# Helper

This component acts as a proxy for all the HivePress helper functions defined in the `includes/helpers.php` file. With the **Helper** component, you can call a helper function anywhere in the code without declaring the PHP namespace. For example, the code below calls the `sanitize_html` helper that removes malicious HTML tags.

```php
hivepress()->helper->sanitize_html( 'custom HTML content' );
```


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