Safe Function Call
by Scott Reilly 5 (1 reviews)

Safe Function Call

Safely and easily call functions that may not be available (such as those provided by a plugin that gets deactivated)

Safe Function Call ranks #44,095 among WordPress.org plugins with 10+ active installations, is #3,746 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Apr 14, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.4 Current Version v1.4
Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 14 Apr, 2025
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#3,746 of 8,848 in Customization Top 50% by installs No update in over a year
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KW Avg Position
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Review 5 out of 5
5 (1 reviews)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Safe Function Call

No.
The functions provided by this plugin provide a more concise syntax for checking for function existence (but they do use function_exists()/method_exists() under the hood). _sfce() will both echo and return the echoed value, which may be of use in certain circumstances. And also, since the callback to be safely called is passed as an argument, it can be easily and more concisely parameterized.
Yes, if you make direct use of one of this plugin's functions and then deactivate the plugin, you will likely encounter an error.
Yes. The tests are not packaged in the release .zip file or included in plugins.svn.wordpress.org, but can be found in the plugin's GitHub repository.

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