wp_get_speculation_rules(): WP_Speculation_Rules|null

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This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

Returns the full speculation rules data based on the configuration.

Description

Plugins with features that rely on frontend URLs to exclude from prefetching or prerendering should use the ‘wp_speculation_rules_href_exclude_paths’ filter to ensure those URL patterns are excluded.

Additional speculation rules other than the default rule from WordPress Core can be provided by using the ‘wp_load_speculation_rules’ action and amending the passed WP_Speculation_Rules object.

Return

WP_Speculation_Rules|null Object representing the speculation rules to use, or null if speculative loading is disabled in the current context.

Source

function wp_get_speculation_rules(): ?WP_Speculation_Rules {
	$configuration = wp_get_speculation_rules_configuration();
	if ( null === $configuration ) {
		return null;
	}

	$mode      = $configuration['mode'];
	$eagerness = $configuration['eagerness'];

	$prefixer = new WP_URL_Pattern_Prefixer();

	$base_href_exclude_paths = array(
		$prefixer->prefix_path_pattern( '/wp-*.php', 'site' ),
		$prefixer->prefix_path_pattern( '/wp-admin/*', 'site' ),
		$prefixer->prefix_path_pattern( '/*', 'uploads' ),
		$prefixer->prefix_path_pattern( '/*', 'content' ),
		$prefixer->prefix_path_pattern( '/*', 'plugins' ),
		$prefixer->prefix_path_pattern( '/*', 'template' ),
		$prefixer->prefix_path_pattern( '/*', 'stylesheet' ),
	);

	/*
	 * If pretty permalinks are enabled, exclude any URLs with query parameters.
	 * Otherwise, exclude specifically the URLs with a `_wpnonce` query parameter or any other query parameter
	 * containing the word `nonce`.
	 */
	if ( get_option( 'permalink_structure' ) ) {
		$base_href_exclude_paths[] = $prefixer->prefix_path_pattern( '/*\\?(.+)', 'home' );
	} else {
		$base_href_exclude_paths[] = $prefixer->prefix_path_pattern( '/*\\?*(^|&)*nonce*=*', 'home' );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the paths for which speculative loading should be disabled.
	 *
	 * All paths should start in a forward slash, relative to the root document. The `*` can be used as a wildcard.
	 * If the WordPress site is in a subdirectory, the exclude paths will automatically be prefixed as necessary.
	 *
	 * Note that WordPress always excludes certain path patterns such as `/wp-login.php` and `/wp-admin/*`, and those
	 * cannot be modified using the filter.
	 *
	 * @since 6.8.0
	 *
	 * @param string[] $href_exclude_paths Additional path patterns to disable speculative loading for.
	 * @param string   $mode               Mode used to apply speculative loading. Either 'prefetch' or 'prerender'.
	 */
	$href_exclude_paths = (array) apply_filters( 'wp_speculation_rules_href_exclude_paths', array(), $mode );

	// Ensure that:
	// 1. There are no duplicates.
	// 2. The base paths cannot be removed.
	// 3. The array has sequential keys (i.e. array_is_list()).
	$href_exclude_paths = array_values(
		array_unique(
			array_merge(
				$base_href_exclude_paths,
				array_map(
					static function ( string $href_exclude_path ) use ( $prefixer ): string {
						return $prefixer->prefix_path_pattern( $href_exclude_path );
					},
					$href_exclude_paths
				)
			)
		)
	);

	$speculation_rules = new WP_Speculation_Rules();

	$main_rule_conditions = array(
		// Include any URLs within the same site.
		array(
			'href_matches' => $prefixer->prefix_path_pattern( '/*' ),
		),
		// Except for excluded paths.
		array(
			'not' => array(
				'href_matches' => $href_exclude_paths,
			),
		),
		// Also exclude rel=nofollow links, as certain plugins use that on their links that perform an action.
		array(
			'not' => array(
				'selector_matches' => 'a[rel~="nofollow"]',
			),
		),
		// Also exclude links that are explicitly marked to opt out, either directly or via a parent element.
		array(
			'not' => array(
				'selector_matches' => ".no-{$mode}, .no-{$mode} a",
			),
		),
	);

	// If using 'prerender', also exclude links that opt out of 'prefetch' because it's part of 'prerender'.
	if ( 'prerender' === $mode ) {
		$main_rule_conditions[] = array(
			'not' => array(
				'selector_matches' => '.no-prefetch, .no-prefetch a',
			),
		);
	}

	$speculation_rules->add_rule(
		$mode,
		'main',
		array(
			'source'    => 'document',
			'where'     => array(
				'and' => $main_rule_conditions,
			),
			'eagerness' => $eagerness,
		)
	);

	/**
	 * Fires when speculation rules data is loaded, allowing to amend the rules.
	 *
	 * @since 6.8.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_Speculation_Rules $speculation_rules Object representing the speculation rules to use.
	 */
	do_action( 'wp_load_speculation_rules', $speculation_rules );

	return $speculation_rules;
}

Hooks

do_action( ‘wp_load_speculation_rules’, WP_Speculation_Rules $speculation_rules )

Fires when speculation rules data is loaded, allowing to amend the rules.

apply_filters( ‘wp_speculation_rules_href_exclude_paths’, string[] $href_exclude_paths, string $mode )

Filters the paths for which speculative loading should be disabled.

Changelog

VersionDescription
6.8.0Introduced.

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