= null, $path = '', $scheme = 'admin' ) {
	$url = get_site_url($blog_id, 'wp-admin/', $scheme);

	if ( $path && is_string( $path ) )
		$url .= ltrim( $path, '/' );

	/**
	 * Filters the admin area URL.
	 *
	 * @since 2.8.0
	 *
	 * @param string   $url     The complete admin area URL including scheme and path.
	 * @param string   $path    Path relative to the admin area URL. Blank string if no path is specified.
	 * @param int|null $blog_id Site ID, or null for the current site.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'admin_url', $url, $path, $blog_id );
}

/**
 * Retrieves the URL to the includes directory.
 *
 * @since 2.6.0
 *
 * @param string $path   Optional. Path relative to the includes URL. Default empty.
 * @param string $scheme Optional. Scheme to give the includes URL context. Accepts
 *                       'http', 'https', or 'relative'. Default null.
 * @return string Includes URL link with optional path appended.
 */
function includes_url( $path = '', $scheme = null ) {
	$url = site_url( '/' . WPINC . '/', $scheme );

	if ( $path && is_string( $path ) )
		$url .= ltrim($path, '/');

	/**
	 * Filters the URL to the includes directory.
	 *
	 * @since 2.8.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url  The complete URL to the includes directory including scheme and path.
	 * @param string $path Path relative to the URL to the wp-includes directory. Blank string
	 *                     if no path is specified.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'includes_url', $url, $path );
}

/**
 * Retrieves the URL to the content directory.
 *
 * @since 2.6.0
 *
 * @param string $path Optional. Path relative to the content URL. Default empty.
 * @return string Content URL link with optional path appended.
 */
function content_url( $path = '' ) {
	$url = set_url_scheme( WP_CONTENT_URL );

	if ( $path && is_string( $path ) )
		$url .= '/' . ltrim($path, '/');

	/**
	 * Filters the URL to the content directory.
	 *
	 * @since 2.8.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url  The complete URL to the content directory including scheme and path.
	 * @param string $path Path relative to the URL to the content directory. Blank string
	 *                     if no path is specified.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'content_url', $url, $path);
}

/**
 * Retrieves a URL within the plugins or mu-plugins directory.
 *
 * Defaults to the plugins directory URL if no arguments are supplied.
 *
 * @since 2.6.0
 *
 * @param  string $path   Optional. Extra path appended to the end of the URL, including
 *                        the relative directory if $plugin is supplied. Default empty.
 * @param  string $plugin Optional. A full path to a file inside a plugin or mu-plugin.
 *                        The URL will be relative to its directory. Default empty.
 *                        Typically this is done by passing `__FILE__` as the argument.
 * @return string Plugins URL link with optional paths appended.
 */
function plugins_url( $path = '', $plugin = '' ) {

	$path = wp_normalize_path( $path );
	$plugin = wp_normalize_path( $plugin );
	$mu_plugin_dir = wp_normalize_path( WPMU_PLUGIN_DIR );

	if ( !empty($plugin) && 0 === strpos($plugin, $mu_plugin_dir) )
		$url = WPMU_PLUGIN_URL;
	else
		$url = WP_PLUGIN_URL;


	$url = set_url_scheme( $url );

	if ( !empty($plugin) && is_string($plugin) ) {
		$folder = dirname(plugin_basename($plugin));
		if ( '.' != $folder )
			$url .= '/' . ltrim($folder, '/');
	}

	if ( $path && is_string( $path ) )
		$url .= '/' . ltrim($path, '/');

	/**
	 * Filters the URL to the plugins directory.
	 *
	 * @since 2.8.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url    The complete URL to the plugins directory including scheme and path.
	 * @param string $path   Path relative to the URL to the plugins directory. Blank string
	 *                       if no path is specified.
	 * @param string $plugin The plugin file path to be relative to. Blank string if no plugin
	 *                       is specified.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'plugins_url', $url, $path, $plugin );
}

/**
 * Retrieves the site URL for the current network.
 *
 * Returns the site URL with the appropriate protocol, 'https' if
 * is_ssl() and 'http' otherwise. If $scheme is 'http' or 'https', is_ssl() is
 * overridden.
 *
 * @since 3.0.0
 *
 * @see set_url_scheme()
 *
 * @param string $path   Optional. Path relative to the site URL. Default empty.
 * @param string $scheme Optional. Scheme to give the site URL context. Accepts
 *                       'http', 'https', or 'relative'. Default null.
 * @return string Site URL link with optional path appended.
 */
function network_site_url( $path = '', $scheme = null ) {
	if ( ! is_multisite() )
		return site_url($path, $scheme);

	$current_network = get_network();

	if ( 'relative' == $scheme )
		$url = $current_network->path;
	else
		$url = set_url_scheme( 'http://' . $current_network->domain . $current_network->path, $scheme );

	if ( $path && is_string( $path ) )
		$url .= ltrim( $path, '/' );

