wp_original_referer_field( bool $echo = true, string $jump_back_to = 'current' )

Retrieve or display original referer hidden field for forms.


Description

The input name is ‘_wp_original_http_referer’ and will be either the same value of wp_referer_field(), if that was posted already or it will be the current page, if it doesn’t exist.


Parameters

$echo

(bool) (Optional) Whether to echo the original http referer.

Default value: true

$jump_back_to

(string) (Optional) Can be 'previous' or page you want to jump back to.

Default value: 'current'


Return

(string) Original referer field.


Source

File: wp-includes/functions.php

function wp_original_referer_field( $echo = true, $jump_back_to = 'current' ) {
	if ( ! $ref = wp_get_original_referer() ) {
		$ref = 'previous' == $jump_back_to ? wp_get_referer() : wp_unslash( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
	}
	$orig_referer_field = '<input type="hidden" name="_wp_original_http_referer" value="' . esc_attr( $ref ) . '" />';
	if ( $echo )
		echo $orig_referer_field;
	return $orig_referer_field;
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.0.4 Introduced.