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Actions are hooks that are launched by the WordPress core at certain moments during execution or when specific events occur.

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One of the two types of hooks in WordPress is action. They enable the execution of a function at a precise moment in the execution of the WordPress core, plugin, or theme. Callback functions for actions do not return anything to the action hook that called them. They are the opposite of filters. Here’s a quick review of the differences between actions and filters.