wp_referer_field( bool $echo = true )

Retrieve or display referer hidden field for forms.


Description

The referer link is the current Request URI from the server super global. The input name is ‘_wp_http_referer’, in case you wanted to check manually.


Parameters

$echo

(bool) (Optional) Whether to echo or return the referer field.

Default value: true


Return

(string) Referer field HTML markup.


Source

File: wp-includes/functions.php

function wp_referer_field( $echo = true ) {
	$referer_field = '<input type="hidden" name="_wp_http_referer" value="'. esc_attr( wp_unslash( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) ) . '" />';

	if ( $echo )
		echo $referer_field;
	return $referer_field;
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.0.4 Introduced.