functions.php — wp_head

functions.php

<?php
/**
 * Practice: hook into wp_head
 */
add_action( 'wp_head', function() {
	// Write your callback here.

} );

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Outputs content in the <head> section

wp_head is the print slot inside document head. Use it for meta tags and inline snippets — not for enqueueing CSS or JS files.

type actionphase templatesince 1.5.0source wp-includes/general-template.php

do_action( 'wp_head' );

add_action( 'wp_head', function() {
    echo '<meta name="theme-color" content="#0073aa">';
} );

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