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.
Hooks from the function
Return
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
| Since 2.7.0 | Introduced. |
bulk_edit_posts() bulk edit posts code WP 6.8
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,
);
}