remove_filter() WP 1.2.0
Removes a function from a specified filter hook.
This function can be used to remove default functions attached to a specific filter hook and possibly replace them with a substitute or to remove hooks that are added by plugins but interfere (conflict) with current code.
IMPORTANT: When removing a hook, the priority ($priority) must match the one that was set when the hook was created. If it does not match, you will not see any warnings about this - the function will simply return false.
Notes
- It's impossible to remove a filter before it has been added!
- If you want to delete a hook that was created inside a class, then you need to pass this instance of the class from which the hook was created.
No Hooks.
Return
true/false. Whether the function existed before it was removed.
Usage
remove_filter( $tag, $function_to_remove, $priority );
- $tag(string) (required)
- The filter hook to which the function to be removed is hooked.
- $function_to_remove(callable) (required)
- The name of the function which should be removed.
- $priority(int)
- The priority of the function.
Default: 10
Examples
#1 Remove a filter wpautop from hook the_content
remove_filter( 'the_content', 'wpautop' );
#2 Remove a filter capital_P_dangit from hooks 'the_content', 'the_title', 'comment_text'
foreach ( array( 'the_content', 'the_title', 'comment_text' ) as $hook ) remove_filter( $hook, 'capital_P_dangit' );
#3 Remove a filter added from PHP class
If a filter has been added from within a class, removing it will require accessing the class variable:
global $my_class; remove_filter( 'the_content', array( $my_class, 'class_filter_function') );
To get a better grasp of removing hooks that use class method, see the description of remove_action()
Notes
- Global. Array. $wp_filter Stores all of the filters and actions.
Changelog
| Since 1.2.0 | Introduced. |
Code of remove_filter() remove filter WP 5.5.1
function remove_filter( $tag, $function_to_remove, $priority = 10 ) {
global $wp_filter;
$r = false;
if ( isset( $wp_filter[ $tag ] ) ) {
$r = $wp_filter[ $tag ]->remove_filter( $tag, $function_to_remove, $priority );
if ( ! $wp_filter[ $tag ]->callbacks ) {
unset( $wp_filter[ $tag ] );
}
}
return $r;
}