wp_ajax_send_link_to_editor() WordPress Function
The wp_ajax_send_link_to_editor() function allows for a link to be sent to the editor, which can then be inserted into a post or page. This is useful for creating links to content that is not yet published, or for providing links to other websites.
wp_ajax_send_link_to_editor() #
Ajax handler for sending a link to the editor.
Description
Generates the HTML to send a non-image embed link to the editor.
Backward compatible with the following filters:
- file_send_to_editor_url
 - audio_send_to_editor_url
 - video_send_to_editor_url
 
Source
File: wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
function wp_ajax_send_link_to_editor() {
	global $post, $wp_embed;
	check_ajax_referer( 'media-send-to-editor', 'nonce' );
	$src = wp_unslash( $_POST['src'] );
	if ( ! $src ) {
		wp_send_json_error();
	}
	if ( ! strpos( $src, '://' ) ) {
		$src = 'http://' . $src;
	}
	$src = esc_url_raw( $src );
	if ( ! $src ) {
		wp_send_json_error();
	}
	$link_text = trim( wp_unslash( $_POST['link_text'] ) );
	if ( ! $link_text ) {
		$link_text = wp_basename( $src );
	}
	$post = get_post( isset( $_POST['post_id'] ) ? $_POST['post_id'] : 0 );
	// Ping WordPress for an embed.
	$check_embed = $wp_embed->run_shortcode( '[embed]' . $src . '[/embed]' );
	// Fallback that WordPress creates when no oEmbed was found.
	$fallback = $wp_embed->maybe_make_link( $src );
	if ( $check_embed !== $fallback ) {
		// TinyMCE view for [embed] will parse this.
		$html = '[embed]' . $src . '[/embed]';
	} elseif ( $link_text ) {
		$html = '<a href="' . esc_url( $src ) . '">' . $link_text . '</a>';
	} else {
		$html = '';
	}
	// Figure out what filter to run:
	$type = 'file';
	$ext  = preg_replace( '/^.+?\.([^.]+)$/', '$1', $src );
	if ( $ext ) {
		$ext_type = wp_ext2type( $ext );
		if ( 'audio' === $ext_type || 'video' === $ext_type ) {
			$type = $ext_type;
		}
	}
	/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/includes/media.php */
	$html = apply_filters( "{$type}_send_to_editor_url", $html, $src, $link_text );
	wp_send_json_success( $html );
}
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Changelog
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 3.5.0 | Introduced. |