title.
$raw_title string: The title prior to sanitization.
$context string: The context for which the title is being sanitized.

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sanitize_title is a filter applied to a value to be cleaned up for use in a URL by the function sanitize_title()

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File: wp-includes/formatting.php. View all references

$title = apply_filters( 'sanitize_title', $title, $raw_title, $context );

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Used By	Description
sanitize_title() wp-includes/formatting.php	Sanitizes a string into a slug, which can be used in URLs or HTML attributes.

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Version	Description
1.2.0	Introduced.

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Contributed by Collins Mbaka — 3 years ago
This example changes URL values to lowercase
```
add_filter( 'sanitize_title', 'strtolower' );
```
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Contributed by Collins Mbaka — 3 years ago
This example changes a plus to a dash
```
function wpdocs_plus_to_dash( $title ) {
    return str_replace( '+', '-', $title );
}
add_filter( 'sanitize_title', 'wpdocs_plus_to_dash' );
```
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Contributed by Akira Tachibana — 2 years ago
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Require URL component be lower-cased:
```
add_filter('sanitize_title', 'strtolower');
```
Replace plusses with dashes:
```
function plus_to_dash($title) {
    return str_replace('+', '-', $title);
}
add_filter('sanitize_title', 'plus_to_dash');
```
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