acf_plugin_dir_url() │ ACF 5.6.8

This function will calculate the url to a plugin folder. Different to the WP plugin_dir_url(), this function can calculate for urls outside of the plugins folder (theme include).

No Hooks.

Returns

String. The plugin directory path.

Usage

acf_plugin_dir_url( $file );

$file(string) (required)

A file path inside the ACF plugin to get the plugin directory path from.

Changelog

acf_plugin_dir_url() acf plugin dir url code ^{ACF 6.8.8}

function acf_plugin_dir_url( $file ) {
	$path = plugin_dir_path( $file );
	$path = wp_normalize_path( $path );

	// check plugins.
	$check_path = wp_normalize_path( realpath( WP_PLUGIN_DIR ) );
	if ( strpos( $path, $check_path ) === 0 ) {
		return str_replace( $check_path, plugins_url(), $path );
	}

	// check wp-content.
	$check_path = wp_normalize_path( realpath( WP_CONTENT_DIR ) );
	if ( strpos( $path, $check_path ) === 0 ) {
		return str_replace( $check_path, content_url(), $path );
	}

	// check root.
	$check_path = wp_normalize_path( realpath( ABSPATH ) );
	if ( strpos( $path, $check_path ) === 0 ) {
		return str_replace( $check_path, site_url( '/' ), $path );
	}

	// return.
	return plugin_dir_url( $file );
}