wp_xmlrpc_server::blogger_editPost( array $args )

Edit a post.


Parameters

$args

(Required) Method arguments. Note: arguments must be ordered as documented.

  • 'blog_id'
    (int) (unused)
  • 'post_ID'
    (int)
  • 'username'
    (string)
  • 'password'
    (string)
  • 'content'
    (string)
  • 'publish'
    (bool)


Return

(true|IXR_Error) true when done.


Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php

	public function blogger_editPost( $args ) {

		$this->escape($args);

		$post_ID  = (int) $args[1];
		$username = $args[2];
		$password = $args[3];
		$content  = $args[4];
		$publish  = $args[5];

		if ( ! $user = $this->login( $username, $password ) ) {
			return $this->error;
		}

		/** This action is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php */
		do_action( 'xmlrpc_call', 'blogger.editPost' );

		$actual_post = get_post( $post_ID, ARRAY_A );

		if ( ! $actual_post || $actual_post['post_type'] != 'post' ) {
			return new IXR_Error( 404, __( 'Sorry, no such post.' ) );
		}

		$this->escape($actual_post);

		if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_ID ) ) {
			return new IXR_Error(401, __('Sorry, you are not allowed to edit this post.'));
		}
		if ( 'publish' == $actual_post['post_status'] && ! current_user_can( 'publish_posts' ) ) {
			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to publish this post.' ) );
		}

		$postdata = array();
		$postdata['ID'] = $actual_post['ID'];
		$postdata['post_content'] = xmlrpc_removepostdata( $content );
		$postdata['post_title'] = xmlrpc_getposttitle( $content );
		$postdata['post_category'] = xmlrpc_getpostcategory( $content );
		$postdata['post_status'] = $actual_post['post_status'];
		$postdata['post_excerpt'] = $actual_post['post_excerpt'];
		$postdata['post_status'] = $publish ? 'publish' : 'draft';

		$result = wp_update_post( $postdata );

		if ( ! $result ) {
			return new IXR_Error(500, __('For some strange yet very annoying reason, this post could not be edited.'));
		}
		$this->attach_uploads( $actual_post['ID'], $postdata['post_content'] );

		/**
		 * Fires after a post has been successfully updated via the XML-RPC Blogger API.
		 *
		 * @since WP-3.4.0
		 *
		 * @param int   $post_ID ID of the updated post.
		 * @param array $args    An array of arguments for the post to edit.
		 */
		do_action( 'xmlrpc_call_success_blogger_editPost', $post_ID, $args );

		return true;
	}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-1.5.0 Introduced.