get_the_generator() WordPress Function
The get_the_generator() function is used to retrieve the generator tag for the current Wordpress installation. This tag is used to indicate the version of Wordpress that is being used. The function can be used with or without a specified format.
get_the_generator( string $type = '' ) #
Creates the generator XML or Comment for RSS, ATOM, etc.
Description
Returns the correct generator type for the requested output format. Allows for a plugin to filter generators on an individual basis using the ‘get_the_generator_$type’ filter.
Parameters
- $type
(string)(Optional)The type of generator to return
- (html|xhtml|atom|rss2|rdf|comment|export).
Default value: ''
Return
(string|void) The HTML content for the generator.
Source
File: wp-includes/general-template.php
function get_the_generator( $type = '' ) { if ( empty( $type ) ) { $current_filter = current_filter(); if ( empty( $current_filter ) ) { return; } switch ( $current_filter ) { case 'rss2_head': case 'commentsrss2_head': $type = 'rss2'; break; case 'rss_head': case 'opml_head': $type = 'comment'; break; case 'rdf_header': $type = 'rdf'; break; case 'atom_head': case 'comments_atom_head': case 'app_head': $type = 'atom'; break; } } switch ( $type ) { case 'html': $gen = '<meta name="generator" content="WordPress ' . esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'version' ) ) . '">'; break; case 'xhtml': $gen = '<meta name="generator" content="WordPress ' . esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'version' ) ) . '" />'; break; case 'atom': $gen = '<generator uri="https://wordpress.org/" version="' . esc_attr( get_bloginfo_rss( 'version' ) ) . '">WordPress</generator>'; break; case 'rss2': $gen = '<generator>' . esc_url_raw( 'https://wordpress.org/?v=' . get_bloginfo_rss( 'version' ) ) . '</generator>'; break; case 'rdf': $gen = '<admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="' . esc_url_raw( 'https://wordpress.org/?v=' . get_bloginfo_rss( 'version' ) ) . '" />'; break; case 'comment': $gen = '<!-- generator="WordPress/' . esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'version' ) ) . '" -->'; break; case 'export': $gen = '<!-- generator="WordPress/' . esc_attr( get_bloginfo_rss( 'version' ) ) . '" created="' . gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i' ) . '" -->'; break; } /** * Filters the HTML for the retrieved generator type. * * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$type`, refers to the generator type. * * Possible hook names include: * * - `get_the_generator_atom` * - `get_the_generator_comment` * - `get_the_generator_export` * - `get_the_generator_html` * - `get_the_generator_rdf` * - `get_the_generator_rss2` * - `get_the_generator_xhtml` * * @since 2.5.0 * * @param string $gen The HTML markup output to wp_head(). * @param string $type The type of generator. Accepts 'html', 'xhtml', 'atom', * 'rss2', 'rdf', 'comment', 'export'. */ return apply_filters( "get_the_generator_{$type}", $gen, $type ); }
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Changelog
Version | Description |
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2.5.0 | Introduced. |