Title: 2.5.0 | Page 4 of 15 | Developer.WordPress.org --- # New and updated in 2.5.0 Functions Hooks Classes Methods * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::atime()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/atime/) * Gets the file’s last access time. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/atime/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/atime/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:506](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L506-L508) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::mtime()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/mtime/) * Gets the file modification time. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/mtime/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/mtime/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:518](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L518-L520) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::size()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/size/) * Gets the file size (in bytes). * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/size/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/size/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:530](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L530-L532) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::touch()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/touch/) * Sets the access and modification times of a file. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/touch/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/touch/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:548](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L548-L558) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::owner()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/owner/) * Gets the file owner. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/owner/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/owner/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:254](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L254-L272) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::getchmod()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/getchmod/) * Gets the permissions of the specified file or filepath in their octal format. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/getchmod/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/getchmod/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:282](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L282-L289) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::group()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/group/) * Gets the file’s group. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/group/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/group/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:299](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L299-L317) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::copy()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/copy/) * Copies a file. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/copy/#used-by) | Uses [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/copy/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:332](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L332-L344) * class[WP_Filesystem_Direct](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/) * WordPress Filesystem Class for direct PHP file and folder manipulation. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:17](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L17-L717) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::__construct()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/__construct/) * Constructor. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/__construct/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/__construct/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:26](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L26-L31) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::get_contents()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/get_contents/) * Reads entire file into a string. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/get_contents/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/get_contents/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:41](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L41-L43) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::get_contents_array()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/get_contents_array/) * Reads entire file into an array. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/get_contents_array/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/get_contents_array/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:53](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L53-L55) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::put_contents()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/put_contents/) * Writes a string to a file. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/put_contents/#used-by) | Uses [3 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/put_contents/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:68](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L68-L92) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::cwd()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/cwd/) * Gets the current working directory. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/cwd/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/cwd/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:101](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L101-L103) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::chdir()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/chdir/) * Changes current directory. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/chdir/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/chdir/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:113](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L113-L115) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::chgrp()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/chgrp/) * Changes the file group. * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/chgrp/#used-by) | Uses [5 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/chgrp/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:128](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L128-L153) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::chmod()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/chmod/) * Changes filesystem permissions. * Used by [4 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/chmod/#used-by) | Uses [5 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/chmod/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:167](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L167-L207) * method[WP_Filesystem_Direct::chown()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/chown/) * Changes the owner of a file or directory. * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/chown/#used-by) | Uses [4 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/chown/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php:220](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php#L220-L244) * function[populate_roles_250()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/populate_roles_250/) * Create and modify WordPress roles for WordPress 2.5. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/populate_roles_250/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/populate_roles_250/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/schema.php:903](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php#L903-L909) * hook[got_rewrite](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/got_rewrite/) * Filters whether Apache and mod_rewrite are present. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/got_rewrite/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/got_rewrite/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/misc.php:31](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/misc.php#L31-L31) * function[wp_insert_category()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_insert_category/) * Updates an existing Category or creates a new Category. * Used by [3 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_insert_category/#used-by) | Uses [8 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_insert_category/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php:121](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php#L121-L175) * function[update_right_now_message()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/update_right_now_message/) * Displays WordPress version and active theme in the ‘At a Glance’ dashboard widget. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/update_right_now_message/#used-by) | Uses [7 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/update_right_now_message/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/update.php:358](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/update.php#L358-L395) * function[wp_exif_frac2dec()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_exif_frac2dec/) * Converts a fraction string to a decimal. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_exif_frac2dec/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_exif_frac2dec/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/image.php:761](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php#L761-L792) * function[wp_exif_date2ts()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_exif_date2ts/) * Converts the exif date format to a unix timestamp. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_exif_date2ts/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_exif_date2ts/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/image.php:802](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php#L802-L807) * function[wp_read_image_metadata()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_read_image_metadata/) * Gets extended image metadata, exif or iptc as available. * Used by [4 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_read_image_metadata/#used-by) | Uses [9 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_read_image_metadata/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/image.php:825](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php#L825-L1078) * hook[wp_read_image_metadata_types](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_read_image_metadata_types/) * Filters the image types to check for exif data. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_read_image_metadata_types/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_read_image_metadata_types/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/image.php:942](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php#L942-L942) * hook[wp_read_image_metadata](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_read_image_metadata/) * Filters the array of meta data read from an image’s exif data. * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_read_image_metadata/#used-by) | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_read_image_metadata/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/image.php:1077](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php#L1077-L1077) * function[file_is_valid_image()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/file_is_valid_image/) * Validates that file is an image. * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/file_is_valid_image/#used-by) | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/file_is_valid_image/#uses) | 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functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/file_is_displayable_image/#uses) | Source: [wp-admin/includes/image.php:1192](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/image.php#L1192-L1192) [Previous Page](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.5.0/page/3/?output_format=md) [1](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.5.0/?output_format=md) [2](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.5.0/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.5.0/page/3/?output_format=md) 4 [5](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.5.0/page/5/?output_format=md) [6](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.5.0/page/6/?output_format=md)… [15](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.5.0/page/15/?output_format=md) [Next Page](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.5.0/page/5/?output_format=md)