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get_default_feed(): string

Retrieves the default feed.

Description

The default feed is ‘rss2’, unless a plugin changes it through the ‘default_feed’ filter.

Return

string Default feed, or for example 'rss2', 'atom', etc.

Source

File: wp-includes/feed.php. View all references

function get_default_feed() {
	/**
	 * Filters the default feed type.
	 *
	 * @since 2.5.0
	 *
	 * @param string $feed_type Type of default feed. Possible values include 'rss2', 'atom'.
	 *                          Default 'rss2'.
	 */
	$default_feed = apply_filters( 'default_feed', 'rss2' );

	return ( 'rss' === $default_feed ) ? 'rss2' : $default_feed;
}

Hooks

Uses

Uses Description
apply_filters() wp-includes/plugin.php

Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.

Used By

Used By Description
feed_links() wp-includes/general-template.php

Displays the links to the general feeds.
WP::send_headers() wp-includes/class-wp.php

Sends additional HTTP headers for caching, content type, etc.
WP_Query::is_feed() wp-includes/class-wp-query.php

Is the query for a feed?
do_feed() wp-includes/functions.php

Loads the feed template from the use of an action hook.
get_search_comments_feed_link() wp-includes/link-template.php

Retrieves the permalink for the search results comments feed.
get_post_type_archive_feed_link() wp-includes/link-template.php

Retrieves the permalink for a post type archive feed.
get_term_feed_link() wp-includes/link-template.php

Retrieves the feed link for a term.
get_search_feed_link() wp-includes/link-template.php

Retrieves the permalink for the search results feed.
get_feed_link() wp-includes/link-template.php

Retrieves the permalink for the feed type.
get_post_comments_feed_link() wp-includes/link-template.php

Retrieves the permalink for the post comments feed.
get_author_feed_link() wp-includes/link-template.php

Retrieves the feed link for a given author.
get_the_category_rss() wp-includes/feed.php

Retrieves all of the post categories, formatted for use in feeds.
feed_content_type() wp-includes/feed.php

Returns the content type for specified feed type.
get_the_content_feed() wp-includes/feed.php

Retrieves the post content for feeds.
redirect_canonical() wp-includes/canonical.php

Redirects incoming links to the proper URL based on the site url.

Changelog

Version Description
2.5.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_default_feed