The graceful_fail() WordPress PHP function is a deprecated function used to gracefully fail in older WordPress versions. It is recommended to use wp_die() instead.
Usage
graceful_fail('Error message');
Parameters
- None
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: graceful_fail
This function is deprecated since WordPress version 1.5.0. It is recommended to use wp_die() instead.
Examples
Graceful fail with a simple error message
Display a simple error message and exit gracefully.
// Display error message and exit gracefully
graceful_fail('Something went wrong. Please try again later.');
Graceful fail when a condition is not met
Gracefully exit if a variable does not match a specific value.
$number = 5;
// Check if the number is equal to 10
if ($number != 10) {
graceful_fail('The number must be 10.');
}
Graceful fail inside a function
Create a function that checks if a string contains a specific word and gracefully fails if not.
function check_word($string) {
if (strpos($string, 'word') === false) {
graceful_fail('The string must contain the word "word".');
}
}
check_word('This is a test sentence.');
Graceful fail with HTML error message
Display an error message with HTML content and exit gracefully.
// Display error message with HTML content and exit gracefully
graceful_fail('<strong>Error:</strong> Something went wrong. Please <a href="http://example.com">go back</a> and try again.');
Graceful fail after performing an action
Perform an action and gracefully exit if it fails.
$result = false;
// Perform some action
// ...
// Check if the action was successful
if (!$result) {
graceful_fail('The action failed. Please try again.');
}