has_shortcode() WordPress Function

has_shortcode() is a function that checks whether a specified shortcode is present in a given string. It returns a boolean value of true or false.

has_shortcode( string $content, string $tag ) #

Whether the passed content contains the specified shortcode


Parameters

$content

(string)(Required)Content to search for shortcodes.

$tag

(string)(Required)Shortcode tag to check.


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Return

(bool) Whether the passed content contains the given shortcode.


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Source

File: wp-includes/shortcodes.php

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function has_shortcode( $content, $tag ) {
    if ( false === strpos( $content, '[' ) ) {
        return false;
    }
 
    if ( shortcode_exists( $tag ) ) {
        preg_match_all( '/' . get_shortcode_regex() . '/', $content, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER );
        if ( empty( $matches ) ) {
            return false;
        }
 
        foreach ( $matches as $shortcode ) {
            if ( $tag === $shortcode[2] ) {
                return true;
            } elseif ( ! empty( $shortcode[5] ) && has_shortcode( $shortcode[5], $tag ) ) {
                return true;
            }
        }
    }
    return false;
}


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Changelog

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VersionDescription
3.6.0Introduced.

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