I use this after I checked if the user is admin
if ( isset($_GET['action']) && $_GET['action'] === 'edit' )
is there better way?
3 Answers
You can use get_current_screen to determine this.
$screen = get_current_screen();
if ( $screen->parent_base == 'edit' ) {
echo 'edit screen';
}
I don't know if I exactly would say this is always better, it depends on what's needed, but it's probably the way I'd do it. The big benefit with this method is that you get access to more information and ergo can do more and different distinctions. Just take a look at the documentation to understand what I mean.
It should be used in later hooks, Codex says:
The function returns
nullif called from theadmin_inithook. It should be OK to use in a later hook such ascurrent_screen.
answered Dec 7, 2013 at 17:41
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This would prove true on a listing of Posts and Pages, too, though, right? Such as mywebsite.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=post– NathanCommented Mar 25, 2016 at 18:42
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1@Nathan True, it does. As said in the answer, what is right for the purpose, depends on the use case. This certainly is not the best way to go for all cases, but in some cases it is a good if not even the best one. Commented Mar 26, 2016 at 13:38
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Note: Calling get_current_screen() directly in many cases will cause a fatal error. Be sure to wrap it in a function and call it from an appropriate hook. Commented Jan 13, 2017 at 16:53
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$screen->is_block_editor == 1 worked for me to check the edit page. parent_base appears to be empty.– FlorisCommented Sep 21, 2021 at 11:25
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parent_baseis always NULL for me both in post list and in single post edit. What I used instead isif (get_current_screen()->base === 'post' && get_current_screen()->post_type === 'my_post_type'). This is for single post admin edit. For the edit.php screen (the admin screen with post list) useeditinstead ofpost.– Denis PCommented Aug 6 at 15:27
Better way:
global variable $pagenow
global $pagenow;
if (( $pagenow == 'post.php' ) || (get_post_type() == 'post')) {
// editing a page
}
if ($pagenow == 'profile.php') {
// editing user profile page
}
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I found this to work except for
$_GET['post_type']. However,get_post_type()worked for me instead. Commented Sep 14, 2017 at 16:30 -
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$_GET['post_type']is only set onpost-new.php, when creating a new post, and not onpost.phpwhich is when the post is being edited.get_post_type()will work for post.php because the post already exists adn has a post type, but I'm not sure it'll work on post-new.php. Frank's answer is better as it works for both. Commented Apr 10, 2018 at 7:31 -
In the first condition, why is there an OR (
||) rather than an AND (&&)?– alexgCommented Jun 8, 2021 at 9:25 -
than you for the help. it is best answer for some situation. Commented Nov 5, 2021 at 11:07
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1nope, how about post-new.php? there are new page names every major versions, this is unreliable. Commented Apr 29 at 1:46
- Use 'get_current_screen', just make sure beforehand, it exists.
- As codex says "This function is defined on most admin pages, but not all."
- This btw also filters out normal (reader-facing) views (re-read that sentence, with emphasis on admin pages).
quite likely the next thing you want to figure out is, if you are actually on a page or post...
// Remove pointless post meta boxes function FRANK_TWEAKS_current_screen() { // "This function is defined on most admin pages, but not all." if ( function_exists('get_current_screen')) { $pt = get_current_screen()->post_type; if ( $pt != 'post' && $pt != 'page') return; remove_meta_box( 'authordiv',$pt ,'normal' ); // Author Metabox remove_meta_box( 'commentstatusdiv',$pt ,'normal' ); // Comments Status Metabox remove_meta_box( 'commentsdiv',$pt ,'normal' ); // Comments Metabox remove_meta_box( 'postcustom',$pt ,'normal' ); // Custom Fields Metabox remove_meta_box( 'postexcerpt',$pt ,'normal' ); // Excerpt Metabox remove_meta_box( 'revisionsdiv',$pt ,'normal' ); // Revisions Metabox remove_meta_box( 'slugdiv',$pt ,'normal' ); // Slug Metabox remove_meta_box( 'trackbacksdiv',$pt ,'normal' ); // Trackback Metabox } } add_action( 'current_screen', 'FRANK_TWEAKS_current_screen' );
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1thanks for sharing, get_current_screen() is the right tool to use as it offeres a good amount of data.– SagiveCommented Nov 9, 2017 at 8:13
but attempting to call get_current_screen() will result in a fatal error because it is not defined.— well wrapping it inif (function_exists('get_current_screen'))then?