Hook Locator

Hook Locator is the ultimate WordPress development tool for analyzing hook usage across your plugins and themes. Built for developers, it provides a professional admin interface to search, analyze, and understand WordPress hook implementations.

Key Features

• Advanced Hook Search – Find any WordPress hook across all plugins and themes
• Organized Directory Selection – Separate dropdowns for plugins and themes with clean organization
• Detailed Code Analysis – View exact file locations with highlighted code context
• Multiple Hook Types – Supports add_action, add_filter, do_action, apply_filters, and more
• Professional Interface – Clean, modern admin UI following WordPress design standards
• Performance Optimized – Efficient scanning with built-in safeguards and limits
• Security First – Proper nonce verification, sanitization, and capability checks
• Developer Tools – Click-to-copy code snippets, keyboard shortcuts, and export features

Perfect For

• Plugin Developers – Debug hook conflicts and understand plugin interactions
• Theme Developers – Analyze theme hook implementations and customizations
• Code Auditors – Review hook usage patterns and security implementations
• WordPress Learners – Understand how WordPress hooks work in real code
• Site Maintainers – Debug issues and optimize hook performance

How It Works

1. Search Interface – Enter any hook name and select search location
2. Instant Results – View all matching files with line numbers and hook types
3. Code Context – Click any result to see highlighted code with surrounding lines
4. Analysis Tools – Get insights about hook types, usage patterns, and best practices

WordPress Standards Compliant

• PHPCS/WPCS Compatible – Follows all WordPress coding standards
• Secure Implementation – Proper sanitization, nonces, and capability checks
• Performance Optimized – Efficient file scanning with resource limits
• Accessibility Ready – Keyboard navigation and screen reader compatible
• Translation Ready – Full internationalization support

Advanced Usage

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl/Cmd + K – Focus search input
• Ctrl/Cmd + Enter – Run search
• Escape – Clear search input
• Click snippets – Copy to clipboard

Supported Hook Types

• add_action()
• add_filter()
• do_action()
• apply_filters()
• remove_action()
• remove_filter()
• has_action()
• has_filter()

Developer Information

• Code Standards – 100% PHPCS/WPCS compliant
• Secure – Proper validation, sanitization, and capability checks
• Performance – Smart scanning, resource limits, and memory management
• Accessibility – Screen reader and keyboard navigation support
• Internationalization – Fully translation ready

Privacy

• No personal data collection
• No external API requests
• No analytics, tracking, or cookies
• Admin-only usage

Support

Need help?

• WordPress.org support forums
• Inline documentation and tooltips in the admin panel
• GitHub issues (coming soon)

Hook Locator is actively maintained and tested with the latest WordPress releases. We welcome feedback and feature requests!