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wp_ajax_edit_theme_plugin_file()

wp_ajax_edit_theme_plugin_file()

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Handles editing a theme or plugin file via AJAX.

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function wp_ajax_edit_theme_plugin_file() {	$r = wp_edit_theme_plugin_file( wp_unslash( $_POST ) ); // Validation of args is done in wp_edit_theme_plugin_file().	if ( is_wp_error( $r ) ) {	wp_send_json_error(	array_merge(	array(	'code' => $r->get_error_code(),	'message' => $r->get_error_message(),	),	(array) $r->get_error_data()	)	);	} else {	wp_send_json_success(	array(	'message' => __( 'File edited successfully.' ),	)	);	} }

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UsesDescription
wp_edit_theme_plugin_file()wp-admin/includes/file.php

Attempts to edit a file for a theme or plugin.

wp_unslash()wp-includes/formatting.php

Removes slashes from a string or recursively removes slashes from strings within an array.

wp_send_json_error()wp-includes/functions.php

Sends a JSON response back to an Ajax request, indicating failure.

wp_send_json_success()wp-includes/functions.php

Sends a JSON response back to an Ajax request, indicating success.

is_wp_error()wp-includes/load.php

Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error.

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4.9.0Introduced.

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