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title: "Available Hooks: Actions And Filters"
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description: "Hooks are a great feature of WordPress which allow you to change or add code without editing core files.  There's are two types of hook available; actions and f…"
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date: "2023-04-26"
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# Available Hooks: Actions And Filters

Hooks are a great feature of WordPress which allow you to change or add code without editing core files.

 There’s are two types of hook available; actions and filters.

- **Actions**  
    An action allows you to insert or run code at a specific point.
- **Filters**  
    A filter allows you to modify the data that is returned in a function or method.

Some of these hooks have additional parameters passed to them which you can use in your own functions. You can find the hook in the reference file to see what is available.