Using WordPress ‘admin_print_footer_scripts’ PHP action

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The admin_print_footer_scripts WordPress PHP action is used to print any scripts and data queued for the footer in the admin area.

Usage

add_action('admin_print_footer_scripts', 'your_custom_function');
function your_custom_function() {
// your custom code here
}

Parameters

There are no parameters for this action.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: admin_print_footer_scripts

Examples

This example adds a custom JavaScript script to the admin footer.

add_action('admin_print_footer_scripts', 'add_my_custom_script');
function add_my_custom_script() {
    echo '<script>alert("Hello from the admin footer!");</script>';
}

This example enqueues a script file called ‘my-admin-script.js’ located in the theme’s ‘js’ folder.

add_action('admin_print_footer_scripts', 'enqueue_my_admin_script');
function enqueue_my_admin_script() {
    wp_enqueue_script('my-admin-script', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/my-admin-script.js', array(), '1.0', true);
}

Add custom inline script with jQuery

This example adds an inline script using jQuery to toggle a custom meta box.

add_action('admin_print_footer_scripts', 'add_toggle_meta_box_script');
function add_toggle_meta_box_script() {
echo "<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
$('.toggle-meta-box').on('click', function() {
$('.custom-meta-box').toggle();
});
});
</script>";
}

This example prints custom CSS in the admin footer to change the background color of the admin area.

add_action('admin_print_footer_scripts', 'add_custom_admin_css');
function add_custom_admin_css() {
echo '<style>body { background-color: #f5f5f5; }</style>';
}

This example adds a custom JavaScript function in the admin footer that can be called by other scripts.

add_action('admin_print_footer_scripts', 'add_custom_js_function');
function add_custom_js_function() {
echo "<script>
function showAlert(message) {
alert(message);
}
</script>";
}