wp_get_original_referer(): string|false

Return

string|false

Original referer URL on success, false on failure.

Uses · 2

• wp_validate_redirect()Validates a URL for use in a redirect.
• wp_unslash()Removes slashes from a string or recursively removes slashes from strings within an array.

Used by · 1

• wp_original_referer_field()Retrieves or displays original referer hidden field for forms.

Source

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2019function wp_get_original_referer() {2020	// Return early if called before wp_validate_redirect() is defined.2021	if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_validate_redirect' ) ) {2022		return false;2023	}2024 2025	if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST['_wp_original_http_referer'] ) ) {2026		return wp_validate_redirect( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['_wp_original_http_referer'] ), false );2027	}2028 2029	return false;2030}

History

Introduced in 2.0.4. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

1. 6.7.7
2. 6.8.8
3. 6.9.7
4. 7.0.4
5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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