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WordPress How to Build a WordPress Plugin How WordPress Plugins Work Actions and Filters Quiz

Posted by Michael Piercy
Michael Piercy
1,756 Points

WordPress ** return a value. ** = Functions?

This question is really bugging me.

3 Answers

Mathieu HAYS
Mathieu HAYS
9,623 Points
Mathieu HAYS
Mathieu HAYS
9,623 Points

Wordpress actions runs a function. Filters replaces values by returning them. So here it would be filters

Michael Piercy
Michael Piercy
1,756 Points
Michael Piercy
Michael Piercy
1,756 Points

That was the first thing I thought and thought I had tried that. Obviously not. Thanks for that Mathieu HAYS.

georgebadoles
georgebadoles
4,173 Points
georgebadoles
georgebadoles
4,173 Points

WordPress "filters" return a value.