shortcode_atts( array $pairs, array $atts, string $shortcode = '' ): array
- Since
- 2.5.0
- Source
wp-includes/shortcodes.php:664
Description
The pairs should be considered to be all of the attributes which are supported by the caller and given as a list. The returned attributes will only contain the attributes in the $pairs list.
If the $atts list has unsupported attributes, then they will be ignored and removed from the final returned list.
Compatibility
- WordPress
- since 2.5.0
- PHP
- 7.4–8.6-dev
- 6.7.7
- 6.8.8
- 6.9.7
- 7.0.4
- 7.1.0
Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0), and compiles on PHP 7.4 through 8.6-dev.
Parameters
$pairsarray- Entire list of supported attributes and their defaults.
$attsarray- User defined attributes in shortcode tag.
$shortcodestringoptional- The name of the shortcode, provided for context to enable filteringDefault:
''
Return value
array- Combined and filtered attribute list.
Performance profile
How much work a call to shortcode_atts() does, and what it touches: the algorithmic scaling, the Zend instruction count per call across PHP versions, the hooks it hands control to, and the core code that calls it. Measured from the compiled opcodes, not a stopwatch, so every number is identical on any machine running the same PHP version, and every function in core is ranked by cost.
- Cost class
- Light
- Scaling
- Scales with input
- Instructions
- 10–20
- Plugin surface
- 1 hook
- Called by
- 5
Touches nothing outside its own arguments.
The body loops, so the work grows with what you pass in.
Executed per call on PHP 8.5, depending on the branch taken. The body compiles to 30.
Third-party callbacks on 'shortcode_atts_{$shortcode}' run inside this call, and their cost is not bounded by anything here.
5 places in core call this, so the cost is paid more often than your own code shows.
What it touches
- hookthird-party callbacks
apply_filters()called directly
What one call costs · 2 distinct outcomes
One number would be a lie: the work depends on which branch runs. These are every distinct cost shortcode_atts() can have, taken from its control-flow graph on PHP 8.5.
| When | Instructions | Calls it makes |
|---|---|---|
| always | 10–11 | none |
| always | 19–20 | apply_filters() |
Across PHP versions
Compiles the same on PHP 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6-dev: 30 instructions, 10–20 executed per call, 4 branches. The work does not change between versions.
An instruction is not a fixed amount of time, so a matching count is not necessarily the same speed; what it rules out is a difference in the work itself.
Hooks and filters fired · 1
One hook fires while shortcode_atts() runs, in this order:
- apply_filters( shortcode_atts_{$shortcode} )filterline 690 (+26 into the body)
Filters shortcode attributes.
Uses · 1
- apply_filters()Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
Used by · 5
- gallery_shortcode()Builds the Gallery shortcode output.
- img_caption_shortcode()Builds the Caption shortcode output.
- wp_audio_shortcode()Builds the Audio shortcode output.
- wp_playlist_shortcode()Builds the Playlist shortcode output.
- wp_video_shortcode()Builds the Video shortcode output.
Source code
function shortcode_atts( $pairs, $atts, $shortcode = '' ) { $atts = (array) $atts; $out = array(); foreach ( $pairs as $name => $default ) { if ( array_key_exists( $name, $atts ) ) { $out[ $name ] = $atts[ $name ]; } else { $out[ $name ] = $default; } } if ( $shortcode ) { /** * Filters shortcode attributes. * * If the third parameter of the shortcode_atts() function is present then this filter is available. * The third parameter, $shortcode, is the name of the shortcode. * * @since 3.6.0 * @since 4.4.0 Added the `$shortcode` parameter. * * @param array $out The output array of shortcode attributes. * @param array $pairs The supported attributes and their defaults. * @param array $atts The user defined shortcode attributes. * @param string $shortcode The shortcode name. */ $out = apply_filters( "shortcode_atts_{$shortcode}", $out, $pairs, $atts, $shortcode ); } return $out;}Changelog
Introduced in 2.5.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.
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