Filters & Hooks Reference

This page provides a complete reference of all PHP filter hooks, constants, and environment variables available in Orbit.

PHP Filter Hooks

Synced Theme Patterns

Filter Hook	Type	Default	Description
orbit_enable_synced_theme_patterns	bool	true	Enable or disable Orbit's theme-to-database synced pattern module.
orbit_synced_theme_patterns	array	Discovered patterns	Filter the array of parsed synced theme patterns during a full sync.
orbit_synced_theme_patterns_fingerprint_parts	array	Fingerprint parts	Filter segments used to generate the pattern fingerprint cache.
orbit_allow_theme_synced_pattern_updates	bool	false	Allow REST/Site Editor updates to Orbit-managed synced pattern posts. Passed ($allow, $post_id).
orbit_enable_disable_external_patterns	bool	true	Enable removal of external patterns (e.g. WooCommerce block patterns).

Branded Emails

Filter Hook	Type	Default	Description
orbit_enable_branded_emails	bool	true	Enable or disable Orbit's HTML branded email wrapper.
orbit_branded_emails_header_logo	string	''	URL of the header logo image in branded emails.
orbit_branded_emails_logo_image_width	int	120	Width of the header logo in pixels.
orbit_branded_emails_background_color	string	WooCommerce / #ffffff	Outer background color for branded emails.
orbit_branded_emails_body_background_color	string	WooCommerce / #ffffff	Content container background color.
orbit_branded_emails_body_border_color	string	Theme var / #edeff1	Content container border color.
orbit_branded_emails_body_text_color	string	WooCommerce / #3f474d	Primary body copy text color.
orbit_branded_emails_link_color	string	WooCommerce / #8549ff	Hyperlink text color.
orbit_branded_emails_footer_text_color	string	WooCommerce / #3f474d	Footer text color.
orbit_branded_emails_font_family	string	WooCommerce / Sans stack	CSS font-family stack for emails.

Admin UI Cleanup & Environment Bar

Filter Hook	Type	Default	Description
orbit_enable_menu_item_dashboard	bool	true	Show or hide the Dashboard menu item.
orbit_enable_menu_item_posts	bool	true	Show or hide the Posts menu item.
orbit_enable_menu_item_comments	bool	false	Show or hide the Comments menu item and toolbar node.
orbit_enable_toolbar_item_new_content	bool	true	Show or hide the "+ New" item in the top admin bar.
orbit_enable_login_logo	bool	true	Enable custom login logo replacement.
orbit_login_logo_url	string	''	Image URL for the /wp-login.php screen logo.
orbit_login_logo_width	int	250	Width (in pixels) for the login logo.
orbit_enable_admin_environment_name	bool	true	Display the environment badge in the toolbar for Administrators.

Security & Privacy

Filter Hook	Type	Default	Description
orbit_enable_rest_api_user_endpoints	bool	false	Expose /wp/v2/users endpoints to unauthenticated users.
orbit_enable_xmlrpc	bool	false	Enable XML-RPC functionality.
orbit_enable_expose_wordpress_version	bool	false	Expose WordPress version in HTML markup and asset query strings.
orbit_default_security_headers	array	Header array	Filter baseline HTTP security headers array.
orbit_enable_author_pages	bool	false	Enable author archive pages (/author/username).

Capabilities & Role Permissions

Filter Hook	Type	Default	Description
orbit_enable_editor_caps_access	bool	true	Grant edit_theme_options to Editors and Shop Managers.
orbit_enable_user_caps_access	bool	true	Grant user management capabilities (excluding delete_users) to Editors and Shop Managers.
orbit_enable_gravity_forms_access	bool	true	Grant Gravity Forms capabilities to Editors and Shop Managers.
orbit_enable_privacy_page_access	bool	true	Allow Editors and Shop Managers to access Privacy Policy settings.

Performance, Utilities & Integrations

Filter Hook	Type	Default	Description
orbit_remote_files_url	string|null	Constant / Env var	Filter remote production URL for hotlinking media files.
orbit_action_scheduler_retention_period	int	1209600 (2 weeks)	Retention period (in seconds) for completed Action Scheduler jobs.
orbit_action_scheduler_default_cleaner_statuses	array	['complete', 'canceled', 'failed']	Action Scheduler statuses targeted for automated cleanup.
orbit_action_scheduler_cleanup_batch_size	int	1000	Number of Action Scheduler jobs cleaned up per batch run.

PHP Constants & Environment Variables

Name	Type	Purpose	Example
ORBIT_ENABLE_FAST_404	bool (Constant)	Opt-in fast 404 response for missing static asset files.	define( 'ORBIT_ENABLE_FAST_404', true );
ORBIT_REMOTE_FILES_URL	string (Constant / Env)	Production base URL used to hotlink missing media files on non-production.	define( 'ORBIT_REMOTE_FILES_URL', 'https://example.com' );
ORBIT_ERROR_REPORTING	int|bool (Constant)	Custom error reporting bitmask, or false to disable Orbit error handling.	define( 'ORBIT_ERROR_REPORTING', E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED );
SATELLITE_PRODUCTION_URL	string (Constant / Env)	Secondary fallback production URL for remote media hotlinking.	define( 'SATELLITE_PRODUCTION_URL', 'https://example.com' );