WordPress Advanced Hook Sniffer WordPress Plugin
The WordPress Hook Sniffer plugin is a tool for plugin developers that helps determine the sequence in which action and filter functions are fired.
The WordPress Hook Sniffer plugin is a tool for plugin developers that helps determine the sequence in which action and filter functions are fired. It allows you to peer into the inner workings of the WordPress Plugin API. You can configure what is outputted and to where the output is sent (screen or text file).
Since it's not supported anymore from the original author, it's now maintained by Mirco Babini, WordPress Consultant, Web Developer and Data Lover.
Output Options
You can choose to output any or all of the six different sets of hook data that WordPress Hook Sniffer collects. Each dataset provides a unique insight into the underlying working of WordPress' hooks. The currently available datasets are:
Added Functions:a listing of, in the order in which they were encounter
action hooks
buddypress
developer plugin
filter hooks
wordpress
wordpress MU
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Usage of WordPress Advanced Hook Sniffer over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 1 to 1 — up 0 (+0%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 1 | +0 |
| June 2024 | 1 | +0 |
| May 2024 | 1 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 1 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 1 | +0 |
| February 2024 | 1 | +0 |
| January 2024 | 1 | +0 |
| December 2023 | 1 | +0 |
| November 2023 | 1 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 1 | +0 |
| September 2023 | 1 | +0 |
| August 2023 | 1 | +0 |
| July 2023 | 1 | +0 |
| June 2023 | 1 | — |
Sites running WordPress Advanced Hook Sniffer
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