wp_normalize_path() WordPress Function

function wp_normalize_path( $path ) {
	$wrapper = '';

	if ( wp_is_stream( $path ) ) {
		list( $wrapper, $path ) = explode( '://', $path, 2 );

		$wrapper .= '://';
	}

	// Standardize all paths to use '/'.
	$path = str_replace( '\\', '/', $path );

	// Replace multiple slashes down to a singular, allowing for network shares having two slashes.
	$path = preg_replace( '|(?<=.)/+|', '/', $path );

	// Windows paths should uppercase the drive letter.
	if ( ':' === substr( $path, 1, 1 ) ) {
		$path = ucfirst( $path );
	}

	return $wrapper . $path;
}
Used By	Description
wp-includes/functions.php:wp_json_file_decode()	Reads and decodes a JSON file.
wp-includes/block-template-utils.php:wp_generate_block_templates_export_file()	Creates an export of the current templates and template parts from the site editor at the specified path in a ZIP file.
wp-includes/blocks.php:_wp_multiple_block_styles()	Allows multiple block styles.
wp-includes/blocks.php:register_block_script_handle()	Finds a script handle for the selected block metadata field. It detects when a path to file was provided and finds a corresponding asset file with details necessary to register the script under automatically generated handle name. It returns unprocessed script handle otherwise.
wp-includes/blocks.php:register_block_style_handle()	Finds a style handle for the block metadata field. It detects when a path to file was provided and registers the style under automatically generated handle name. It returns unprocessed style handle otherwise.
wp-includes/blocks.php:register_block_type_from_metadata()	Registers a block type from the metadata stored in the `block.json` file.
wp-admin/includes/class-theme-installer-skin.php:Theme_Installer_Skin::do_overwrite()	Check if the theme can be overwritten and output the HTML for overwriting a theme on upload.
wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode.php:WP_Recovery_Mode::get_extension_for_error()	Gets the extension that the error occurred in.
wp-admin/includes/template.php:_get_plugin_from_callback()	Internal helper function to find the plugin from a meta box callback.
wp-includes/functions.php:wp_delete_file_from_directory()	Deletes a file if its path is within the given directory.
wp-admin/includes/privacy-tools.php:wp_privacy_generate_personal_data_export_file()	Generate the personal data export file.
wp-includes/pluggable.php:wp_validate_redirect()	Validates a URL for use in a redirect.
wp-includes/functions.php:wp_debug_backtrace_summary()	Returns a comma-separated string or array of functions that have been called to get to the current point in code.
wp-includes/link-template.php:plugins_url()	Retrieves a URL within the plugins or mu-plugins directory.
wp-includes/plugin.php:plugin_basename()	Gets the basename of a plugin.
wp-includes/plugin.php:wp_register_plugin_realpath()	Register a plugin’s real path.
Version	Description
4.9.7	Allows for PHP file wrappers.
4.5.0	Allows for Windows network shares.
4.4.0	Ensures upper-case drive letters on Windows systems.
3.9.0	Introduced.