	/**
	 * Filters the network site URL.
	 *
	 * @since 3.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string      $url    The complete network site URL including scheme and path.
	 * @param string      $path   Path relative to the network site URL. Blank string if
	 *                            no path is specified.
	 * @param string|null $scheme Scheme to give the URL context. Accepts 'http', 'https',
	 *                            'relative' or null.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'network_site_url', $url, $path, $scheme );
}

/**
 * Retrieves the home URL for the current network.
 *
 * Returns the home URL with the appropriate protocol, 'https' is_ssl()
 * and 'http' otherwise. If `$scheme` is 'http' or 'https', `is_ssl()` is
 * overridden.
 *
 * @since 3.0.0
 *
 * @param  string $path   Optional. Path relative to the home URL. Default empty.
 * @param  string $scheme Optional. Scheme to give the home URL context. Accepts
 *                        'http', 'https', or 'relative'. Default null.
 * @return string Home URL link with optional path appended.
 */
function network_home_url( $path = '', $scheme = null ) {
	if ( ! is_multisite() )
		return home_url($path, $scheme);

	$current_network = get_network();
	$orig_scheme = $scheme;

	if ( ! in_array( $scheme, array( 'http', 'https', 'relative' ) ) )
		$scheme = is_ssl() && ! is_admin() ? 'https' : 'http';

	if ( 'relative' == $scheme )
		$url = $current_network->path;
	else
		$url = set_url_scheme( 'http://' . $current_network->domain . $current_network->path, $scheme );

	if ( $path && is_string( $path ) )
		$url .= ltrim( $path, '/' );

	/**
	 * Filters the network home URL.
	 *
	 * @since 3.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string      $url         The complete network home URL including scheme and path.
	 * @param string      $path        Path relative to the network home URL. Blank string
	 *                                 if no path is specified.
	 * @param string|null $orig_scheme Scheme to give the URL context. Accepts 'http', 'https',
	 *                                 'relative' or null.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'network_home_url', $url, $path, $orig_scheme);
}

/**
 * Retrieves the URL to the admin area for the network.
 *
 * @since 3.0.0
 *
 * @param string $path   Optional path relative to the admin URL. Default empty.
 * @param string $scheme Optional. The scheme to use. Default is 'admin', which obeys force_ssl_admin()
 *                       and is_ssl(). 'http' or 'https' can be passed to force those schemes.
 * @return string Admin URL link with optional path appended.
 */
function network_admin_url( $path = '', $scheme = 'admin' ) {
	if ( ! is_multisite() )
		return admin_url( $path, $scheme );

	$url = network_site_url('wp-admin/network/', $scheme);

	if ( $path && is_string( $path ) )
		$url .= ltrim($path, '/');

	/**
	 * Filters the network admin URL.
	 *
	 * @since 3.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url  The complete network admin URL including scheme and path.
	 * @param string $path Path relative to the network admin URL. Blank string if
	 *                     no path is specified.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'network_admin_url', $url, $path );
}

/**
 * Retrieves the URL to the admin area for the current user.
 *
 * @since 3.0.0
 *
 * @param string $path   Optional. Path relative to the admin URL. Default empty.
 * @param string $scheme Optional. The scheme to use. Default is 'admin', which obeys force_ssl_admin()
 *                       and is_ssl(). 'http' or 'https' can be passed to force those schemes.
 * @return string Admin URL link with optional path appended.
 */
function user_admin_url( $path = '', $scheme = 'admin' ) {
	$url = network_site_url('wp-admin/user/', $scheme);

	if ( $path && is_string( $path ) )
		$url .= ltrim($path, '/');

	/**
	 * Filters the user admin URL for the current user.
	 *
	 * @since 3.1.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url  The complete URL including scheme and path.
	 * @param string $path Path relative to the URL. Blank string if
	 *                     no path is specified.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'user_admin_url', $url, $path );
}

/**
 * Retrieves the URL to the admin area for either the current site or the network depending on context.
 *
 * @since 3.1.0
 *
 * @param string $path   Optional. Path relative to the admin URL. Default empty.
 * @param string $scheme Optional. The scheme to use. Default is 'admin', which obeys force_ssl_admin()
 *                       and is_ssl(). 'http' or 'https' can be passed to force those schemes.
 * @return string Admin URL link with optional path appended.
 */
function self_admin_url( $path = '', $scheme = 'admin' ) {
	if ( is_network_admin() ) {
		$url = network_admin_url( $path, $scheme );
	} elseif ( is_user_admin() ) {
		$url = user_admin_url( $path, $scheme );
	} else {
		$url = admin_url( $path, $scheme );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the admin URL for the current site or network depending on context.
	 *
	 * @since 4.9.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url    The complete URL including scheme and path.
	 * @param string $path   Path relative to the URL. Blank string if no path is specified.
	 * @param string $scheme The scheme to use.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'self_admin_url', $url, $path, $scheme );
}

