Ticket #42108: pass_the_return_from_wp_redirect_on_clean.patch

src/wp-includes/pluggable.php

@@ -1285 +1285 @@
  *     wp_safe_redirect( $url );
  *     exit;
  *
+ * Exiting can also be selectively manipulated by using wp_redirect() as a conditional
+ * in conjunction with the {@see 'wp_redirect'} and {@see 'wp_redirect_location'} filters:
+ *
+ *     if ( wp_safe_redirect( $url ) ) {
+ *         exit;
+ *     }
+ *
  * @since 2.3.0
+ * @since 5.0.0 Added passing the return from wp_redirect on.
  *
  * @param string $location The path or URL to redirect to.
  * @param int    $status   Optional. HTTP response status code to use. Default '302' (Moved Temporarily).
+ * @return bool  $redirect False if the redirect was cancelled, true otherwise.
  */
 function wp_safe_redirect($location, $status = 302) {
 
@@ -1305 +1314 @@
          */
         $location = wp_validate_redirect( $location, apply_filters( 'wp_safe_redirect_fallback', admin_url(), $status ) );
 
-        wp_redirect($location, $status);
+        return wp_redirect($location, $status);
 }
 endif;