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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. wecodemore/wordpress-early-hook ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) wecodemore/wordpress-early-hook =============================== Small library to safely add WordPress hooks before WordPress is loaded. 1.4.1(5mo ago)9158.6k↓37.3%13MITPHPPHP >=7.4 < 8.6CI passing Since Mar 1Pushed 5mo ago4 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/wecodemore/wordpress-early-hook)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/wecodemore/wordpress-early-hook)[ RSS](/packages/wecodemore-wordpress-early-hook/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 2d ago READMEChangelog (6)Dependencies (5)Versions (7)Used By (3) WP Early Hook ============= [](#wp-early-hook) Small library to safely add WordPress hooks before WordPress is loaded. [![PHP Quality Assurance](https://github.com/wecodemore/wordpress-early-hook/actions/workflows/php-qa.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/wecodemore/wordpress-early-hook/actions/workflows/php-qa.yml) --- What ---- [](#what) This package provides two functions: - `WeCodeMore\earlyAddAction()` - `WeCodeMore\earlyAddFilter()` Having the same signature of WP's `add_action` and `add_filter`, but they are loaded with Composer autoload, and can add hooks *before* WordPress is actually loaded. Why --- [](#why) When we write code for WordPress with Composer support, we might be tempted to use Composer autoload file functionality to add WordPress action and filters. When the code we're writing is part of a [WP Starter](https://github.com/wecodemore/wpstarter)project that works well, because WP Starter loads the WP plugin API before loading the Composer autoload. But if we aim to release the code as "standalone" we don't know where it'll be used and so it might be possible that when the Composer autoload file is required the WP plugin API is not loaded yet, and so calling `add_action`/`add_filter` will result in a fatal error. How --- [](#how) The two functions of this package first check if the actual WP functions are available, if so, it used them. If WP functions are not available, it checks if `ABSPATH` constant is defined. If so, it uses it to load the `wp-includes/plugin.php` file that defines the hooks API. Since WP 4.7, that file is independent of the rest of WordPress and can be loaded before WP is loaded. After the file is loaded, this package's functions can call the WP functions. In the case not even `ABSPATH` constant is defined, this package's functions resort to fill the `$wp_filter` global variable, which WordPress will "reconciliate" when loaded using [`WP_Hook::build_preinitialized_hooks`](https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/6.1/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php#L408). System Requirements ------------------- [](#system-requirements) - PHP 7.1+ - WordPress 4.7+ (Only tested on 5.9+ for PHP 8.1+) Installation ------------ [](#installation) Via Composer, package name is `wecodemore/wordpress-early-hook`. License ------- [](#license) MIT. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) file. Who's Behind ------------ [](#whos-behind) I'm Giuseppe, I deal with PHP since 2005. For questions, rants or chat ping me on Mastodon ([@gmazzap@phpc.social](https://phpc.social/@gmazzap)). Well, it's possible I'll ignore rants. ### Health Score 52 — FairBetter than 96% of packages Maintenance70 Regular maintenance activity Popularity40 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community17 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity67 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 94.7% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~208 days Recently: every ~261 days Total 6 Last Release 177d ago PHP version history (5 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.1 < 8.3 1.2.0PHP >=7.1 < 8.4 1.3.0PHP >=7.1 < 8.5 1.4.0PHP >=7.4 <= 8.5 1.4.1PHP >=7.4 < 8.6 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2208282?v=4)[Giuseppe Mazzapica](/maintainers/gmazzap)[@gmazzap](https://github.com/gmazzap) --- Top Contributors [![gmazzap](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2208282?v=4)](https://github.com/gmazzap "gmazzap (18 commits)")[![nlemoine](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2526939?v=4)](https://github.com/nlemoine "nlemoine (1 commits)") --- Tags wordpresshookswpfiltersactionswordpress hookswordpress filterswp hookswp actionswp filterswordpress actions ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPsalm Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/wecodemore-wordpress-early-hook/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/wecodemore-wordpress-early-hook/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/wecodemore-wordpress-early-hook) ``` ### Alternatives [tormjens/eventy The WordPress filter/action system in Laravel 439951.1k24](/packages/tormjens-eventy)[bainternet/php-hooks A fork of the WordPress filters hook system rolled in to a class to be ported into any PHP-based system 27624.1k6](/packages/bainternet-php-hooks)[voku/php-hooks A fork of the WordPress filters hook system rolled in to a class to be ported into any PHP-based system 7739.7k3](/packages/voku-php-hooks)[x-wp/di The dependency injection container for WordPress 314.3k14](/packages/x-wp-di)[millat/laravel-hooks The WordPress filter, action system in Laravel 5817.5k](/packages/millat-laravel-hooks) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)