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menu_page_url( string $menu_slug, bool $echo = true )

Get the URL to access a particular menu page based on the slug it was registered with.

Description

If the slug hasn’t been registered properly, no URL will be returned.

Parameters

$menu_slug

(string) (Required) The slug name to refer to this menu by (should be unique for this menu).

$echo

(bool) (Optional) Whether or not to echo the URL.

Default value: true

Return

(string) The menu page URL.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/plugin.php 

function menu_page_url( $menu_slug, $echo = true ) {
	global $_parent_pages;

	if ( isset( $_parent_pages[ $menu_slug ] ) ) {
		$parent_slug = $_parent_pages[ $menu_slug ];
		if ( $parent_slug && ! isset( $_parent_pages[ $parent_slug ] ) ) {
			$url = admin_url( add_query_arg( 'page', $menu_slug, $parent_slug ) );
		} else {
			$url = admin_url( 'admin.php?page=' . $menu_slug );
		}
	} else {
		$url = '';
	}

	$url = esc_url( $url );

	if ( $echo ) {
		echo $url;
	}

	return $url;
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/formatting.php: esc_url()

Checks and cleans a URL.
wp-includes/functions.php: add_query_arg()

Retrieves a modified URL query string.
wp-includes/link-template.php: admin_url()

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

Changelog

Version Description
3.0.0 Introduced.

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Licensed under the GNU GPLv2+ License.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/menu_page_url