This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

_wp_put_post_revision( int|WP_Post|array|null $post = null, bool $autosave = false )

Inserts post data into the posts table as a post revision.


Parameters

$post

(int|WP_Post|array|null) (Optional) Post ID, post object OR post array.

Default value: null

$autosave

(bool) (Optional) Is the revision an autosave?

Default value: false


Return

(int|WP_Error) WP_Error or 0 if error, new revision ID if success.


Source

File: wp-includes/revision.php

function _wp_put_post_revision( $post = null, $autosave = false ) {
	if ( is_object($post) )
		$post = get_object_vars( $post );
	elseif ( !is_array($post) )
		$post = get_post($post, ARRAY_A);

	if ( ! $post || empty($post['ID']) )
		return new WP_Error( 'invalid_post', __( 'Invalid post ID.' ) );

	if ( isset($post['post_type']) && 'revision' == $post['post_type'] )
		return new WP_Error( 'post_type', __( 'Cannot create a revision of a revision' ) );

	$post = _wp_post_revision_data( $post, $autosave );
	$post = wp_slash($post); //since data is from db

	$revision_id = wp_insert_post( $post );
	if ( is_wp_error($revision_id) )
		return $revision_id;

	if ( $revision_id ) {
		/**
		 * Fires once a revision has been saved.
		 *
		 * @since WP-2.6.0
		 *
		 * @param int $revision_id Post revision ID.
		 */
		do_action( '_wp_put_post_revision', $revision_id );
	}

	return $revision_id;
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.6.0 Introduced.