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edit_category_form_pre action
Fires before the Edit Category form.
To use edit_category_form_pre action, first you have to register it using add_action
. You can write this code into functions.php
of your activated theme or in a custom WordPress Plugin.
We at WePlugins, always prefer to create a custom WordPress Plugin while using hooks so nothing breaks when you update your WordPress Theme in the future.
In the below live example, we have defined a function execute_on_edit_category_form_pre_event
which takes 1 parameter and we registered using add_action
. The first parameter edit_category_form_pre
is the name of the hook, The second parameter execute_on_edit_category_form_pre_event
is the name of the function which needs to be called, the third parameter is the priority of calling the hook if the same hook is used multiple times and the last parameter is the number of arguments (if any) to be passed in the registered function.
Sometimes, you have to remove a registered hook so you can use remove_action
to remove edit_category_form_pre
action.
Parameters
- $tag : (WP_Term) Current category term object.
Below the 1 parameter is required to use this hook.
Live Example 1
Below is an example of how you can use this hook.
function weplugins_execute_on_edit_category_form_pre_event($tag){ // You can write code here to be executed when this action occurs in WordPress. // Use the parameters received in the function arguments & implement the required additional custom functionality according to your website requirements. } // add the action add_action( "edit_category_form_pre", "weplugins_execute_on_edit_category_form_pre_event" , 10, 1);
Live Example 2
To remove a hook callback, use the example below.
remove_action( "edit_category_form_pre", "weplugins_execute_on_edit_category_form_pre_event", 10, 1 );
Please make sure to provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments while removing the hook callback.
Live Example 3
Example of logging a message when the hook is fired.
function weplugins_log_edit_category_form_pre_event($tag){ error_log('Edit Category Form Pre Hook Fired for category: ' . $tag->name); } // add the action add_action( "edit_category_form_pre", "weplugins_log_edit_category_form_pre_event" , 10, 1);
Contact Us
If you’re having any trouble using this hook, please contact our WordPress Development Team and we’d be happy to assist you.
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