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admin_url( string $path = '', string $scheme = 'admin' )

Retrieves the URL to the admin area for the current site.

Parameters

$path

(string) (Optional) path relative to the admin URL.

Default value: ''

$scheme

(string) (Optional) The scheme to use. Default is 'admin', which obeys force_ssl_admin() and is_ssl(). 'http' or 'https' can be passed to force those schemes.

Default value: 'admin'

Return

(string) Admin URL link with optional path appended.

Source

File: wp-includes/link-template.php 

function admin_url( $path = '', $scheme = 'admin' ) {
	return get_admin_url( null, $path, $scheme );
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/link-template.php: get_admin_url()

Retrieves the URL to the admin area for a given site.

Used By

Used By Description
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php: WP_Automatic_Updater::send_plugin_theme_email()

Sends an email upon the completion or failure of a plugin or theme background update.
wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php: wp_dashboard_site_health()

Displays the Site Health Status widget.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php: WP_Site_Health::wp_cron_scheduled_check()

Run our scheduled event to check and update the latest site health status for the website.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-requests-table.php: WP_Privacy_Requests_Table::get_admin_url()

Normalize the admin URL to the current page (by request_type).
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-data-removal-requests-list-table.php: WP_Privacy_Data_Removal_Requests_List_Table::column_next_steps()

Next steps column.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-data-export-requests-list-table.php: WP_Privacy_Data_Export_Requests_List_Table::column_next_steps()

Displays the next steps column.
wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode.php: WP_Recovery_Mode::handle_exit_recovery_mode()

Handles a request to exit Recovery Mode.
wp-admin/includes/theme.php: paused_themes_notice()

Renders an admin notice in case some themes have been paused due to errors.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php: WP_Site_Health::can_perform_loopback()

Run a loopback test on our site.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php: WP_Site_Health::get_test_wordpress_version()

Tests for WordPress version and outputs it.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php: WP_Site_Health::get_test_plugin_version()

Test if plugins are outdated, or unnecessary.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php: WP_Site_Health::get_test_theme_version()

Test if themes are outdated, or unnecessary.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php: WP_Site_Health::get_test_https_status()

Test if your site is serving content over HTTPS.
wp-admin/includes/plugin.php: paused_plugins_notice()

Renders an admin notice in case some plugins have been paused due to errors.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health-auto-updates.php: WP_Site_Health_Auto_Updates::test_wp_version_check_attached()

Check if updates are intercepted by a filter.
wp-includes/script-loader.php: wp_default_packages_inline_scripts()

Adds inline scripts required for the WordPress JavaScript packages.
wp-admin/includes/post.php: the_block_editor_meta_boxes()

Renders the meta boxes forms.
wp-includes/user.php: _wp_privacy_send_request_confirmation_notification()

Notify the site administrator via email when a request is confirmed.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-policy-content.php: WP_Privacy_Policy_Content::notice()

Add a notice with a link to the guide when editing the privacy policy page.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-policy-content.php: WP_Privacy_Policy_Content::policy_text_changed_notice()

Output a warning when some privacy info has changed.
wp-admin/press-this.php: wp_load_press_this()
wp-admin/includes/file.php: wp_edit_theme_plugin_file()

Attempts to edit a file for a theme or plugin.
wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-media-audio.php: WP_Widget_Media_Audio::__construct()

Constructor.
wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-media-video.php: WP_Widget_Media_Video::__construct()

Constructor.
wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-media.php: WP_Widget_Media::__construct()

Constructor.
wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-media-image.php: WP_Widget_Media_Image::__construct()

Constructor.
wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php: wp_print_community_events_markup()

Prints the markup for the Community Events section of the Events and News Dashboard widget.
wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php: WP_Customize_Manager::is_cross_domain()

Determines whether the admin and the frontend are on different domains.
wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php: wp_ajax_install_theme()

Ajax handler for installing a theme.
wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php: wp_ajax_install_plugin()

Ajax handler for installing a plugin.
wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-site-icon-control.php: WP_Customize_Site_Icon_Control::content_template()