/**
 * Sets the scheme for a URL.
 *
 * @since 3.4.0
 * @since 4.4.0 The 'rest' scheme was added.
 *
 * @param string      $url    Absolute URL that includes a scheme
 * @param string|null $scheme Optional. Scheme to give $url. Currently 'http', 'https', 'login',
 *                            'login_post', 'admin', 'relative', 'rest', 'rpc', or null. Default null.
 * @return string $url URL with chosen scheme.
 */
function set_url_scheme( $url, $scheme = null ) {
	$orig_scheme = $scheme;

	if ( ! $scheme ) {
		$scheme = is_ssl() ? 'https' : 'http';
	} elseif ( $scheme === 'admin' || $scheme === 'login' || $scheme === 'login_post' || $scheme === 'rpc' ) {
		$scheme = is_ssl() || force_ssl_admin() ? 'https' : 'http';
	} elseif ( $scheme !== 'http' && $scheme !== 'https' && $scheme !== 'relative' ) {
		$scheme = is_ssl() ? 'https' : 'http';
	}

	$url = trim( $url );
	if ( substr( $url, 0, 2 ) === '//' )
		$url = 'http:' . $url;

	if ( 'relative' == $scheme ) {
		$url = ltrim( preg_replace( '#^\w+://[^/]*#', '', $url ) );
		if ( $url !== '' && $url[0] === '/' )
			$url = '/' . ltrim($url , "/ \t\n\r\0\x0B" );
	} else {
		$url = preg_replace( '#^\w+://#', $scheme . '://', $url );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the resulting URL after setting the scheme.
	 *
	 * @since 3.4.0
	 *
	 * @param string      $url         The complete URL including scheme and path.
	 * @param string      $scheme      Scheme applied to the URL. One of 'http', 'https', or 'relative'.
	 * @param string|null $orig_scheme Scheme requested for the URL. One of 'http', 'https', 'login',
	 *                                 'login_post', 'admin', 'relative', 'rest', 'rpc', or null.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'set_url_scheme', $url, $scheme, $orig_scheme );
}

/**
 * Retrieves the URL to the user's dashboard.
 *
 * If a user does not belong to any site, the global user dashboard is used. If the user
 * belongs to the current site, the dashboard for the current site is returned. If the user
 * cannot edit the current site, the dashboard to the user's primary site is returned.
 *
 * @since 3.1.0
 *
 * @param int    $user_id Optional. User ID. Defaults to current user.
 * @param string $path    Optional path relative to the dashboard. Use only paths known to
 *                        both site and user admins. Default empty.
 * @param string $scheme  The scheme to use. Default is 'admin', which obeys force_ssl_admin()
 *                        and is_ssl(). 'http' or 'https' can be passed to force those schemes.
 * @return string Dashboard URL link with optional path appended.
 */
function get_dashboard_url( $user_id = 0, $path = '', $scheme = 'admin' ) {
	$user_id = $user_id ? (int) $user_id : get_current_user_id();

	$blogs = get_blogs_of_user( $user_id );
	if ( is_multisite() && ! user_can( $user_id, 'manage_network' ) && empty($blogs) ) {
		$url = user_admin_url( $path, $scheme );
	} elseif ( ! is_multisite() ) {
		$url = admin_url( $path, $scheme );
	} else {
		$current_blog = get_current_blog_id();
		if ( $current_blog  && ( user_can( $user_id, 'manage_network' ) || in_array( $current_blog, array_keys( $blogs ) ) ) ) {
			$url = admin_url( $path, $scheme );
		} else {
			$active = get_active_blog_for_user( $user_id );
			if ( $active )
				$url = get_admin_url( $active->blog_id, $path, $scheme );
			else
				$url = user_admin_url( $path, $scheme );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the dashboard URL for a user.
	 *
	 * @since 3.1.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url     The complete URL including scheme and path.
	 * @param int    $user_id The user ID.
	 * @param string $path    Path relative to the URL. Blank string if no path is specified.
	 * @param string $scheme  Scheme to give the URL context. Accepts 'http', 'https', 'login',
	 *                        'login_post', 'admin', 'relative' or null.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'user_dashboard_url', $url, $user_id, $path, $scheme);
}

