bp_activity_get_current_context()

Gets the current activity context.

Description

The "context" is the current view type, corresponding roughly to the current component. Use this context to determine which activity actions should be whitelisted for the filter dropdown.

Return

(string) Activity context. 'member', 'member_groups', 'group', 'activity'.

Source

File: bp-activity/bp-activity-functions.php

function bp_activity_get_current_context() {
    // On member pages, default to 'member', unless this is a user's Groups activity.
    if ( bp_is_user() ) {
        if ( bp_is_active( 'groups' ) && bp_is_current_action( bp_get_groups_slug() ) ) {
            $context = 'member_groups';
        } else {
            $context = 'member';
        }
 
    // On individual group pages, default to 'group'.
    } elseif ( bp_is_active( 'groups' ) && bp_is_group() ) {
        $context = 'group';
 
    // 'activity' everywhere else.
    } else {
        $context = 'activity';
    }
 
    return $context;
}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
BuddyPress 2.8.0	Introduced.

Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
bp-groups/bp-groups-template.php: bp_get_groups_slug()	Return the groups component slug.
bp-core/bp-core-template.php: bp_is_group()	Does the current page belong to a single group?
bp-core/bp-core-template.php: bp_is_user()	Is the current page a user page?
bp-core/bp-core-template.php: bp_is_active()	Check whether a given component (or feature of a component) is active.
bp-core/bp-core-template.php: bp_is_current_action()	Check to see whether the current page matches a given action.

Used By
Used By	Description
bp-activity/bp-activity-functions.php: bp_activity_get_actions_for_context()	Gets a flat list of activity actions compatible with a given context.

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