Renders a JS template for the content of the site icon control.
wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php: WP_Customize_Manager::get_return_url()

Get URL to link the user to when closing the Customizer.
wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php: WP_Customize_Manager::customize_pane_settings()

Print JavaScript settings for parent window.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php: WP_Posts_List_Table::handle_row_actions()

Generates and displays row action links.
wp-admin/includes/network.php: network_step1()

Prints step 1 for Network installation process.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php: WP_Automatic_Updater::send_email()

Sends an email upon the completion or failure of a background core update.
wp-admin/includes/theme.php: wp_prepare_themes_for_js()

Prepare themes for JavaScript.
wp-admin/includes/theme.php: get_theme_update_available()

Retrieve the update link if there is a theme update available.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php: WP_Plugins_List_Table::no_items()
wp-admin/includes/class-theme-upgrader-skin.php: Theme_Upgrader_Skin::after()

Action to perform following a single theme update.
wp-admin/includes/class-theme-installer-skin.php: Theme_Installer_Skin::after()

Action to perform following a single theme install.
wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-installer-skin.php: Plugin_Installer_Skin::after()

Action to perform following a plugin install.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php: WP_List_Table::comments_bubble()

Displays a comment count bubble.
wp-includes/user.php: send_confirmation_on_profile_email()

Send a confirmation request email when a change of user email address is attempted.
wp-admin/includes/image-edit.php: wp_image_editor()

Loads the WP image-editing interface.
wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php: wp_welcome_panel()

Displays a welcome panel to introduce users to WordPress.
wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php: wp_dashboard_quota()

Displays file upload quota on dashboard.
wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php: wp_dashboard_quick_press()

The Quick Draft widget display and creation of drafts.
wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php: wp_dashboard_recent_drafts()

Show recent drafts of the user on the dashboard.
wp-admin/includes/plugin.php: menu_page_url()

Get the URL to access a particular menu page based on the slug it was registered with.
wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php: wp_install_defaults()

Creates the initial content for a newly-installed site.
wp-admin/includes/template.php: iframe_header()

Generic Iframe header for use with Thickbox
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-themes-list-table.php: WP_Themes_List_Table::no_items()
wp-admin/includes/media.php: media_upload_type_form()

Outputs the legacy media upload form for a given media type.
wp-admin/includes/media.php: media_upload_type_url_form()

Outputs the legacy media upload form for external media.
wp-admin/includes/media.php: media_upload_gallery_form()

Adds gallery form to upload iframe
wp-admin/includes/media.php: media_upload_library_form()

Outputs the legacy media upload form for the media library.
wp-admin/includes/media.php: media_upload_flash_bypass()

Displays the multi-file uploader message.
wp-admin/includes/media.php: media_upload_max_image_resize()

Displays the checkbox to scale images.
wp-admin/includes/media.php: media_upload_form()

Outputs the legacy media upload form.
wp-admin/includes/media.php: wp_iframe()

Outputs the iframe to display the media upload page.
wp-admin/includes/media.php: get_upload_iframe_src()
wp-admin/includes/post.php: _admin_notice_post_locked()

Outputs the HTML for the notice to say that someone else is editing or has taken over editing of this post.
wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php: wp_ajax_query_themes()

Ajax handler for getting themes from themes_api().
wp-admin/includes/update-core.php: update_core()

Upgrades the core of WordPress.
wp-admin/includes/revision.php: wp_prepare_revisions_for_js()

Prepare revisions for JavaScript.
wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php: post_submit_meta_box()

Displays post submit form fields.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php: WP_Comments_List_Table::column_author()
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php: WP_Comments_List_Table::get_views()
wp-admin/includes/class-walker-nav-menu-edit.php: Walker_Nav_Menu_Edit::start_el()

Start the element output.
wp-admin/includes/class-custom-image-header.php: Custom_Image_Header::step_1()

Display first step of custom header image page.
wp-admin/includes/class-custom-image-header.php: Custom_Image_Header::help()

Adds contextual help.
wp-admin/includes/class-custom-background.php: Custom_Background::admin_page()

Display the custom background page.
wp-includes/theme.php: wp_customize_url()