/**
 * Retrieves the URL to the user's profile editor.
 *
 * @since 3.1.0
 *
 * @param int    $user_id Optional. User ID. Defaults to current user.
 * @param string $scheme  Optional. The scheme to use. Default is 'admin', which obeys force_ssl_admin()
 *                        and is_ssl(). 'http' or 'https' can be passed to force those schemes.
 * @return string Dashboard URL link with optional path appended.
 */
function get_edit_profile_url( $user_id = 0, $scheme = 'admin' ) {
	$user_id = $user_id ? (int) $user_id : get_current_user_id();

	if ( is_user_admin() )
		$url = user_admin_url( 'profile.php', $scheme );
	elseif ( is_network_admin() )
		$url = network_admin_url( 'profile.php', $scheme );
	else
		$url = get_dashboard_url( $user_id, 'profile.php', $scheme );

	/**
	 * Filters the URL for a user's profile editor.
	 *
	 * @since 3.1.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url     The complete URL including scheme and path.
	 * @param int    $user_id The user ID.
	 * @param string $scheme  Scheme to give the URL context. Accepts 'http', 'https', 'login',
	 *                        'login_post', 'admin', 'relative' or null.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'edit_profile_url', $url, $user_id, $scheme);
}

/**
 * Returns the canonical URL for a post.
 *
 * When the post is the same as the current requested page the function will handle the
 * pagination arguments too.
 *
 * @since 4.6.0
 *
 * @param int|WP_Post $post Optional. Post ID or object. Default is global `$post`.
 * @return string|false The canonical URL, or false if the post does not exist or has not
 *                      been published yet.
 */
function wp_get_canonical_url( $post = null ) {
	$post = get_post( $post );

	if ( ! $post ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( 'publish' !== $post->post_status ) {
		return false;
	}

	$canonical_url = get_permalink( $post );

	// If a canonical is being generated for the current page, make sure it has pagination if needed.
	if ( $post->ID === get_queried_object_id() ) {
		$page = get_query_var( 'page', 0 );
		if ( $page >= 2 ) {
			if ( '' == get_option( 'permalink_structure' ) ) {
				$canonical_url = add_query_arg( 'page', $page, $canonical_url );
			} else {
				$canonical_url = trailingslashit( $canonical_url ) . user_trailingslashit( $page, 'single_paged' );
			}
		}

		$cpage = get_query_var( 'cpage', 0 );
		if ( $cpage ) {
			$canonical_url = get_comments_pagenum_link( $cpage );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the canonical URL for a post.
	 *
	 * @since 4.6.0
	 *
	 * @param string  $canonical_url The post's canonical URL.
	 * @param WP_Post $post          Post object.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_canonical_url', $canonical_url, $post );
}

/**
 * Outputs rel=canonical for singular queries.
 *
 * @since 2.9.0
 * @since 4.6.0 Adjusted to use wp_get_canonical_url().
 */
function rel_canonical() {
	if ( ! is_singular() ) {
		return;
	}

	$id = get_queried_object_id();

	if ( 0 === $id ) {
		return;
	}

	$url = wp_get_canonical_url( $id );

	if ( ! empty( $url ) ) {
		echo '<link rel="canonical" href="' . esc_url( $url ) . '" />' . "\n";
	}
}

/**
 * Returns a shortlink for a post, page, attachment, or site.
 *
 * This function exists to provide a shortlink tag that all themes and plugins can target.
 * A plugin must hook in to provide the actual shortlinks. Default shortlink support is
 * limited to providing ?p= style links for posts. Plugins can short-circuit this function
 * via the {@see 'pre_get_shortlink'} filter or filter the output via the {@see 'get_shortlink'}
 * filter.
 *
 * @since 3.0.0.
 *
 * @param int    $id          Optional. A post or site id. Default is 0, which means the current post or site.
 * @param string $context     Optional. Whether the id is a 'site' id, 'post' id, or 'media' id. If 'post',
 *                            the post_type of the post is consulted. If 'query', the current query is consulted
 *                            to determine the id and context. Default 'post'.
 * @param bool   $allow_slugs Optional. Whether to allow post slugs in the shortlink. It is up to the plugin how
 *                            and whether to honor this. Default true.
 * @return string A shortlink or an empty string if no shortlink exists for the requested resource or if shortlinks
 *                are not enabled.
 */
function wp_get_shortlink( $id = 0, $context = 'post', $allow_slugs = true ) {
	/**
	 * Filters whether to preempt generating a shortlink for the given post.
	 *
	 * Passing a truthy value to the filter will effectively short-circuit the
	 * shortlink-generation process, returning that value instead.
	 *
	 * @since 3.0.0
	 *
	 * @param bool|string $return      Short-circuit return value. Either false or a URL string.
	 * @param int         $id          Post ID, or 0 for the current post.
	 * @param string      $context     The context for the link. One of 'post' or 'query',
	 * @param bool        $allow_slugs Whether to allow post slugs in the shortlink.
	 */
	$shortlink = apply_filters( 'pre_get_shortlink', false, $id, $context, $allow_slugs );

	if ( false !== $shortlink ) {
		return $shortlink;
	}

	$post_id = 0;
	if ( 'query' == $context && is_singular() ) {
		$post_id = get_queried_object_id();
		$post = get_post( $post_id );
	} elseif ( 'post' == $context ) {
		$post = get_post( $id );
		if ( ! empty( $post->ID ) )
			$post_id = $post->ID;
	}

