Title: ‘get_current_screen’ called before admin_init hook
Last modified: March 31, 2026

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# ‘get_current_screen’ called before admin_init hook

 *  Resolved [janevolve](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janevolve/)
 * (@janevolve)
 * [1 month, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_current_screen-called-before-admin_init-hook/)
 * For time to time, after the plugin gets updated, we need to manually “patch” 
   the plugin cause it keeps breaking due function “**get_current_screen**” getting
   called in “**admin_menu**” hook which trigger before “**admin_init**“.
 * “**get_current_screen**” only gets available after “**admin_init**” has fired.
   [ref](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_current_screen/#comment-5424)
 * “**admin_menu**” fires before “**admin_init**“. [ref](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/admin_menu/)
 * “**get_current_screen**” is called inside **TO_Terms_Walker** class, **start_el**
   method.

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 *  Plugin Author [Maya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tdgu/)
 * (@tdgu)
 * [1 month, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_current_screen-called-before-admin_init-hook/#post-18869298)
 * Hi,
   Thanks for your feedback.I’am not sure how the **get_current_screen**() is
   triggering the error for you, in the **TO_Terms_Walker** class, as this is called
   after admin_init has triggered. That interface is invoked through add_submenu_page()
   WordPress method, which triggers the argument after the admin_init action has
   been executed. Maybe there is a specific step you took to replicate the error?
   Is this always occours for you ? Maybe a different code interefers with the **
   get_current_screen**() methodThanks
 *  Thread Starter [janevolve](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janevolve/)
 * (@janevolve)
 * [1 month, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_current_screen-called-before-admin_init-hook/#post-18873165)
 * Im closing this now, since this seems to be a poor implementation on our end 
   when trying to extend plugin functionality to custom frontend.

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 * Last activity: [1 month, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_current_screen-called-before-admin_init-hook/#post-18873165)
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