Title: 2.6.0 | Developer.WordPress.org

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# New and updated in 2.6.0

Functions

Hooks

Classes

Methods

 * hook[admin_action_{$action}](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_action_action/)
 * Fires when an ‘action’ request variable is sent.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_action_action/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_action_action/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/admin.php:429](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/admin.php#L429-L429)
 * hook[plugin_action_links](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_action_links/)
 * Filters the action links displayed for each plugin in the Plugins list table.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_action_links/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/plugin_action_links/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php:1075](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php#L1075-L1075)
 * hook[admin_post_nopriv](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_post_nopriv/)
 * Fires on a non-authenticated admin post request where no action is supplied.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_post_nopriv/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_post_nopriv/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/admin-post.php:43](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/admin-post.php#L43-L43)
 * hook[admin_post_nopriv_{$action}](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_post_nopriv_action/)
 * Fires on a non-authenticated admin post request for the given action.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_post_nopriv_action/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_post_nopriv_action/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/admin-post.php:58](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/admin-post.php#L58-L58)
 * hook[admin_post](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_post/)
 * Fires on an authenticated admin post request where no action is supplied.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_post/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_post/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/admin-post.php:67](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/admin-post.php#L67-L67)
 * hook[admin_post_{$action}](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_post_action/)
 * Fires on an authenticated admin post request for the given action.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_post_action/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_post_action/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/admin-post.php:82](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/admin-post.php#L82-L82)
 * hook[setup_theme](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/setup_theme/)
 * Fires before the theme is loaded.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/setup_theme/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/setup_theme/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-settings.php:697](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-settings.php#L697-L697)
 * hook[{$action}](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/action/)
 * If the ‘postcustom’ meta box is enabled, then we need to perform some extra initialization
   on it.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/action/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/action/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/post.php:2200](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php#L2200-L2206)
 * hook[the_excerpt_export](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_excerpt_export/)
 * Filters the post excerpt used for WXR exports.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_excerpt_export/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_excerpt_export/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/export.php:632](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/export.php#L632-L632)
 * function[populate_roles_260()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/populate_roles_260/)
 * Create and modify WordPress roles for WordPress 2.6.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/populate_roles_260/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/populate_roles_260/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/schema.php:916](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php#L916-L923)
 * hook[populate_options](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/populate_options/)
 * Fires before creating WordPress options and populating their default values.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/populate_options/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/populate_options/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/schema.php:371](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php#L371-L371)
 * hook[comment_row_actions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/comment_row_actions/)
 * Filters the action links displayed for each comment in the Comments list table.
 * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/comment_row_actions/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/comment_row_actions/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php:893](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php#L893-L893)
 * function[activate_plugins()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/activate_plugins/)
 * Activates multiple plugins.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/activate_plugins/#used-by)
   | Uses [5 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/activate_plugins/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:869](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L869-L890)
 * function[delete_plugins()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/delete_plugins/)
 * Removes directory and files of a plugin for a list of plugins.
 * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/delete_plugins/#used-by)
   | Uses [13 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/delete_plugins/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:904](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L904-L1058)
 * function[remove_meta_box()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/remove_meta_box/)
 * Removes a meta box from one or more screens.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/remove_meta_box/#used-by)
   | Uses [3 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/remove_meta_box/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/template.php:1489](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php#L1489-L1521)
 * hook[post-upload-ui](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post-upload-ui/)
 * Fires on the post upload UI screen.
 * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post-upload-ui/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post-upload-ui/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:2338](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L2338-L2338)
 * hook[media_upload_form_url](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/media_upload_form_url/)
 * Filters the media upload form action URL.
 * Used by [4 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/media_upload_form_url/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/media_upload_form_url/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:2366](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L2366-L2366)
 * function[media_upload_flash_bypass()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/media_upload_flash_bypass/)
 * Displays the multi-file uploader message.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/media_upload_flash_bypass/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/media_upload_flash_bypass/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:3051](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L3051-L3063)
 * function[media_upload_html_bypass()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/media_upload_html_bypass/)
 * Displays the browser’s built-in uploader message.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/media_upload_html_bypass/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/media_upload_html_bypass/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:3070](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L3070-L3082)
 * hook[pre-upload-ui](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre-upload-ui/)
 * Fires just before the legacy (pre-3.5.0) upload interface is loaded.
 * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre-upload-ui/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre-upload-ui/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:2169](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L2169-L2169)
 * hook[pre-plupload-upload-ui](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre-plupload-upload-ui/)
 * Fires before the upload interface loads.
 * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre-plupload-upload-ui/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre-plupload-upload-ui/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:2269](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L2269-L2269)
 * hook[post-plupload-upload-ui](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post-plupload-upload-ui/)
 * Fires after the upload interface loads.
 * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post-plupload-upload-ui/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post-plupload-upload-ui/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:2286](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L2286-L2286)
 * hook[pre-html-upload-ui](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre-html-upload-ui/)
 * Fires before the upload button in the media upload interface.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre-html-upload-ui/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre-html-upload-ui/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:2297](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L2297-L2297)
 * hook[post-html-upload-ui](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post-html-upload-ui/)
 * Fires after the upload button in the media upload interface.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post-html-upload-ui/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/post-html-upload-ui/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:2318](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L2318-L2318)
 * function[media_sideload_image()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/media_sideload_image/)
 * Downloads an image from the specified URL, saves it as an attachment, and optionally
   attaches it to a post.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/media_sideload_image/#used-by)
   | Uses [10 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/media_sideload_image/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:1032](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L1032-L1109)
 * function[image_add_caption()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/image_add_caption/)
 * Adds image shortcode with caption to editor.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/image_add_caption/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/image_add_caption/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:188](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L188-L250)
 * hook[disable_captions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/disable_captions/)
 * Filters whether to disable captions.
 * Used by [7 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/disable_captions/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/disable_captions/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:216](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L216-L216)
 * hook[image_add_caption_shortcode](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/image_add_caption_shortcode/)
 * Filters the image HTML markup including the caption shortcode.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/image_add_caption_shortcode/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/image_add_caption_shortcode/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:249](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L249-L249)
 * function[media_handle_sideload()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/media_handle_sideload/)
 * Handles a side-loaded file in the same way as an uploaded file is handled by 
   media_handle_upload().
 * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/media_handle_sideload/#used-by)
   | Uses [13 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/media_handle_sideload/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/media.php:464](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php#L464-L538)
 * function[wp_create_post_autosave()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_create_post_autosave/)
 * Creates autosave data for the specified post from `$_POST` data.
 * Used by [3 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_create_post_autosave/#used-by)
   | Uses [14 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_create_post_autosave/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/post.php:1957](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php#L1957-L2022)

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