Show the Current Git Branch in the Admin Bar
Shows which Git branch and commit the site or theme is running in the admin bar for administrators, so developers always know what code is deployed on each copy.
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Code
add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', function ( $admin_bar ) {
if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
return;
}
foreach ( array( ABSPATH, trailingslashit( get_stylesheet_directory() ) ) as $root ) {
$head = $root . '.git/HEAD';
if ( ! is_readable( $head ) ) {
continue;
}
$ref = trim( (string) file_get_contents( $head ) );
if ( 0 === strpos( $ref, 'ref:' ) ) {
$branch = basename( trim( substr( $ref, 4 ) ) );
$file = $root . '.git/' . trim( substr( $ref, 4 ) );
$commit = is_readable( $file ) ? substr( trim( (string) file_get_contents( $file ) ), 0, 7 ) : '';
} else {
$branch = 'detached';
$commit = substr( $ref, 0, 7 );
}
$admin_bar->add_node( array(
'id' => 'wpide-git',
'parent' => 'top-secondary',
'title' => '<span class="ab-icon dashicons dashicons-randomize" style="margin-top:2px" aria-hidden="true"></span>' . esc_html( $branch . ( $commit ? ' @ ' . $commit : '' ) ),
'meta' => array( 'title' => esc_attr( 'Git repository: ' . str_replace( ABSPATH, '/', $root ) ) ),
) );
return;
}
}, 100 );Notes
Looks for a .git folder in the site root, then in the active theme; nothing is shown when neither exists. No shell commands are run.
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