wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getPosts( array $args )

Retrieve posts.

Description

See also

Parameters

$args

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

  • 'blog_id'
    (int) Blog ID (unused).
  • 'username'
    (string) Username.
  • 'password'
    (string) Password.
  • 'filter'
    (array) Optional. Modifies the query used to retrieve posts. Accepts 'post_type', 'post_status', 'number', 'offset', 'orderby', 's', and 'order'. Default empty array.
  • 'fields'
    (array) Optional. The subset of post type fields to return in the response array.

Return

(array|IXR_Error) Array contains a collection of posts.

Source

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

	public function wp_getPosts( $args ) {
		if ( ! $this->minimum_args( $args, 3 ) )
			return $this->error;

		$this->escape( $args );

		$username = $args[1];
		$password = $args[2];
		$filter   = isset( $args[3] ) ? $args[3] : array();

		if ( isset( $args[4] ) ) {
			$fields = $args[4];
		} else {
			/** This action is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php */
			$fields = apply_filters( 'xmlrpc_default_post_fields', array( 'post', 'terms', 'custom_fields' ), 'wp.getPosts' );
		}

		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', 'wp.getPosts' );

		$query = array();

		if ( isset( $filter['post_type'] ) ) {
			$post_type = get_post_type_object( $filter['post_type'] );
			if ( ! ( (bool) $post_type ) )
				return new IXR_Error( 403, __( 'Invalid post type.' ) );
		} else {
			$post_type = get_post_type_object( 'post' );
		}

		if ( ! current_user_can( $post_type->cap->edit_posts ) )
			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit posts in this post type.' ) );

		$query['post_type'] = $post_type->name;

		if ( isset( $filter['post_status'] ) )
			$query['post_status'] = $filter['post_status'];

		if ( isset( $filter['number'] ) )
			$query['numberposts'] = absint( $filter['number'] );

		if ( isset( $filter['offset'] ) )
			$query['offset'] = absint( $filter['offset'] );

		if ( isset( $filter['orderby'] ) ) {
			$query['orderby'] = $filter['orderby'];

			if ( isset( $filter['order'] ) )
				$query['order'] = $filter['order'];
		}

		if ( isset( $filter['s'] ) ) {
			$query['s'] = $filter['s'];
		}

		$posts_list = wp_get_recent_posts( $query );

		if ( ! $posts_list )
			return array();

		// Holds all the posts data.
		$struct = array();

		foreach ( $posts_list as $post ) {
			if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post['ID'] ) )
				continue;

			$struct[] = $this->_prepare_post( $post, $fields );
		}

		return $struct;
	}

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Related

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/l10n.php: __()

Retrieve the translation of $text.
wp-includes/capabilities.php: current_user_can()

Whether the current user has a specific capability.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::minimum_args()

Checks if the method received at least the minimum number of arguments.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::escape()

Escape string or array of strings for database.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::login()

Log user in.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::_prepare_post()

Prepares post data for return in an XML-RPC object.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: xmlrpc_default_post_fields

Filters the list of post query fields used by the given XML-RPC method.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: xmlrpc_call

Fires after the XML-RPC user has been authenticated but before the rest of the method logic begins.
wp-includes/plugin.php: do_action()

Execute functions hooked on a specific action hook.
wp-includes/plugin.php: apply_filters()

Call the functions added to a filter hook.
wp-includes/post.php: wp_get_recent_posts()

Retrieve a number of recent posts.
wp-includes/post.php: get_post_type_object()

Retrieves a post type object by name.
wp-includes/functions.php: absint()

Convert a value to non-negative integer.
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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-3.4.0 Introduced.