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WordPress Remove Filter (remove_filter converted to remove_class_filter) to remove Filter/Action without Class Object access. Works with WordPress 1.2+ (4.7+ support added 9-19-2016)
<?php
/**
* Make sure the function does not exist before defining it
*/
if( ! function_exists( 'remove_class_filter' ) ){
/**
* Remove Class Filter Without Access to Class Object
*
* In order to use the core WordPress remove_filter() on a filter added with the callback
* to a class, you either have to have access to that class object, or it has to be a call
* to a static method. This method allows you to remove filters with a callback to a class
* you don't have access to.
*
* Works with WordPress 1.2+ (4.7+ support added 9-19-2016)
* Updated 2-27-2017 to use internal WordPress removal for 4.7+ (to prevent PHP warnings output)
*
* @param string $tag Filter to remove
* @param string $class_name Class name for the filter's callback
* @param string $method_name Method name for the filter's callback
* @param int $priority Priority of the filter (default 10)
*
* @return bool Whether the function is removed.
*/
function remove_class_filter( $tag, $class_name = '', $method_name = '', $priority = 10 ) {
global $wp_filter;
// Check that filter actually exists first
if ( ! isset( $wp_filter[ $tag ] ) ) {
return FALSE;
}
/**
* If filter config is an object, means we're using WordPress 4.7+ and the config is no longer
* a simple array, rather it is an object that implements the ArrayAccess interface.
*
* To be backwards compatible, we set $callbacks equal to the correct array as a reference (so $wp_filter is updated)
*
* @see https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/09/08/wp_hook-next-generation-actions-and-filters/
*/
if ( is_object( $wp_filter[ $tag ] ) && isset( $wp_filter[ $tag ]->callbacks ) ) {
// Create $fob object from filter tag, to use below
$fob = $wp_filter[ $tag ];
$callbacks = &$wp_filter[ $tag ]->callbacks;
} else {
$callbacks = &$wp_filter[ $tag ];
}
// Exit if there aren't any callbacks for specified priority
if ( ! isset( $callbacks[ $priority ] ) || empty( $callbacks[ $priority ] ) ) {
return FALSE;
}
// Loop through each filter for the specified priority, looking for our class & method
foreach ( (array) $callbacks[ $priority ] as $filter_id => $filter ) {
// Filter should always be an array - array( $this, 'method' ), if not goto next
if ( ! isset( $filter['function'] ) || ! is_array( $filter['function'] ) ) {
continue;
}
// If first value in array is not an object, it can't be a class
if ( ! is_object( $filter['function'][0] ) ) {
continue;
}
// Method doesn't match the one we're looking for, goto next
if ( $filter['function'][1] !== $method_name ) {
continue;
}
// Method matched, now let's check the Class
if ( get_class( $filter['function'][0] ) === $class_name ) {
// WordPress 4.7+ use core remove_filter() since we found the class object
if ( isset( $fob ) ) {
// Handles removing filter, reseting callback priority keys mid-iteration, etc.
$fob->remove_filter( $tag, $filter['function'], $priority );
} else {
// Use legacy removal process (pre 4.7)
unset( $callbacks[ $priority ][ $filter_id ] );
// and if it was the only filter in that priority, unset that priority
if ( empty( $callbacks[ $priority ] ) ) {
unset( $callbacks[ $priority ] );
}
// and if the only filter for that tag, set the tag to an empty array
if ( empty( $callbacks ) ) {
$callbacks = array();
}
// Remove this filter from merged_filters, which specifies if filters have been sorted
unset( $GLOBALS['merged_filters'][ $tag ] );
}
return TRUE;
}
}
return FALSE;
}
}
/**
* Make sure the function does not exist before defining it
*/
if( ! function_exists( 'remove_class_action') ){
/**
* Remove Class Action Without Access to Class Object
*
* In order to use the core WordPress remove_action() on an action added with the callback
* to a class, you either have to have access to that class object, or it has to be a call
* to a static method. This method allows you to remove actions with a callback to a class
* you don't have access to.
*
* Works with WordPress 1.2+ (4.7+ support added 9-19-2016)
*
* @param string $tag Action to remove
* @param string $class_name Class name for the action's callback
* @param string $method_name Method name for the action's callback
* @param int $priority Priority of the action (default 10)
*
* @return bool Whether the function is removed.
*/
function remove_class_action( $tag, $class_name = '', $method_name = '', $priority = 10 ) {
return remove_class_filter( $tag, $class_name, $method_name, $priority );
}
}
@Dibbyo456
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Thank you so much @davelavoie it's working perfectly.

@chrisjangl
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Awesome! Thanks.

@thomasfromwood
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@davelavoie Thank you very much! It save me a lot of time !

@ouun
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ouun commented Aug 30, 2020

Very useful! Thank you! I think remove_class_action should return remove_class_filter as latter returns trueif successful. So it should read return remove_class_filter($tag, $class_name, $method_name, $priority);

@tripflex
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@ouun yes i agree, updated the gist to reflect that, thanks!

@eversionsystems
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Thanks a lot, struggled to remove an action with a class name and your functions worked straight away!

@ferrelucas
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Hi all,
From WP 5.5, there seems to be an issue when removing anonymous functions that could cause an Uncaught Error: Closure object cannot have properties in /var/www/html/wp-includes/class-wp-list-util.php:115.

I have seen a related issue here: senlin/so-clean-up-wp-seo#88
Where a new filter to this function was added on this commit:
senlin/so-clean-up-wp-seo@aa061ca

function remove_class_hook( $tag, $class_name = '', $method_name = '', $priority = 10 ) {
    global $wp_filter;
    $is_hook_removed = false;
    if ( ! empty( $wp_filter[ $tag ]->callbacks[ $priority ] ) ) {
        $methods = array_filter(wp_list_pluck(
            $wp_filter[ $tag ]->callbacks[ $priority ],
            'function'
        ), function ($method) {
            /**
             * Allow only array & string notation for hooks, since we're
             * looking to remove an exact method of a class anyway. And the
             * method of the class is passed in as a string anyway.
             */
            return is_string($method) || is_array($method);
        });
        $found_hooks = ! empty( $methods ) ? wp_list_filter( $methods, array( 1 => $method_name ) ) : array();
        foreach( $found_hooks as $hook_key => $hook ) {
            if ( ! empty( $hook[0] ) && is_object( $hook[0] ) && get_class( $hook[0] ) === $class_name ) {
                $wp_filter[ $tag ]->remove_filter( $tag, $hook, $priority );
                $is_hook_removed = true;
            }
        }
    }
    return $is_hook_removed;
}

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