# Admin Notice Helper That Survives Redirects

> Adds a wpide_flash_notice() helper that queues a success, warning or error message for the current user and shows it on the next admin screen, even after a redirect.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [Developer](https://wpide.com/library/category/developer/)
- Tags: admin-notices, helper, redirects
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/dev-admin-flash-notice-helper/

## Code

```php
if ( ! function_exists( 'wpide_flash_notice' ) ) {
    function wpide_flash_notice( $message, $type = 'success' ) {
        $user_id = get_current_user_id();
        if ( ! $user_id ) {
            return;
        }
        $queue   = (array) get_transient( 'wpide_flash_' . $user_id );
        $queue[] = array( 'message' => (string) $message, 'type' => in_array( $type, array( 'success', 'warning', 'error', 'info' ), true ) ? $type : 'info' );
        set_transient( 'wpide_flash_' . $user_id, array_filter( $queue ), 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS );
    }
}

add_action( 'admin_notices', function () {
    $key   = 'wpide_flash_' . get_current_user_id();
    $queue = get_transient( $key );
    if ( ! $queue ) {
        return;
    }
    delete_transient( $key );

    foreach ( (array) $queue as $notice ) {
        printf( '<div class="notice notice-%s is-dismissible"><p>%s</p></div>', esc_attr( $notice['type'] ), wp_kses_post( $notice['message'] ) );
    }
} );
```

## Notes

Example wpide_flash_notice( 'Import finished.', 'success' ); before wp_safe_redirect(); messages are stored per user for five minutes.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Admin Notice Helper That Survives Redirects" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/