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wp_ajax_dashboard_widgets()

Ajax handler for dashboard widgets.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php 

function wp_ajax_dashboard_widgets() {
	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php';

	$pagenow = $_GET['pagenow'];
	if ( 'dashboard-user' === $pagenow || 'dashboard-network' === $pagenow || 'dashboard' === $pagenow ) {
		set_current_screen( $pagenow );
	}

	switch ( $_GET['widget'] ) {
		case 'dashboard_primary':
			wp_dashboard_primary();
			break;
	}
	wp_die();
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-admin/includes/screen.php: set_current_screen()

Set the current screen object
wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php: wp_dashboard_primary()

‘WordPress Events and News’ dashboard widget.
wp-includes/functions.php: wp_die()

Kills WordPress execution and displays HTML page with an error message.

Changelog

Version Description
3.4.0 Introduced.

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