Using WordPress ‘in_admin_footer’ PHP action

The in_admin_footer WordPress PHP action fires after the opening tag for the admin footer.

Usage

add_action('in_admin_footer', 'your_custom_function');
function your_custom_function() {
// your custom code here
}

Parameters

This action does not accept any parameters.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: in_admin_footer

Examples

This example adds a custom message to the admin footer.

add_action('in_admin_footer', 'add_custom_message_to_admin_footer');
function add_custom_message_to_admin_footer() {
echo '<p><strong>Custom message:</strong> Thank you for using our theme!</p>';
}

This example adds a link to the admin footer.

add_action('in_admin_footer', 'add_link_to_admin_footer');
function add_link_to_admin_footer() {
echo '<p><a href="https://example.com" target="_blank">Visit our website</a></p>';
}

Displaying the current user’s display name

This example displays the current user’s display name in the admin footer.

add_action('in_admin_footer', 'display_current_user_name');
function display_current_user_name() {
    $current_user = wp_get_current_user();
    echo '<p>Logged in as: ' . $current_user->display_name . '</p>';
}

This example adds custom JavaScript to the admin footer that shows an alert box.

add_action('in_admin_footer', 'add_custom_js_to_admin_footer');
function add_custom_js_to_admin_footer() {
echo '<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
alert("Welcome to the admin area!");
});
</script>';
}

This example adds custom CSS to style the admin footer with a different background color.

add_action('in_admin_footer', 'add_custom_css_to_admin_footer');
function add_custom_css_to_admin_footer() {
echo '<style>
#footer {
background-color: #ffcc00;
}
</style>';
}