Using WordPress ‘get_edit_tag_link()’ PHP function

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The get_edit_tag_link() WordPress PHP function retrieves the edit link for a tag.

Usage

get_edit_tag_link( $tag, $taxonomy = 'post_tag' );

Parameters

  • $tag (int|WP_Term|object) – The ID or term object whose edit link will be retrieved.
  • $taxonomy (string) – Optional. Taxonomy slug. Default ‘post_tag’.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: get_edit_tag_link()

Examples

This example displays the edit link for a tag with ID 10.

$tag_id = 10;
$edit_link = get_edit_tag_link( $tag_id );
echo '<a href="' . esc_url( $edit_link ) . '">Edit Tag</a>';

This example displays the edit link for a tag with ID 15 in a custom taxonomy called ‘genre’.

$tag_id = 15;
$taxonomy = 'genre';
$edit_link = get_edit_tag_link( $tag_id, $taxonomy );
echo '<a href="' . esc_url( $edit_link ) . '">Edit Genre</a>';

This example displays the edit link for the first tag of the current post within the loop.

$tags = get_the_tags();
if ( $tags ) {
  $first_tag = array_shift( $tags );
  $edit_link = get_edit_tag_link( $first_tag->term_id );
  echo '<a href="' . esc_url( $edit_link ) . '">Edit First Tag</a>';
}

This example displays the edit link for a tag using a WP_Term object.

$tag_object = get_term( 20, 'post_tag' );
$edit_link = get_edit_tag_link( $tag_object );
echo '<a href="' . esc_url( $edit_link ) . '">Edit Tag</a>';

This example displays the edit link for all tags.

$tags = get_terms( array( 'taxonomy' => 'post_tag', 'hide_empty' => false ) );
foreach ( $tags as $tag ) {
  $edit_link = get_edit_tag_link( $tag );
  echo '<a href="' . esc_url( $edit_link ) . '">Edit ' . esc_html( $tag->name ) . '</a><br>';
}