menu_page_url( string $menu_slug, bool $echo = true )

Get the url to access a particular menu page based on the slug it was registered with.

Description

If the slug hasn’t been registered properly no url will be returned

Parameters

$menu_slug

(Required) The slug name to refer to this menu by (should be unique for this menu)

$echo

(Optional) Whether or not to echo the url

  • default is true

Default value: true

Return

(string) the url

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/plugin.php 

function menu_page_url($menu_slug, $echo = true) {
	global $_parent_pages;

	if ( isset( $_parent_pages[$menu_slug] ) ) {
		$parent_slug = $_parent_pages[$menu_slug];
		if ( $parent_slug && ! isset( $_parent_pages[$parent_slug] ) ) {
			$url = admin_url( add_query_arg( 'page', $menu_slug, $parent_slug ) );
		} else {
			$url = admin_url( 'admin.php?page=' . $menu_slug );
		}
	} else {
		$url = '';
	}

	$url = esc_url($url);

	if ( $echo )
		echo $url;

	return $url;
}

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Related

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/link-template.php: admin_url()

Retrieves the URL to the admin area for the current site.
wp-includes/formatting.php: esc_url()

Checks and cleans a URL.
wp-includes/functions.php: add_query_arg()

Retrieves a modified URL query string.

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-3.0.0 Introduced.