get_edit_term_link( int|WP_Term|object $term, string $taxonomy = '', string $object_type = '' ): string|null

Compatibility

Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0), and compiles on PHP 7.4 through 8.6-dev.

Parameters

$termint|WP_Term|object

The ID or term object whose edit link will be retrieved.

$taxonomystringoptional

Taxonomy. Defaults to the taxonomy of the term identified by $term.Default: ''

$object_typestringoptional

The object type. Used to highlight the proper post type menu on the linked page. Defaults to the first object_type associated with the taxonomy.Default: ''

Return value

string|null

The edit term link URL for the given term, or null on failure.

Performance profile

How much work a call to get_edit_term_link() does, and what it touches: the algorithmic scaling, the Zend instruction count per call across PHP versions, the hooks it hands control to, and the core code that calls it. Measured from the compiled opcodes, not a stopwatch, so every number is identical on any machine running the same PHP version, and every function in core is ranked by cost.

Cost class

Heavy

Reaches the database via get_term().

Scaling

Constant

No loop in the body: the same number of instructions runs whatever you pass in.

Instructions

10–58

Executed per call on PHP 8.5, depending on the branch taken. The body compiles to 64.

Plugin surface

1 hook

Third-party callbacks on 'get_edit_term_link' run inside this call, and their cost is not bounded by anything here.

Called by

6

6 places in core call this, so the cost is paid more often than your own code shows.

What it touches

• querycontent queryget_term()called directly
• hookthird-party callbacksapply_filters()called directly

Further down the call graph this can also reach option, cache, serialize and transient. Those are the worst case, several calls deep and usually down an error path, not what a normal call pays.

What one call costs · 8 distinct outcomes

One number would be a lie: the work depends on which branch runs. These are every distinct cost get_edit_term_link() can have, taken from its control-flow graph on PHP 8.5.

Hooks and filters fired · 1

One hook fires while get_edit_term_link() runs, in this order:

1. 1
   apply_filters( get_edit_term_link )filterline 1121 (+39 into the body)

   Filters the edit link for a term.

Uses · 7

• get_term()Gets all term data from database by term ID.
• is_wp_error()Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error.
• get_taxonomy()Retrieves the taxonomy object of $taxonomy.
• current_user_can()Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.
• add_query_arg()Retrieves a modified URL query string.
• admin_url()Retrieves the URL to the admin area for the current site.
• apply_filters()Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.

Used by · 6

• WP_Terms_List_Table::column_name()
• WP_Terms_List_Table::handle_row_actions()Generates and displays row action links.
• edit_term_link()Displays or retrieves the edit term link with formatting.
• get_edit_tag_link()Retrieves the edit link for a tag.
• wp_admin_bar_edit_menu()Provides an edit link for posts and terms.
• wp_tag_cloud()Displays a tag cloud.

Source code

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1082function get_edit_term_link( $term, $taxonomy = '', $object_type = '' ) {1083	$term = get_term( $term, $taxonomy );1084	if ( ! $term || is_wp_error( $term ) ) {1085		return null;1086	}1087 1088	$tax     = get_taxonomy( $term->taxonomy );1089	$term_id = $term->term_id;1090	if ( ! $tax || ! current_user_can( 'edit_term', $term_id ) ) {1091		return null;1092	}1093 1094	$args = array(1095		'taxonomy' => $tax->name,1096		'tag_ID'   => $term_id,1097	);1098 1099	if ( $object_type ) {1100		$args['post_type'] = $object_type;1101	} elseif ( ! empty( $tax->object_type ) ) {1102		$args['post_type'] = reset( $tax->object_type );1103	}1104 1105	if ( $tax->show_ui ) {1106		$location = add_query_arg( $args, admin_url( 'term.php' ) );1107	} else {1108		$location = '';1109	}1110 1111	/**1112	 * Filters the edit link for a term.1113	 *1114	 * @since 3.1.01115	 *1116	 * @param string $location    The edit link.1117	 * @param int    $term_id     Term ID.1118	 * @param string $taxonomy    Taxonomy name.1119	 * @param string $object_type The object type.1120	 */1121	return apply_filters( 'get_edit_term_link', $location, $term_id, $taxonomy, $object_type );1122}

Changelog

Introduced in 3.1.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

1. 6.7.7
2. 6.8.8
3. 6.9.7
4. 7.0.4
5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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