	$shortlink = '';

	// Return p= link for all public post types.
	if ( ! empty( $post_id ) ) {
		$post_type = get_post_type_object( $post->post_type );

		if ( 'page' === $post->post_type && $post->ID == get_option( 'page_on_front' ) && 'page' == get_option( 'show_on_front' ) ) {
			$shortlink = home_url( '/' );
		} elseif ( $post_type->public ) {
			$shortlink = home_url( '?p=' . $post_id );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the shortlink for a post.
	 *
	 * @since 3.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string $shortlink   Shortlink URL.
	 * @param int    $id          Post ID, or 0 for the current post.
	 * @param string $context     The context for the link. One of 'post' or 'query',
	 * @param bool   $allow_slugs Whether to allow post slugs in the shortlink. Not used by default.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_shortlink', $shortlink, $id, $context, $allow_slugs );
}

/**
 * Injects rel=shortlink into the head if a shortlink is defined for the current page.
 *
 * Attached to the {@see 'wp_head'} action.
 *
 * @since 3.0.0
 */
function wp_shortlink_wp_head() {
	$shortlink = wp_get_shortlink( 0, 'query' );

	if ( empty( $shortlink ) )
		return;

	echo "<link rel='shortlink' href='" . esc_url( $shortlink ) . "' />\n";
}

/**
 * Sends a Link: rel=shortlink header if a shortlink is defined for the current page.
 *
 * Attached to the {@see 'wp'} action.
 *
 * @since 3.0.0
 */
function wp_shortlink_header() {
	if ( headers_sent() )
		return;

	$shortlink = wp_get_shortlink(0, 'query');

	if ( empty($shortlink) )
		return;

	header('Link: <' . $shortlink . '>; rel=shortlink', false);
}

/**
 * Displays the shortlink for a post.
 *
 * Must be called from inside "The Loop"
 *
 * Call like the_shortlink( __( 'Shortlinkage FTW' ) )
 *
 * @since 3.0.0
 *
 * @param string $text   Optional The link text or HTML to be displayed. Defaults to 'This is the short link.'
 * @param string $title  Optional The tooltip for the link. Must be sanitized. Defaults to the sanitized post title.
 * @param string $before Optional HTML to display before the link. Default empty.
 * @param string $after  Optional HTML to display after the link. Default empty.
 */
function the_shortlink( $text = '', $title = '', $before = '', $after = '' ) {
	$post = get_post();

	if ( empty( $text ) )
		$text = __('This is the short link.');

	if ( empty( $title ) )
		$title = the_title_attribute( array( 'echo' => false ) );

	$shortlink = wp_get_shortlink( $post->ID );

	if ( !empty( $shortlink ) ) {
		$link = '<a rel="shortlink" href="' . esc_url( $shortlink ) . '" title="' . $title . '">' . $text . '</a>';

		/**
		 * Filters the short link anchor tag for a post.
		 *
		 * @since 3.0.0
		 *
		 * @param string $link      Shortlink anchor tag.
		 * @param string $shortlink Shortlink URL.
		 * @param string $text      Shortlink's text.
		 * @param string $title     Shortlink's title attribute.
		 */
		$link = apply_filters( 'the_shortlink', $link, $shortlink, $text, $title );
		echo $before, $link, $after;
	}
}


/**
 * Retrieves the avatar URL.
 *
 * @since 4.2.0
 *
 * @param mixed $id_or_email The Gravatar to retrieve a URL for. Accepts a user_id, gravatar md5 hash,
 *                           user email, WP_User object, WP_Post object, or WP_Comment object.
 * @param array $args {
 *     Optional. Arguments to return instead of the default arguments.
 *
 *     @type int    $size           Height and width of the avatar in pixels. Default 96.
 *     @type string $default        URL for the default image or a default type. Accepts '404' (return
 *                                  a 404 instead of a default image), 'retro' (8bit), 'monsterid' (monster),
 *                                  'wavatar' (cartoon face), 'indenticon' (the "quilt"), 'mystery', 'mm',
 *                                  or 'mysteryman' (The Oyster Man), 'blank' (transparent GIF), or
 *                                  'gravatar_default' (the Gravatar logo). Default is the value of the
 *                                  'avatar_default' option, with a fallback of 'mystery'.
 *     @type bool   $force_default  Whether to always show the default image, never the Gravatar. Default false.
 *     @type string $rating         What rating to display avatars up to. Accepts 'G', 'PG', 'R', 'X', and are
 *                                  judged in that order. Default is the value of the 'avatar_rating' option.
 *     @type string $scheme         URL scheme to use. See set_url_scheme() for accepted values.
 *                                  Default null.
 *     @type array  $processed_args When the function returns, the value will be the processed/sanitized $args
 *                                  plus a "found_avatar" guess. Pass as a reference. Default null.
 * }
 * @return false|string The URL of the avatar we found, or false if we couldn't find an avatar.
 */
function get_avatar_url( $id_or_email, $args = null ) {
	$args = get_avatar_data( $id_or_email, $args );
	return $args['url'];
}

