Discover, trust, install: FAIR 1.0 is here

Hook Locator is the ultimate WordPress development tool for analyzing hook usage across your plugins and themes. Built for developers, it provides a professional admin interface to search, analyze, and understand WordPress hook implementations.

Key Features

• Advanced Hook Search – Find any WordPress hook across all plugins and themes
• Organized Directory Selection – Separate dropdowns for plugins and themes with clean organization
• Detailed Code Analysis – View exact file locations with highlighted code context
• Multiple Hook Types – Supports add_action, add_filter, do_action, apply_filters, and more
• Professional Interface – Clean, modern admin UI following WordPress design standards
• Performance Optimized – Efficient scanning with built-in safeguards and limits
• Security First – Proper nonce verification, sanitization, and capability checks
• Developer Tools – Click-to-copy code snippets, keyboard shortcuts, and export features

Perfect For

• Plugin Developers – Debug hook conflicts and understand plugin interactions
• Theme Developers – Analyze theme hook implementations and customizations
• Code Auditors – Review hook usage patterns and security implementations
• WordPress Learners – Understand how WordPress hooks work in real code
• Site Maintainers – Debug issues and optimize hook performance

How It Works

1. Search Interface – Enter any hook name and select search location
2. Instant Results – View all matching files with line numbers and hook types
3. Code Context – Click any result to see highlighted code with surrounding lines
4. Analysis Tools – Get insights about hook types, usage patterns, and best practices

WordPress Standards Compliant

• PHPCS/WPCS Compatible – Follows all WordPress coding standards
• Secure Implementation – Proper sanitization, nonces, and capability checks
• Performance Optimized – Efficient file scanning with resource limits
• Accessibility Ready – Keyboard navigation and screen reader compatible
• Translation Ready – Full internationalization support

Advanced Usage

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl/Cmd + K – Focus search input
• Ctrl/Cmd + Enter – Submit search form
• Escape – Clear search input
• Click code snippets – Copy to clipboard

Hook Types Supported

• add_action() – Register action hooks
• add_filter() – Register filter hooks
• do_action() – Trigger action hooks
• apply_filters() – Apply filter hooks
• remove_action() – Remove action hooks
• remove_filter() – Remove filter hooks
• has_action() – Check for action hooks
• has_filter() – Check for filter hooks

Performance Features

• Smart Scanning – Skips large files and non-PHP files
• Resource Limits – Maximum 1000 files per search to prevent timeouts
• Efficient Parsing – Optimized regex patterns for hook detection
• Memory Management – Careful memory usage to prevent server issues

Developer Information

Code Standards

• PHPCS/WPCS Compliant – Passes all WordPress coding standards
• Security First – Proper sanitization, validation, and capability checks
• Performance Optimized – Efficient algorithms and resource management
• Accessibility Ready – Full keyboard navigation and screen reader support
• Translation Ready – Complete internationalization with proper text domains

Technical Specifications

• Minimum PHP: 7.4
• WordPress: 5.0+
• File Size Limit: 1MB per file
• Scan Limit: 1000 files per search
• Memory Usage: Optimized for shared hosting

Support & Development

• GitHub: Coming soon for issue reporting and contributions
• Documentation: Complete inline code documentation
• Extensibility: Action and filter hooks for customization

Privacy

Hook Locator respects your privacy and follows WordPress privacy best practices:

• No Data Collection – No personal or usage data is collected or transmitted
• Local Operation – All scanning happens locally on your server
• No External Requests – No data is sent to external services
• Admin Only – Only users with administrator privileges can use the plugin
• No Tracking – No analytics, tracking pixels, or cookies are used

Support

Need help with Hook Locator?

• Documentation – Check the built-in help and tooltips in the admin interface
• WordPress Forums – Ask questions in the WordPress.org support forums
• GitHub Issues – Report bugs and request features (coming soon)
• Professional Support – Premium support available for enterprise users

Hook Locator is actively maintained and supported. We’re committed to keeping it updated with the latest WordPress versions and continuously improving its functionality based on user feedback.

Automatic Installation

1. Go to Plugins > Add New in your WordPress admin
2. Search for “Hook Locator”
3. Click Install Now and then Activate

Manual Installation

1. Download the plugin ZIP file
2. Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
3. Choose the ZIP file and click Install Now
4. Activate the plugin

Getting Started

1. Navigate to Tools > Hook Locator in your WordPress admin
2. Enter a hook name (e.g., “init”, “wp_head”, “save_post”)
3. Select search location (All, specific plugin, or theme)
4. Click Search Hooks to see results
5. Click View Details on any result for code analysis

1. 

   Main Search Interface - Clean, modern search form with organized directory selection

2. 

   Search Results - Professional table showing files, line numbers, hook types, and actions

3. 

   Code Analysis - Detailed view with highlighted target line and surrounding context

1.0.0

• Separated plugins and themes in dropdown with optgroups
• Much clearer code highlighting with better contrast
• Modern, professional UI with better spacing and typography
• Full WordPress coding standards compliance (PHPCS/WPCS)
• Comprehensive nonce verification and sanitization
• Proper Yoda conditions throughout codebase
• Complete function and class documentation
• All margin and padding issues for consistent layout
• Optimized file scanning with better resource management
• Complete rewrite for admin-only operation
• Added file scanning for plugin/theme directories
• New professional search interface with directory selection
• Detailed code context view with syntax highlighting
• Performance optimizations and security improvements
• Better user interface with WordPress admin styling