str_contains( $url, '#' ) ) { return false; } // If it doesn't have a PDF extension, it's not safe. if ( ! str_ends_with( $url, '.pdf' ) ) { return false; } // If the URL host matches the current site's media URL, it's safe. $upload_info = wp_upload_dir( null, false ); $parsed_url = wp_parse_url( $upload_info['url'] ); $upload_host = isset( $parsed_url['host'] ) ? $parsed_url['host'] : ''; $upload_port = isset( $parsed_url['port'] ) ? ':' . $parsed_url['port'] : ''; if ( str_starts_with( $url, "http://$upload_host$upload_port/" ) || str_starts_with( $url, "https://$upload_host$upload_port/" ) ) { return true; } return false; }