/**
 * Retrieves default data about the avatar.
 *
 * @since 4.2.0
 *
 * @param mixed $id_or_email The Gravatar to retrieve. Accepts a user_id, gravatar md5 hash,
 *                            user email, WP_User object, WP_Post object, or WP_Comment object.
 * @param array $args {
 *     Optional. Arguments to return instead of the default arguments.
 *
 *     @type int    $size           Height and width of the avatar image file in pixels. Default 96.
 *     @type int    $height         Display height of the avatar in pixels. Defaults to $size.
 *     @type int    $width          Display width of the avatar in pixels. Defaults to $size.
 *     @type string $default        URL for the default image or a default type. Accepts '404' (return
 *                                  a 404 instead of a default image), 'retro' (8bit), 'monsterid' (monster),
 *                                  'wavatar' (cartoon face), 'indenticon' (the "quilt"), 'mystery', 'mm',
 *                                  or 'mysteryman' (The Oyster Man), 'blank' (transparent GIF), or
 *                                  'gravatar_default' (the Gravatar logo). Default is the value of the
 *                                  'avatar_default' option, with a fallback of 'mystery'.
 *     @type bool   $force_default  Whether to always show the default image, never the Gravatar. Default false.
 *     @type string $rating         What rating to display avatars up to. Accepts 'G', 'PG', 'R', 'X', and are
 *                                  judged in that order. Default is the value of the 'avatar_rating' option.
 *     @type string $scheme         URL scheme to use. See set_url_scheme() for accepted values.
 *                                  Default null.
 *     @type array  $processed_args When the function returns, the value will be the processed/sanitized $args
 *                                  plus a "found_avatar" guess. Pass as a reference. Default null.
 *     @type string $extra_attr     HTML attributes to insert in the IMG element. Is not sanitized. Default empty.
 * }
 * @return array $processed_args {
 *     Along with the arguments passed in `$args`, this will contain a couple of extra arguments.
 *
 *     @type bool   $found_avatar True if we were able to find an avatar for this user,
 *                                false or not set if we couldn't.
 *     @type string $url          The URL of the avatar we found.
 * }
 */
function get_avatar_data( $id_or_email, $args = null ) {
	$args = wp_parse_args( $args, array(
		'size'           => 96,
		'height'         => null,
		'width'          => null,
		'default'        => get_option( 'avatar_default', 'mystery' ),
		'force_default'  => false,
		'rating'         => get_option( 'avatar_rating' ),
		'scheme'         => null,
		'processed_args' => null, // if used, should be a reference
		'extra_attr'     => '',
	) );

	if ( is_numeric( $args['size'] ) ) {
		$args['size'] = absint( $args['size'] );
		if ( ! $args['size'] ) {
			$args['size'] = 96;
		}
	} else {
		$args['size'] = 96;
	}

	if ( is_numeric( $args['height'] ) ) {
		$args['height'] = absint( $args['height'] );
		if ( ! $args['height'] ) {
			$args['height'] = $args['size'];
		}
	} else {
		$args['height'] = $args['size'];
	}

	if ( is_numeric( $args['width'] ) ) {
		$args['width'] = absint( $args['width'] );
		if ( ! $args['width'] ) {
			$args['width'] = $args['size'];
		}
	} else {
		$args['width'] = $args['size'];
	}

	if ( empty( $args['default'] ) ) {
		$args['default'] = get_option( 'avatar_default', 'mystery' );
	}

	switch ( $args['default'] ) {
		case 'mm' :
		case 'mystery' :
		case 'mysteryman' :
			$args['default'] = 'mm';
			break;
		case 'gravatar_default' :
			$args['default'] = false;
			break;
	}

	$args['force_default'] = (bool) $args['force_default'];

	$args['rating'] = strtolower( $args['rating'] );

	$args['found_avatar'] = false;

	/**
	 * Filters whether to retrieve the avatar URL early.
	 *
	 * Passing a non-null value in the 'url' member of the return array will
	 * effectively short circuit get_avatar_data(), passing the value through
	 * the {@see 'get_avatar_data'} filter and returning early.
	 *
	 * @since 4.2.0
	 *
	 * @param array  $args        Arguments passed to get_avatar_data(), after processing.
	 * @param mixed  $id_or_email The Gravatar to retrieve. Accepts a user_id, gravatar md5 hash,
	 *                            user email, WP_User object, WP_Post object, or WP_Comment object.
	 */
	$args = apply_filters( 'pre_get_avatar_data', $args, $id_or_email );

	if ( isset( $args['url'] ) && ! is_null( $args['url'] ) ) {
		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/link-template.php */
		return apply_filters( 'get_avatar_data', $args, $id_or_email );
	}

