wp_admin_canonical_url() WordPress Function

The wp_admin_canonical_url() function allows you to change the default WordPress admin URL. This is useful if you want to change the URL for security reasons or if you want to use a custom admin URL for your WordPress site.

wp_admin_canonical_url() #

Removes single-use URL parameters and create canonical link based on new URL.


Description

Removes specific query string parameters from a URL, create the canonical link, put it in the admin header, and change the current URL to match.


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Source

File: wp-admin/includes/misc.php

function wp_admin_canonical_url() {
	$removable_query_args = wp_removable_query_args();

	if ( empty( $removable_query_args ) ) {
		return;
	}

	// Ensure we're using an absolute URL.
	$current_url  = set_url_scheme( 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
	$filtered_url = remove_query_arg( $removable_query_args, $current_url );
	?>
	<link id="wp-admin-canonical" rel="canonical" href="<?php echo esc_url( $filtered_url ); ?>" />
	<script>
		if ( window.history.replaceState ) {
			window.history.replaceState( null, null, document.getElementById( 'wp-admin-canonical' ).href + window.location.hash );
		}
	</script>
	<?php
}


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Changelog

Changelog
VersionDescription
4.2.0Introduced.

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