Returns a URL to load the Customizer.
wp-includes/theme.php: wp_customize_support_script()

Prints a script to check whether or not the Customizer is supported, and apply either the no-customize-support or customize-support class to the body.
wp-includes/theme.php: _wp_customize_loader_settings()

Adds settings for the customize-loader script.
wp-includes/pluggable.php: wp_notify_postauthor()

Notify an author (and/or others) of a comment/trackback/pingback on a post.
wp-includes/pluggable.php: wp_notify_moderator()

Notifies the moderator of the site about a new comment that is awaiting approval.
wp-includes/pluggable.php: wp_safe_redirect()

Performs a safe (local) redirect, using wp_redirect().
wp-includes/pluggable.php: check_admin_referer()

Ensures intent by verifying that a user was referred from another admin page with the correct security nonce.
wp-includes/general-template.php: wp_heartbeat_settings()

Default settings for heartbeat
wp-includes/general-template.php: register_admin_color_schemes()

Registers the default admin color schemes.
wp-includes/general-template.php: wp_admin_css_uri()

Displays the URL of a WordPress admin CSS file.
wp-includes/general-template.php: wp_register()

Display the Registration or Admin link.
wp-includes/deprecated.php: wp_admin_bar_dashboard_view_site_menu()

Add the “Dashboard”/”Visit Site” menu.
wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-nav-menu-widget.php: WP_Nav_Menu_Widget::form()

Outputs the settings form for the Navigation Menu widget.
wp-includes/class-wp-embed.php: WP_Embed::maybe_run_ajax_cache()

If a post/page was saved, then output JavaScript to make an Ajax request that will call WP_Embed::cache_oembed().
wp-includes/link-template.php: self_admin_url()

Retrieves the URL to the admin area for either the current site or the network depending on context.
wp-includes/link-template.php: get_dashboard_url()

Retrieves the URL to the user’s dashboard.
wp-includes/link-template.php: network_admin_url()

Retrieves the URL to the admin area for the network.
wp-includes/link-template.php: get_edit_post_link()

Retrieves the edit post link for post.
wp-includes/link-template.php: get_delete_post_link()

Retrieves the delete posts link for post.
wp-includes/link-template.php: get_edit_comment_link()

Retrieves the edit comment link.
wp-includes/link-template.php: get_edit_bookmark_link()

Displays the edit bookmark link.
wp-includes/link-template.php: get_edit_term_link()

Retrieves the URL for editing a given term.
wp-includes/http.php: get_allowed_http_origins()

Retrieve list of allowed HTTP origins.
wp-includes/admin-bar.php: wp_admin_bar_site_menu()

Add the “Site Name” menu.
wp-includes/admin-bar.php: wp_admin_bar_my_sites_menu()

Add the “My Sites/[Site Name]” menu and all submenus.
wp-includes/admin-bar.php: wp_admin_bar_new_content_menu()

Add “Add New” menu.
wp-includes/admin-bar.php: wp_admin_bar_comments_menu()

Add edit comments link with awaiting moderation count bubble.
wp-includes/admin-bar.php: wp_admin_bar_appearance_menu()

Add appearance submenu items to the “Site Name” menu.
wp-includes/option.php: wp_user_settings()

Saves and restores user interface settings stored in a cookie.
wp-includes/media.php: wp_plupload_default_settings()

Prints default Plupload arguments.
wp-includes/media.php: wp_enqueue_media()

Enqueues all scripts, styles, settings, and templates necessary to use all media JS APIs.
wp-includes/canonical.php: wp_redirect_admin_locations()

Redirects a variety of shorthand URLs to the admin.
wp-includes/ms-functions.php: maybe_add_existing_user_to_blog()

Add a new user to a blog by visiting /newbloguser/{key}/.
wp-includes/script-loader.php: wp_default_scripts()

Register all WordPress scripts.
wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php: _WP_Editors::editor_js()

Print (output) the TinyMCE configuration and initialization scripts.
wp-includes/media-template.php: wp_print_media_templates()

Prints the templates used in the media manager.

Changelog

Version Description
2.6.0 Introduced.

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