Remove Class Filter Without Access to Class Object

filter_removal_without_class_access.php

<?php
/**
 * Remove Class Filter Without Access to Class Object
 *
 * In order to use the core WordPress remove_filter() on a filter added with the callback
 * to a class, you either have to have access to that class object, or it has to be a call
 * to a static method.  This method allows you to remove filters with a callback to a class
 * you don't have access to.
 *
 * Works with WordPress 1.2+ (4.7+ support added 9-19-2016)
 * Updated 2-27-2017 to use internal WordPress removal for 4.7+ (to prevent PHP warnings output)
 *
 * @param string $tag         Filter to remove
 * @param string $class_name  Class name for the filter's callback
 * @param string $method_name Method name for the filter's callback
 * @param int    $priority    Priority of the filter (default 10)
 *
 * @return bool Whether the function is removed.
 */
function prefix_remove_class_filter( $tag, $class_name = '', $method_name = '', $priority = 10 ) {
    global $wp_filter;

    // Check that filter actually exists first
    if ( ! isset( $wp_filter[ $tag ] ) ) return FALSE;

    /**
     * If filter config is an object, means we're using WordPress 4.7+ and the config is no longer
     * a simple array, rather it is an object that implements the ArrayAccess interface.
     *
     * To be backwards compatible, we set $callbacks equal to the correct array as a reference (so $wp_filter is updated)
     *
     * @see https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/09/08/wp_hook-next-generation-actions-and-filters/
     */
    if ( is_object( $wp_filter[ $tag ] ) && isset( $wp_filter[ $tag ]->callbacks ) ) {
        // Create $fob object from filter tag, to use below
        $fob = $wp_filter[ $tag ];
        $callbacks = &$wp_filter[ $tag ]->callbacks;
    } else {
        $callbacks = &$wp_filter[ $tag ];
    }

    // Exit if there aren't any callbacks for specified priority
    if ( ! isset( $callbacks[ $priority ] ) || empty( $callbacks[ $priority ] ) ) return FALSE;

    // Loop through each filter for the specified priority, looking for our class & method
    foreach( (array) $callbacks[ $priority ] as $filter_id => $filter ) {

        // Filter should always be an array - array( $this, 'method' ), if not goto next
        if ( ! isset( $filter[ 'function' ] ) || ! is_array( $filter[ 'function' ] ) ) continue;

        // If first value in array is not an object, it can't be a class
        if ( ! is_object( $filter[ 'function' ][ 0 ] ) ) continue;

        // Method doesn't match the one we're looking for, goto next
        if ( $filter[ 'function' ][ 1 ] !== $method_name ) continue;

        // Method matched, now let's check the Class
        if ( get_class( $filter[ 'function' ][ 0 ] ) === $class_name ) {

            // WordPress 4.7+ use core remove_filter() since we found the class object
            if( isset( $fob ) ){
                // Handles removing filter, reseting callback priority keys mid-iteration, etc.
                $fob->remove_filter( $tag, $filter['function'], $priority );

            } else {
                // Use legacy removal process (pre 4.7)
                unset( $callbacks[ $priority ][ $filter_id ] );
                // and if it was the only filter in that priority, unset that priority
                if ( empty( $callbacks[ $priority ] ) ) {
                    unset( $callbacks[ $priority ] );
                }
                // and if the only filter for that tag, set the tag to an empty array
                if ( empty( $callbacks ) ) {
                    $callbacks = array();
                }
                // Remove this filter from merged_filters, which specifies if filters have been sorted
                unset( $GLOBALS['merged_filters'][ $tag ] );
            }

            return TRUE;
        }
    }

    return FALSE;
}