Get Uploads Directory Path in WordPress

The following function can be used to get the absolute path to the WordPress uploads directory:

      
        <?php
      
        /**
      
         * Get the absolute path to the WordPress uploads directory,
      
         * with a trailing slash.
      
         *
      
         * @return string The uploads directory path.
      
         */
      
        function km_get_wordpress_uploads_directory_path() {
      
        	$upload_dir = wp_upload_dir();
      
        	return trailingslashit( $upload_dir['basedir'] );
      
        }

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It will return a path to where the WordPress /uploads/ directory is, whether it’s in the default location or whether an UPLOADS constant has been defined to specify an alternate location. The path it returns will look something like:

/path/to/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/

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	<?php

	/**
	* Get the absolute path to the WordPress uploads directory,
	* with a trailing slash.
	*
	* @return string The uploads directory path.
	*/
	function km_get_wordpress_uploads_directory_path() {

	$upload_dir = wp_upload_dir();

	return trailingslashit( $upload_dir['basedir'] );
	}