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wp_get_original_referer › WordPress Function

Since2.0.4
Deprecatedn/a
› wp_get_original_referer ( No parameters )
Returns:
  • (string|false) Original referer URL on success, false on failure.
Defined at:
Codex:

Retrieves original referer that was posted, if it exists.



Related Functions: wp_get_raw_referer, wp_original_referer_field, wp_get_referer, wp_get_original_image_url, wp_strict_cross_origin_referrer

Source 

function wp_get_original_referer() {
	// Return early if called before wp_validate_redirect() is defined.
	if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_validate_redirect' ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST['_wp_original_http_referer'] ) ) {
		return wp_validate_redirect( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['_wp_original_http_referer'] ), false );
	}

	return false;
}