Show the Admin Screen ID in the Footer
Displays the current screen ID, base, post type and hook suffix in the admin footer for administrators, which is exactly what you need when targeting a screen in your own code.
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add_filter( 'update_footer', function ( $text ) {
$screen = function_exists( 'get_current_screen' ) ? get_current_screen() : null;
if ( ! $screen || ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
return $text;
}
return sprintf(
'<code>id: %s</code> <code>base: %s</code>%s <code>hook: %s</code> · %s',
esc_html( $screen->id ),
esc_html( $screen->base ),
$screen->post_type ? ' <code>post_type: ' . esc_html( $screen->post_type ) . '</code>' : '',
esc_html( $GLOBALS['hook_suffix'] ?? '' ),
$text
);
}, 99 );Notes
Use the values with get_current_screen() checks or the admin_enqueue_scripts hook suffix.
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