How to get the current URL in Magento 2 blocks and templates?

Sometimes you need to get the current URL in your Magento 2 block or templates or get product URL in Magento 2. In Magento 2 to get store URL we usually work with the getCurrentUrl() function. Let’s see what steps you need to undertake.

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Step 1. First of all, you need to create a new block in your plugin. For example, we have made Block/Test.php with the following code using the Magento framework view element template:

<?php

namespace <Vendor>\<Module>\Block;

use Magento\Store\Model\StoreManagerInterface;

class Test extends \Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template
{
 /**
 * @var QuoteEmail
 */
 private $storeManager;

public function __construct(
 StoreManagerInterface $storeManager,
 \Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template\Context $context,
 array $data = []
 ) {
 $this->storeManager = $storeManager;
 parent::__construct($context, $data);
 }

public function getCurrentUrl() {
 return $this->storeManager->getStore()->getCurrentUrl();
 }

 
}

Step 2. Next, you need to create a template file for this block in the view/frontend/templates/ folder. In our case, we have made test.phtml. There are 2 options for how you can get the current URL parameters in the Magento template. See the example below:

<?php
//1 way
$block->escapeUrl($block->getUrl('*/*/*', ['_current' => true, '_use_rewrite' => true]));
//2 way
$block->escapeUrl($block->getCurrentUrl());
?>

It’s better to use the second way, but the first is acceptable too. Don’t forget to clean the cache after saving the changes.

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