	$email_hash = '';
	$user = $email = false;

	if ( is_object( $id_or_email ) && isset( $id_or_email->comment_ID ) ) {
		$id_or_email = get_comment( $id_or_email );
	}

	// Process the user identifier.
	if ( is_numeric( $id_or_email ) ) {
		$user = get_user_by( 'id', absint( $id_or_email ) );
	} elseif ( is_string( $id_or_email ) ) {
		if ( strpos( $id_or_email, '@md5.gravatar.com' ) ) {
			// md5 hash
			list( $email_hash ) = explode( '@', $id_or_email );
		} else {
			// email address
			$email = $id_or_email;
		}
	} elseif ( $id_or_email instanceof WP_User ) {
		// User Object
		$user = $id_or_email;
	} elseif ( $id_or_email instanceof WP_Post ) {
		// Post Object
		$user = get_user_by( 'id', (int) $id_or_email->post_author );
	} elseif ( $id_or_email instanceof WP_Comment ) {
		/**
		 * Filters the list of allowed comment types for retrieving avatars.
		 *
		 * @since 3.0.0
		 *
		 * @param array $types An array of content types. Default only contains 'comment'.
		 */
		$allowed_comment_types = apply_filters( 'get_avatar_comment_types', array( 'comment' ) );
		if ( ! empty( $id_or_email->comment_type ) && ! in_array( $id_or_email->comment_type, (array) $allowed_comment_types ) ) {
			$args['url'] = false;
			/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/link-template.php */
			return apply_filters( 'get_avatar_data', $args, $id_or_email );
		}

		if ( ! empty( $id_or_email->user_id ) ) {
			$user = get_user_by( 'id', (int) $id_or_email->user_id );
		}
		if ( ( ! $user || is_wp_error( $user ) ) && ! empty( $id_or_email->comment_author_email ) ) {
			$email = $id_or_email->comment_author_email;
		}
	}

	if ( ! $email_hash ) {
		if ( $user ) {
			$email = $user->user_email;
		}

		if ( $email ) {
			$email_hash = md5( strtolower( trim( $email ) ) );
		}
	}

	if ( $email_hash ) {
		$args['found_avatar'] = true;
		$gravatar_server = hexdec( $email_hash[0] ) % 3;
	} else {
		$gravatar_server = rand( 0, 2 );
	}

	$url_args = array(
		's' => $args['size'],
		'd' => $args['default'],
		'f' => $args['force_default'] ? 'y' : false,
		'r' => $args['rating'],
	);

	if ( is_ssl() ) {
		$url = 'https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/' . $email_hash;
	} else {
		$url = sprintf( 'http://%d.gravatar.com/avatar/%s', $gravatar_server, $email_hash );
	}

	$url = add_query_arg(
		rawurlencode_deep( array_filter( $url_args ) ),
		set_url_scheme( $url, $args['scheme'] )
	);

	/**
	 * Filters the avatar URL.
	 *
	 * @since 4.2.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url         The URL of the avatar.
	 * @param mixed  $id_or_email The Gravatar to retrieve. Accepts a user_id, gravatar md5 hash,
	 *                            user email, WP_User object, WP_Post object, or WP_Comment object.
	 * @param array  $args        Arguments passed to get_avatar_data(), after processing.
	 */
	$args['url'] = apply_filters( 'get_avatar_url', $url, $id_or_email, $args );

	/**
	 * Filters the avatar data.
	 *
	 * @since 4.2.0
	 *
	 * @param array  $args        Arguments passed to get_avatar_data(), after processing.
	 * @param mixed  $id_or_email The Gravatar to retrieve. Accepts a user_id, gravatar md5 hash,
	 *                            user email, WP_User object, WP_Post object, or WP_Comment object.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_avatar_data', $args, $id_or_email );
}

/**
 * Retrieves the URL of a file in the theme.
 *
 * Searches in the stylesheet directory before the template directory so themes
 * which inherit from a parent theme can just override one file.
 *
 * @since 4.7.0
 *
 * @param string $file Optional. File to search for in the stylesheet directory.
 * @return string The URL of the file.
 */
function get_theme_file_uri( $file = '' ) {
	$file = ltrim( $file, '/' );

	if ( empty( $file ) ) {
		$url = get_stylesheet_directory_uri();
	} elseif ( file_exists( get_stylesheet_directory() . '/' . $file ) ) {
		$url = get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/' . $file;
	} else {
		$url = get_template_directory_uri() . '/' . $file;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the URL to a file in the theme.
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url  The file URL.
	 * @param string $file The requested file to search for.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'theme_file_uri', $url, $file );
}

