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title: Overview
description: "Hooks and filters to customize **WordPress list tables** on back-end and front-end: - [wpda_add_search_actions](/docs/wpda_add_search_actions/) (add search actions to WordPress list table) - [wpda_add_search_filter](/docs/wpda_add_search_filter/) (add search elements to WordPress list table) - [wpda_before_list_table](/docs/wpda_before_list_table/) (add custom code before a WordPress list table)…"
url: "https://docs.legacy.wpdataaccess.com/docs/hooks-and-filters-overview/"
updated: "2025-11-26"
category: "Legacy Tools / Code / Hooks & Filters"
---

# Overview

Hooks and filters to customize **WordPress list tables** on back-end and front-end:

- [wpda_add_search_actions](/docs/wpda_add_search_actions/) (add search actions to WordPress list table)
- [wpda_add_search_filter](/docs/wpda_add_search_filter/) (add search elements to WordPress list table)
- [wpda_before_list_table](/docs/wpda_before_list_table/) (add custom code before a WordPress list table)
- [wpda_after_list_table](/docs/wpda_after_list_table/) (add custom code after a WordPress list table)
- [wpda_column_default](/docs/wpda_column_default/) (change column layout/output)

Hooks and filters to customize **simple forms** on back-end and front-end:

- [wpda_before_simple_form](/docs/wpda_before_simple_form/) (add custom code before a data entry form)
- [wpda_after_simple_form](/docs/wpda_after_simple_form/) (add custom code after a data entry form)

Hooks and filters to customize **publications**:

- [wpda_wpdataaccess_prepare](/docs/wpda_wpdataaccess_prepare/) (add custom code to publications)

General hooks and filters:

- [wpda_construct_where_clause](/docs/wpda_construct_where_clause/) (customize search behaviour - works with **all features**)