wp_remote_get( string $url, array $args = array() ): array|WP_Error

Parameters

$urlstring

URL to retrieve.

$argsarrayoptional

Request arguments. Default empty array. See WP_Http::request() for information on accepted arguments.Default: array()

Return

array|WP_Error

The response or WP_Error on failure. See WP_Http::request() for information on return value.

Uses · 1

• _wp_http_get_object()Returns the initialized WP_Http Object

Used by · 20

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• WP_Community_Events::get_events()Gets data about events near a particular location.
• WP_Debug_Data::get_wp_core()Gets the WordPress core section of the debug data.
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• WP_Site_Health::check_for_page_caching()Checks if site has page cache enabled or not.
• WP_Site_Health::get_test_dotorg_communication()Tests if the site can communicate with WordPress.org.
• WP_Site_Health::get_test_rest_availability()Tests if the REST API is accessible.
• WP_Site_Health::wp_cron_scheduled_check()Runs the scheduled event to check and update the latest site health status for the website.
• get_block_editor_theme_styles()Creates an array of theme styles to load into the block editor.
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• plugins_api()Retrieves plugin installer pages from the WordPress.org Plugins API.

Source

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175function wp_remote_get( $url, $args = array() ) {176	$http = _wp_http_get_object();177	return $http->get( $url, $args );178}

History

Introduced in 2.7.0. 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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