The function below can be used for getting the WP_Term object for the term that’s currently being edited on the term.php page in the WordPress admin. Just make sure that when you call this, the global $taxnow variable has been set. Using WP’s admin_init hook, or anything that fires after that point will work.
| <?php | |
| /** | |
| * Get the term currently being edited on the edit.php screen | |
| * in the WordPress admin. | |
| * | |
| * @return WP_Term|null The term object or null on failure. | |
| */ | |
| function km_get_term_being_edited() { | |
| global $taxnow; | |
| if ( ! $taxnow || empty( $_GET['tag_ID'] ) ) { | |
| return null; | |
| } | |
| $term_id = absint( $_GET['tag_ID'] ); | |
| $term = get_term( $term_id, $taxnow ); | |
| return $term instanceof WP_Term ? $term : null; | |
| } |
Example Usage
| <?php | |
| function km_do_something_when_term_12_is_being_edited() { | |
| $term = km_get_term_being_edited(); | |
| if ( ! $term || 12 !== $term->term_id ) { | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| // Put code here that should only run when the term with an | |
| // ID of 12 is being edited. | |
| } | |
| add_action( 'admin_init', 'km_do_something_when_term_12_is_being_edited' ); |
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