How to use embed_content action in WordPress

embed_content action

Prints additional content after the embed excerpt.

To use the embed_content 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 weplugins_execute_on_embed_content_event and we registered it using add_action. The first parameter embed_content is the name of the hook, the second parameter weplugins_execute_on_embed_content_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 the embed_content action.

Parameters

• No parameters

Live Example 1

Below is an example of how you can use this hook.

    function weplugins_execute_on_embed_content_event(){
        //You can write code here to be executed when this action occurs in WordPress website according to your requirements.
    }
    // add the action
    add_action( "embed_content", "weplugins_execute_on_embed_content_event");
    

Live Example 2

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

    remove_action( "embed_content", "weplugins_execute_on_embed_content_event");
    

Please make sure to provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments while removing the hook callback.

Live Example 3

Here is another example where we print a custom message when the embed_content action is triggered.

    function weplugins_custom_embed_message(){
        echo 'This is a custom message after the embed excerpt.';
    }
    // add the action
    add_action( "embed_content", "weplugins_custom_embed_message");