Using WordPress ‘admin_post_nopriv_{$action}’ PHP action

The admin_post_nopriv_{$action} WordPress PHP action fires on a non-authenticated admin post request for the given action. The dynamic portion of the hook name, $action, refers to the given request action.

Usage

add_action('admin_post_nopriv_{$action}', 'your_function_name');

function your_function_name() {
    // your custom code here
}

Parameters

None

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: admin_post_nopriv_{$action}

Examples

Handling a contact form submission

In this example, we handle a contact form submission for non-authenticated users.

add_action('admin_post_nopriv_contact_form', 'process_contact_form');

function process_contact_form() {
    // your custom code for processing the contact form here
}

In this example, we handle a newsletter subscription for non-authenticated users.

add_action('admin_post_nopriv_newsletter_subscribe', 'process_newsletter_subscribe');

function process_newsletter_subscribe() {
    // your custom code for processing the newsletter subscription here
}

Handling a custom search request

In this example, we handle a custom search request for non-authenticated users.

add_action('admin_post_nopriv_custom_search', 'process_custom_search');

function process_custom_search() {
    // your custom code for processing the custom search request here
}

Handling a comment submission

In this example, we handle a comment submission for non-authenticated users.

add_action('admin_post_nopriv_submit_comment', 'process_comment_submission');

function process_comment_submission() {
    // your custom code for processing the comment submission here
}

Handling a file upload

In this example, we handle a file upload for non-authenticated users.

add_action('admin_post_nopriv_file_upload', 'process_file_upload');

function process_file_upload() {
    // your custom code for processing the file upload here
}