bulk_edit_posts() │ WP 2.7.0

Processes the post data for the bulk editing of posts.

Updates all bulk edited posts/pages, adding (but not removing) tags and categories. Skips pages when they would be their own parent or child.

Returns

Array. An array of updated, skipped, and locked post IDs.

Usage

bulk_edit_posts( $post_data );

$post_data(array|null)

The array of post data to process.
Default: $_POST superglobal

Notes

• Global. wpdb. $wpdb WordPress database abstraction object.

Changelog

bulk_edit_posts() bulk edit posts code ^{WP 6.9.1}

function bulk_edit_posts( $post_data = null ) {
	global $wpdb;

	if ( empty( $post_data ) ) {
		$post_data = &$_POST;
	}

	if ( isset( $post_data['post_type'] ) ) {
		$ptype = get_post_type_object( $post_data['post_type'] );
	} else {
		$ptype = get_post_type_object( 'post' );
	}

	if ( ! current_user_can( $ptype->cap->edit_posts ) ) {
		if ( 'page' === $ptype->name ) {
			wp_die( __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit pages.' ) );
		} else {
			wp_die( __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit posts.' ) );
		}
	}

	if ( '-1' === $post_data['_status'] ) {
		$post_data['post_status'] = null;
		unset( $post_data['post_status'] );
	} else {
		$post_data['post_status'] = $post_data['_status'];
	}
	unset( $post_data['_status'] );

	if ( ! empty( $post_data['post_status'] ) ) {
		$post_data['post_status'] = sanitize_key( $post_data['post_status'] );

		if ( 'inherit' === $post_data['post_status'] ) {
			unset( $post_data['post_status'] );
		}
	}

	$post_ids = array_map( 'intval', (array) $post_data['post'] );

	$reset = array(
		'post_author',
		'post_status',
		'post_password',
		'post_parent',
		'page_template',
		'comment_status',
		'ping_status',
		'keep_private',
		'tax_input',
		'post_category',
		'sticky',
		'post_format',
	);

	foreach ( $reset as $field ) {
		if ( isset( $post_data[ $field ] ) && ( '' === $post_data[ $field ] || '-1' === $post_data[ $field ] ) ) {
			unset( $post_data[ $field ] );
		}
	}

	if ( isset( $post_data['post_category'] ) ) {
		if ( is_array( $post_data['post_category'] ) && ! empty( $post_data['post_category'] ) ) {
			$new_cats = array_map( 'absint', $post_data['post_category'] );
		} else {
			unset( $post_data['post_category'] );
		}
	}

	$tax_input = array();
	if ( isset( $post_data['tax_input'] ) ) {
		foreach ( $post_data['tax_input'] as $tax_name => $terms ) {
			if ( empty( $terms ) ) {
				continue;
			}

			if ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $tax_name ) ) {
				$tax_input[ $tax_name ] = array_map( 'absint', $terms );
			} else {
				$comma = _x( ',', 'tag delimiter' );
				if ( ',' !== $comma ) {
					$terms = str_replace( $comma, ',', $terms );
				}
				$tax_input[ $tax_name ] = explode( ',', trim( $terms, " \n\t\r\0\x0B," ) );
			}
		}
	}

	if ( isset( $post_data['post_parent'] ) && (int) $post_data['post_parent'] ) {
		$parent   = (int) $post_data['post_parent'];
		$pages    = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT ID, post_parent FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_type = 'page'" );
		$children = array();

		for ( $i = 0; $i < 50 && $parent > 0; $i++ ) {
			$children[] = $parent;

			foreach ( $pages as $page ) {
				if ( (int) $page->ID === $parent ) {
					$parent = (int) $page->post_parent;
					break;
				}
			}
		}
	}

	$updated          = array();
	$skipped          = array();
	$locked           = array();
	$shared_post_data = $post_data;

	foreach ( $post_ids as $post_id ) {
		// Start with fresh post data with each iteration.
		$post_data = $shared_post_data;

