wp_ajax_get_tagcloud()
- Since
- 3.1.0
- Source
wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php:1184
Handles getting a tagcloud via AJAX.
Compatibility
- WordPress
- since 3.1.0
- 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.
Performance profile
How much work a call to wp_ajax_get_tagcloud() 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
- Scaling
- Scales with input
- Instructions
- 49–73
- Plugin surface
- None
- Called by
- 0
Reaches the database via get_terms().
The body loops, so the work grows with how much data it finds.
Executed per call on PHP 8.5, depending on the branch taken. The body compiles to 82.
Nothing here hands control to plugin code.
Nothing in core calls this; the cost is only what you spend yourself.
What it touches
- querycontent query
get_terms()called directly - hookthird-party callbacks
apply_filters()one call below wp_ajax_get_tagcloud()
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 · 64 distinct outcomes
One number would be a lie: the work depends on which branch runs. These are every distinct cost wp_ajax_get_tagcloud() can have, taken from its control-flow graph on PHP 8.5.
| When | Instructions | Calls it makes |
|---|---|---|
isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 49–50 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 52–53 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 52–53 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 52–53 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 52–53 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 54–55 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 55–56 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 55–56 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 55–56 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 55–56 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 55–56 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 55–56 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
52 further outcomes, up to 73 instructions
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 55–56 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 57–58 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 57–58 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 57–58 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 57–58 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 58–59 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 58–59 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 58–59 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 58–59 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 58–59 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 58–59 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 58–59 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 58–59 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 60–61 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 60–61 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 60–61 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 60–61 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 60–61 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 60–61 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 60–61 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 61–62 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 61–62 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 61–62 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 61–62 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 61–62 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 61–62 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 61–62 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 63–64 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 63–64 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 63–64 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 63–64 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 63–64 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 63–64 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 63–64 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 63–64 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 64–65 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 64–65 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 64–65 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 64–65 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 66–67 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 66–67 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 66–67 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 66–67 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 66–67 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 66–67 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && !empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 66–67 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && !is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 67–68 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 69–70 | sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 69–70 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 69–70 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && !empty($return) | 69–70 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die() |
!isset($value) && !current_user_can() && empty($tags) && is_wp_error() && empty($return) | 72–73 | wp_die(), sanitize_key(), get_taxonomy(), wp_die(), current_user_can(), wp_die(), taxonomy(), wp_die(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_message(), wp_die(), wp_generate_tag_cloud(), wp_die(), wp_die() |
Across PHP versions
Compiles the same on PHP 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6-dev: 82 instructions, 49–73 executed per call, 8 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.
Uses · 7
- wp_die()Kills WordPress execution and displays HTML page with an error message.
- sanitize_key()Sanitizes a string key.
- get_taxonomy()Retrieves the taxonomy object of $taxonomy.
- current_user_can()Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.
- get_terms()Retrieves the terms in a given taxonomy or list of taxonomies.
- is_wp_error()Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error.
- wp_generate_tag_cloud()Generates a tag cloud (heatmap) from provided data.
Source code
function wp_ajax_get_tagcloud() { if ( ! isset( $_POST['tax'] ) ) { wp_die( 0 ); } $taxonomy = sanitize_key( $_POST['tax'] ); $taxonomy_object = get_taxonomy( $taxonomy ); if ( ! $taxonomy_object ) { wp_die( 0 ); } if ( ! current_user_can( $taxonomy_object->cap->assign_terms ) ) { wp_die( -1 ); } $tags = get_terms( array( 'taxonomy' => $taxonomy, 'number' => 45, 'orderby' => 'count', 'order' => 'DESC', ) ); if ( empty( $tags ) ) { wp_die( $taxonomy_object->labels->not_found ); } if ( is_wp_error( $tags ) ) { wp_die( $tags->get_error_message() ); } foreach ( $tags as $key => $tag ) { $tags[ $key ]->link = '#'; $tags[ $key ]->id = $tag->term_id; } // We need raw tag names here, so don't filter the output. $return = wp_generate_tag_cloud( $tags, array( 'filter' => 0, 'format' => 'list', ) ); if ( empty( $return ) ) { wp_die( 0 ); } echo $return; wp_die();}Changelog
Introduced in 3.1.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.
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