Are there any action like ‘init_frontend’

4 comments

1. You can combine add_action() and an is_admin() check:

   ! is_admin() and add_action( 'init', 'my_custom_callback' );
   

   Now the callback function will run on front-end only.

   Log in to Reply

2. ‘template_redirect’ is the most useful one.

   Log in to Reply

3. Late to the party, but found the other answers not quite as clear.

   There is no init-like hook that is front-end only.

   admin_init only runs in the dashboard.

   init runs on both the front-end as well as the dashboard.

   So, combining the built-in WordPress function is_admin(), and the init hook, you can construct a function that allows you to do front-end only things:

   add_action( 'init', 'my_init_frontend_only_function' );
   
   function my_init_frontend_only_function() {
       // exit function if not on front-end
       if ( is_admin() ) {
           return;
       }
   
       // remaining code will only run on the front end....
       // do stuff here....
   }
   

   Log in to Reply

4. You can use wp_loaded action for this.

   // If u want to load a function only in the front end.
   add_action( 'wp_loaded', 'my_front_end_function');
   function my_front_end_function() {
       if ( !is_admin() ) { 
           // Only target the front end
           // Do what you need to do
       }
   }
   

   https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference/wp_loaded

   Log in to Reply