		$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( get_post_type( $post_id ) );

		if ( ! isset( $post_type_object )
			|| ( isset( $children ) && in_array( $post_id, $children, true ) )
			|| ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id )
		) {
			$skipped[] = $post_id;
			continue;
		}

		if ( wp_check_post_lock( $post_id ) ) {
			$locked[] = $post_id;
			continue;
		}

		$post      = get_post( $post_id );
		$tax_names = get_object_taxonomies( $post );

		foreach ( $tax_names as $tax_name ) {
			$taxonomy_obj = get_taxonomy( $tax_name );

			if ( ! $taxonomy_obj->show_in_quick_edit ) {
				continue;
			}

			if ( isset( $tax_input[ $tax_name ] ) && current_user_can( $taxonomy_obj->cap->assign_terms ) ) {
				$new_terms = $tax_input[ $tax_name ];
			} else {
				$new_terms = array();
			}

			if ( $taxonomy_obj->hierarchical ) {
				$current_terms = (array) wp_get_object_terms( $post_id, $tax_name, array( 'fields' => 'ids' ) );
			} else {
				$current_terms = (array) wp_get_object_terms( $post_id, $tax_name, array( 'fields' => 'names' ) );
			}

			$post_data['tax_input'][ $tax_name ] = array_merge( $current_terms, $new_terms );
		}

		if ( isset( $new_cats ) && in_array( 'category', $tax_names, true ) ) {
			$cats = (array) wp_get_post_categories( $post_id );

			if (
				isset( $post_data['indeterminate_post_category'] )
				&& is_array( $post_data['indeterminate_post_category'] )
			) {
				$indeterminate_post_category = $post_data['indeterminate_post_category'];
			} else {
				$indeterminate_post_category = array();
			}

			$indeterminate_cats         = array_intersect( $cats, $indeterminate_post_category );
			$determinate_cats           = array_diff( $new_cats, $indeterminate_post_category );
			$post_data['post_category'] = array_unique( array_merge( $indeterminate_cats, $determinate_cats ) );

			unset( $post_data['tax_input']['category'] );
		}

		$post_data['post_ID']        = $post_id;
		$post_data['post_type']      = $post->post_type;
		$post_data['post_mime_type'] = $post->post_mime_type;

		foreach ( array( 'comment_status', 'ping_status', 'post_author' ) as $field ) {
			if ( ! isset( $post_data[ $field ] ) ) {
				$post_data[ $field ] = $post->$field;
			}
		}

		$post_data = _wp_translate_postdata( true, $post_data );
		if ( is_wp_error( $post_data ) ) {
			$skipped[] = $post_id;
			continue;
		}
		$post_data = _wp_get_allowed_postdata( $post_data );

		if ( isset( $shared_post_data['post_format'] ) ) {
			set_post_format( $post_id, $shared_post_data['post_format'] );
		}

		// Prevent wp_insert_post() from overwriting post format with the old data.
		unset( $post_data['tax_input']['post_format'] );

		// Reset post date of scheduled post to be published.
		if (
			in_array( $post->post_status, array( 'future', 'draft' ), true ) &&
			'publish' === $post_data['post_status']
		) {
			$post_data['post_date']     = current_time( 'mysql' );
			$post_data['post_date_gmt'] = '';
		}

		$post_id = wp_update_post( $post_data );
		update_post_meta( $post_id, '_edit_last', get_current_user_id() );
		$updated[] = $post_id;

		if ( isset( $post_data['sticky'] ) && current_user_can( $ptype->cap->edit_others_posts ) ) {
			if ( 'sticky' === $post_data['sticky'] ) {
				stick_post( $post_id );
			} else {
				unstick_post( $post_id );
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Fires after processing the post data for bulk edit.
	 *
	 * @since 6.3.0
	 *
	 * @param int[] $updated          An array of updated post IDs.
	 * @param array $shared_post_data Associative array containing the post data.
	 */
	do_action( 'bulk_edit_posts', $updated, $shared_post_data );

	return array(
		'updated' => $updated,
		'skipped' => $skipped,
		'locked'  => $locked,
	);
}