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get_current_screen(): WP_Screen|null

Get the current screen object

Return

WP_Screen|null Current screen object or null when screen not defined.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/screen.php. View all references

function get_current_screen() {
	global $current_screen;

	if ( ! isset( $current_screen ) ) {
		return null;
	}

	return $current_screen;
}

Used By

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Renders the SVG filters supplied by theme.json.
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Adds a class to the body HTML tag.
WP_Site_Health::enqueue_scripts() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php

Enqueues the site health scripts.
WP_Privacy_Policy_Content::notice() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-policy-content.php

Add a notice with a link to the guide when editing the privacy policy page.
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Output a warning when some privacy info has changed.
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WP_Widget_Custom_HTML::add_help_text() wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-custom-html.php

Add help text to widgets admin screen.
wp_ajax_search_install_plugins() wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php

Ajax handler for searching plugins to install.
wp_ajax_search_plugins() wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php

Ajax handler for searching plugins.
WP_Screen::render_view_mode() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-screen.php

Renders the list table view mode preferences.
WP_Screen::get() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-screen.php

Fetches a screen object.
add_screen_option() wp-admin/includes/screen.php

Register and configure an admin screen option
screen_layout() wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php

Returns the screen layout options.
screen_options() wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php

Returns the screen’s per-page options.
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Renders the screen’s help.
wp_plugin_update_row() wp-admin/includes/update.php

Displays update information for a plugin.
wp_add_dashboard_widget() wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php

Adds a new dashboard widget.
wp_dashboard() wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php

Displays the dashboard.
wp_dashboard_setup() wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php

Registers dashboard widgets.
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Fetches an instance of a WP_List_Table class.
iframe_header() wp-admin/includes/template.php

Generic Iframe header for use with Thickbox.
add_meta_box() wp-admin/includes/template.php

Adds a meta box to one or more screens.
do_meta_boxes() wp-admin/includes/template.php

Meta-Box template function.
remove_meta_box() wp-admin/includes/template.php

Removes a meta box from one or more screens.
do_accordion_sections() wp-admin/includes/template.php

Meta Box Accordion Template Function.
post_comment_meta_box() wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php

Displays comments for post.
page_attributes_meta_box() wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php

Displays page attributes form fields.
Custom_Image_Header::help() wp-admin/includes/class-custom-image-header.php

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

Sets up the enqueue for the CSS & JavaScript files.
wp_auth_check_load() wp-includes/functions.php

Loads the auth check for monitoring whether the user is still logged in.
wp_admin_bar_edit_menu() wp-includes/admin-bar.php

Provides an edit link for posts and terms.

Changelog

Version Description
3.1.0 Introduced.

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