# automatorwp/5.8.5/integrations/wordpress/triggers/publish-post-taxonomy.php

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- Page: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/automatorwp/5.8.5/code/integrations/wordpress/triggers/publish-post-taxonomy.php
- Raw: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/automatorwp/5.8.5/raw/integrations/wordpress/triggers/publish-post-taxonomy.php
- Modified: 2026-08-20T08:53:54+00:00

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```php
<?php
/**
 * Publish Post Taxonomy
 *
 * @package     AutomatorWP\Integrations\WordPress\Triggers\Publish_Post_Taxonomy
 * @author      AutomatorWP <contact@automatorwp.com>, Ruben Garcia <rubengcdev@gmail.com>
 * @since       1.0.0
 */
// Exit if accessed directly
if( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

class AutomatorWP_WordPress_Publish_Post_Taxonomy extends AutomatorWP_Integration_Trigger {

    /**
     * Initialize the trigger
     *
     * @since 1.0.0
     */
    public function __construct( $integration ) {

        $this->integration = $integration;
        $this->trigger = $integration . '_publish_post_taxonomy';

        parent::__construct();

    }

    /**
     * Register the trigger
     *
     * @since 1.0.0
     */
    public function register() {

        automatorwp_register_trigger( $this->trigger, array(
            'integration'       => $this->integration,
            'label'             => __( 'User publishes a post in a taxonomy', 'automatorwp' ),
            'select_option'     => __( 'User publishes a post in <strong>a taxonomy</strong>', 'automatorwp' ),
            /* translators: %1$s: Term title. %2$s: Number of times. */
            'edit_label'        => sprintf( __( 'User publishes a post in %1$s %2$s time(s)', 'automatorwp' ), '{term}', '{times}' ),
            /* translators: %1$s: Term title. */
            'log_label'         =>  sprintf( __( 'User publishes a post in %1$s', 'automatorwp' ), '{term}' ),
            'action'            => 'transition_post_status',
            'function'          => array( $this, 'listener' ),
            'priority'          => 10,
            'accepted_args'     => 3,
            'options'           => array(
                'term'  => automatorwp_utilities_taxonomy_option(),
                'times' => automatorwp_utilities_times_option(),
            ),
            'tags' => array_merge(
                automatorwp_utilities_post_tags(),
                automatorwp_utilities_times_tag()
            )
        ) );

    }

    /**
     * Trigger listener
     *
     * @since 1.0.0
     *
     * @param string    $new_status The new post status
     * @param string    $old_status The old post status
     * @param WP_Post   $post       The post
     */
    public function listener( $new_status, $old_status, $post ) {

        // Bail if post has been already published
        if( $old_status === 'publish' ) {
            return;
        }

        // Bail if post is not published
        if( $new_status !== 'publish' ) {
            return;
        }

        // When inserting a post through the block editor, the post gets updated through rest API
        // This is required since on rest saving the post gets updated BEFORE get taxonomies applied
        if( defined( 'REST_REQUEST' ) && REST_REQUEST ) {
            // Hook the action 'rest_after_insert_{post_type}'
            add_action( "rest_after_insert_{$post->post_type}", array( $this, 'rest_listener' ),  10, 3 );
            return;
        }

        $taxonomies = get_object_taxonomies( $post->post_type );

        foreach( $taxonomies as $taxonomy ) {

            $terms_ids = automatorwp_get_term_ids( $post->ID, $taxonomy );

            // Bail if post isn't assigned to any term
            if( empty( $terms_ids ) ) {
                continue;
            }

            automatorwp_trigger_event( array(
                'trigger' => $this->trigger,
                'user_id' => $post->post_author,
                'post_id' => $post->ID,
                'taxonomy'  => $taxonomy,
                'terms_ids' => $terms_ids,
            ) );

        }

    }

    /**
     * Trigger rest listener
     *
     * @since 1.0.0
     *
     * @param WP_Post         $post     Inserted or updated post object.
     * @param WP_REST_Request $request  Request object.
     * @param bool            $creating True when creating a post, false when updating.
     */
    public function rest_listener( $post, $request, $creating ) {

        $taxonomies = get_object_taxonomies( $post->post_type );

        foreach( $taxonomies as $taxonomy ) {

            $terms_ids = automatorwp_get_term_ids( $post->ID, $taxonomy );

            // Bail if post isn't assigned to any term
            if( empty( $terms_ids ) ) {
                continue;
            }

            automatorwp_trigger_event( array(
                'trigger' => $this->trigger,
                'user_id' => $post->post_author,
                'post_id' => $post->ID,
                'taxonomy'  => $taxonomy,
                'terms_ids' => $terms_ids,
            ) );

        }

    }

    /**
     * User deserves check
     *
     * @since 1.0.0
     *
     * @param bool      $deserves_trigger   True if user deserves trigger, false otherwise
     * @param stdClass  $trigger            The trigger object
     * @param int       $user_id            The user ID
     * @param array     $event              Event information
     * @param array     $trigger_options    The trigger's stored options
     * @param stdClass  $automation         The trigger's automation object
     *
     * @return bool                          True if user deserves trigger, false otherwise
     */
    public function user_deserves_trigger( $deserves_trigger, $trigger, $user_id, $event, $trigger_options, $automation ) {

        // Don't deserve if post and terms IDs are not received
        if( ! isset( $event['post_id'] ) && ! isset( $event['taxonomy'] ) && ! isset( $event['terms_ids'] ) ) {
            return false;
        }

        // Don't deserve if taxonomy doesn't match with the trigger option
        if( $trigger_options['taxonomy'] !== 'any' && $trigger_options['taxonomy'] !== $event['taxonomy'] ) {
            return false;
        }

        // Don't deserve if term doesn't match with the trigger option
        if( ! automatorwp_terms_matches( $event['terms_ids'], $trigger_options['term'] ) ) {
            return false;
        }

        return $deserves_trigger;

    }

}

new AutomatorWP_WordPress_Publish_Post_Taxonomy( 'wordpress' );
new AutomatorWP_WordPress_Publish_Post_Taxonomy( 'posts' );
```