get_the_privacy_policy_link( string $before = '', string $after = '' )

Returns the privacy policy link with formatting, when applicable.

Parameters

$before

(string) (Optional) Display before privacy policy link.

Default value: ''

$after

(string) (Optional) Display after privacy policy link.

Default value: ''

Return

(string) Markup for the link and surrounding elements. Empty string if it doesn't exist.

Source

File: wp-includes/link-template.php

function get_the_privacy_policy_link( $before = '', $after = '' ) {
	$link               = '';
	$privacy_policy_url = get_privacy_policy_url();
	$policy_page_id     = (int) get_option( 'wp_page_for_privacy_policy' );
	$page_title         = ( $policy_page_id ) ? get_the_title( $policy_page_id ) : '';

	if ( $privacy_policy_url && $page_title ) {
		$link = sprintf(
			'<a class="privacy-policy-link" href="%s">%s</a>',
			esc_url( $privacy_policy_url ),
			esc_html( $page_title )
		);
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the privacy policy link.
	 *
	 * @since 4.9.6
	 *
	 * @param string $link               The privacy policy link. Empty string if it
	 *                                   doesn't exist.
	 * @param string $privacy_policy_url The URL of the privacy policy. Empty string
	 *                                   if it doesn't exist.
	 */
	$link = apply_filters( 'the_privacy_policy_link', $link, $privacy_policy_url );

	if ( $link ) {
		return $before . $link . $after;
	}

	return '';
}

Changelog

Version Description
4.9.6 Introduced.

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