/**
 * Retrieves the URL of a file in the parent theme.
 *
 * @since 4.7.0
 *
 * @param string $file Optional. File to return the URL for in the template directory.
 * @return string The URL of the file.
 */
function get_parent_theme_file_uri( $file = '' ) {
	$file = ltrim( $file, '/' );

	if ( empty( $file ) ) {
		$url = get_template_directory_uri();
	} else {
		$url = get_template_directory_uri() . '/' . $file;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the URL to a file in the parent theme.
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url  The file URL.
	 * @param string $file The requested file to search for.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'parent_theme_file_uri', $url, $file );
}

/**
 * Retrieves the path of a file in the theme.
 *
 * Searches in the stylesheet directory before the template directory so themes
 * which inherit from a parent theme can just override one file.
 *
 * @since 4.7.0
 *
 * @param string $file Optional. File to search for in the stylesheet directory.
 * @return string The path of the file.
 */
function get_theme_file_path( $file = '' ) {
	$file = ltrim( $file, '/' );

	if ( empty( $file ) ) {
		$path = get_stylesheet_directory();
	} elseif ( file_exists( get_stylesheet_directory() . '/' . $file ) ) {
		$path = get_stylesheet_directory() . '/' . $file;
	} else {
		$path = get_template_directory() . '/' . $file;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the path to a file in the theme.
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 *
	 * @param string $path The file path.
	 * @param string $file The requested file to search for.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'theme_file_path', $path, $file );
}

/**
 * Retrieves the path of a file in the parent theme.
 *
 * @since 4.7.0
 *
 * @param string $file Optional. File to return the path for in the template directory.
 * @return string The path of the file.
 */
function get_parent_theme_file_path( $file = '' ) {
	$file = ltrim( $file, '/' );

	if ( empty( $file ) ) {
		$path = get_template_directory();
	} else {
		$path = get_template_directory() . '/' . $file;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the path to a file in the parent theme.
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 *
	 * @param string $path The file path.
	 * @param string $file The requested file to search for.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'parent_theme_file_path', $path, $file );
}

/**
 * Retrieves the URL to the privacy policy page.
 *
 * @since 4.9.6
 *
 * @return string The URL to the privacy policy page. Empty string if it doesn't exist.
 */
function get_privacy_policy_url() {
	$url            = '';
	$policy_page_id = (int) get_option( 'wp_page_for_privacy_policy' );

	if ( ! empty( $policy_page_id ) && get_post_status( $policy_page_id ) === 'publish' ) {
		$url = (string) get_permalink( $policy_page_id );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the URL of the privacy policy page.
	 *
	 * @since 4.9.6
	 *
	 * @param string $url            The URL to the privacy policy page. Empty string
	 *                               if it doesn't exist.
	 * @param int    $policy_page_id The ID of privacy policy page.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'privacy_policy_url', $url, $policy_page_id );
}

/**
 * Displays the privacy policy link with formatting, when applicable.
 *
 * @since 4.9.6
 *
 * @param string $before Optional. Display before privacy policy link. Default empty.
 * @param string $after  Optional. Display after privacy policy link. Default empty.
 */
function the_privacy_policy_link( $before = '', $after = '' ) {
	echo get_the_privacy_policy_link( $before, $after );
}

/**
 * Returns the privacy policy link with formatting, when applicable.
 *
 * @since 4.9.6
 *
 * @param string $before Optional. Display before privacy policy link. Default empty.
 * @param string $after  Optional. Display after privacy policy link. Default empty.
 *
 * @return string Markup for the link and surrounding elements. Empty string if it
 *                doesn't exist.
 */
function get_the_privacy_policy_link( $before = '', $after = '' ) {
	$link               = '';
	$privacy_policy_url = get_privacy_policy_url();
	$policy_page_id     = (int) get_option( 'wp_page_for_privacy_policy' );
	$page_title         = ( $policy_page_id ) ? get_the_title( $policy_page_id ) : '';

	if ( $privacy_policy_url && $page_title ) {
		$link = sprintf(
			'<a class="privacy-policy-link" href="%s">%s</a>',
			esc_url( $privacy_policy_url ),
			esc_html( $page_title )
		);
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the privacy policy link.
	 *
	 * @since 4.9.6
	 *
	 * @param string $link               The privacy policy link. Empty string if it
	 *                                   doesn't exist.
	 * @param string $privacy_policy_url The URL of the privacy policy. Empty string
	 *                                   if it doesn't exist.
	 */
	$link = apply_filters( 'the_privacy_policy_link', $link, $privacy_policy_url );

	if ( $link ) {
		return $before . $link . $after;
	}

	return '';
}