WP_Site_Query::get_sites(): WP_Site[]|int[]|int

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Retrieves a list of sites matching the query vars.

Return

WP_Site[]|int[]|int List of WP_Site objects, a list of site IDs when 'fields' is set to 'ids', or the number of sites when 'count' is passed as a query var.

Source

public function get_sites() {	global $wpdb;	$this->parse_query();	// Parse meta query.	$this->meta_query = new WP_Meta_Query();	$this->meta_query->parse_query_vars( $this->query_vars );	/** * Fires before sites are retrieved. * * @since 4.6.0 * * @param WP_Site_Query $query Current instance of WP_Site_Query (passed by reference). */	do_action_ref_array( 'pre_get_sites', array( &$this ) );	// Reparse query vars, in case they were modified in a 'pre_get_sites' callback.	$this->meta_query->parse_query_vars( $this->query_vars );	if ( ! empty( $this->meta_query->queries ) ) {	$this->meta_query_clauses = $this->meta_query->get_sql( 'blog', $wpdb->blogs, 'blog_id', $this );	}	$site_data = null;	/** * Filters the site data before the get_sites query takes place. * * Return a non-null value to bypass WordPress' default site queries. * * The expected return type from this filter depends on the value passed * in the request query vars: * - When `$this->query_vars['count']` is set, the filter should return * the site count as an integer. * - When `'ids' === $this->query_vars['fields']`, the filter should return * an array of site IDs. * - Otherwise the filter should return an array of WP_Site objects. * * Note that if the filter returns an array of site data, it will be assigned * to the `sites` property of the current WP_Site_Query instance. * * Filtering functions that require pagination information are encouraged to set * the `found_sites` and `max_num_pages` properties of the WP_Site_Query object, * passed to the filter by reference. If WP_Site_Query does not perform a database * query, it will not have enough information to generate these values itself. * * @since 5.2.0 * @since 5.6.0 The returned array of site data is assigned to the `sites` property * of the current WP_Site_Query instance. * * @param WP_Site[]|int[]|int|null $site_data Return an array of site data to short-circuit WP's site query, * the site count as an integer if `$this->query_vars['count']` is set, * or null to run the normal queries. * @param WP_Site_Query $query The WP_Site_Query instance, passed by reference. */	$site_data = apply_filters_ref_array( 'sites_pre_query', array( $site_data, &$this ) );	if ( null !== $site_data ) {	if ( is_array( $site_data ) && ! $this->query_vars['count'] ) {	$this->sites = $site_data;	}	return $site_data;	}	// $args can include anything. Only use the args defined in the query_var_defaults to compute the key.	$_args = wp_array_slice_assoc( $this->query_vars, array_keys( $this->query_var_defaults ) );	// Ignore the $fields, $update_site_cache, $update_site_meta_cache argument as the queried result will be the same regardless.	unset( $_args['fields'], $_args['update_site_cache'], $_args['update_site_meta_cache'] );	$key = md5( serialize( $_args ) );	$last_changed = wp_cache_get_last_changed( 'sites' );	$cache_key = "get_sites:$key:$last_changed";	$cache_value = wp_cache_get( $cache_key, 'site-queries' );	if ( false === $cache_value ) {	$site_ids = $this->get_site_ids();	if ( $site_ids ) {	$this->set_found_sites();	}	$cache_value = array(	'site_ids' => $site_ids,	'found_sites' => $this->found_sites,	);	wp_cache_add( $cache_key, $cache_value, 'site-queries' );	} else {	$site_ids = $cache_value['site_ids'];	$this->found_sites = $cache_value['found_sites'];	}	if ( $this->found_sites && $this->query_vars['number'] ) {	$this->max_num_pages = (int) ceil( $this->found_sites / $this->query_vars['number'] );	}	// If querying for a count only, there's nothing more to do.	if ( $this->query_vars['count'] ) {	// $site_ids is actually a count in this case.	return (int) $site_ids;	}	$site_ids = array_map( 'intval', $site_ids );	if ( $this->query_vars['update_site_meta_cache'] ) {	wp_lazyload_site_meta( $site_ids );	}	if ( 'ids' === $this->query_vars['fields'] ) {	$this->sites = $site_ids;	return $this->sites;	}	// Prime site network caches.	if ( $this->query_vars['update_site_cache'] ) {	_prime_site_caches( $site_ids, false );	}	// Fetch full site objects from the primed cache.	$_sites = array();	foreach ( $site_ids as $site_id ) {	$_site = get_site( $site_id );	if ( $_site ) {	$_sites[] = $_site;	}	}	/** * Filters the site query results. * * @since 4.6.0 * * @param WP_Site[] $_sites An array of WP_Site objects. * @param WP_Site_Query $query Current instance of WP_Site_Query (passed by reference). */	$_sites = apply_filters_ref_array( 'the_sites', array( $_sites, &$this ) );	// Convert to WP_Site instances.	$this->sites = array_map( 'get_site', $_sites );	return $this->sites; } 

Hooks

do_action_ref_array( ‘pre_get_sites’, WP_Site_Query $query )

Fires before sites are retrieved.

apply_filters_ref_array( ‘sites_pre_query’, WP_Site[]|int[]|int|null $site_data, WP_Site_Query $query )

Filters the site data before the get_sites query takes place.

apply_filters_ref_array( ‘the_sites’, WP_Site[] $_sites, WP_Site_Query $query )

Filters the site query results.

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.6.0Introduced.

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