# automatorwp/6.0.2/integrations/wordpress/actions/create-post.php AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI, version 6.0.2. 505 lines. - Page: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/automatorwp/6.0.2/code/integrations/wordpress/actions/create-post.php - Raw: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/automatorwp/6.0.2/raw/integrations/wordpress/actions/create-post.php - Modified: 2026-09-14T10:29:36+00:00 Line numbers below start at 1. Link to a line or a range by appending a fragment to the page URL, for example `https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/automatorwp/6.0.2/code/integrations/wordpress/actions/create-post.php#L10-L20`. ```php , Ruben Garcia * @since 1.0.0 */ // Exit if accessed directly if( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit; class AutomatorWP_WordPress_Create_Post extends AutomatorWP_Integration_Action { /** * Initialize the trigger * * @since 1.0.0 */ public function __construct( $integration ) { $this->integration = $integration; $this->action = $integration . '_create_post'; parent::__construct(); } /** * The new inserted post ID * * @since 1.0.0 * * @var int|WP_Error $post_id */ public $post_id = 0; /** * The post meta * * @since 1.0.0 * * @var array $post_meta */ public $post_meta = array(); /** * Register required hooks * * @since 1.0.0 */ public function hooks() { // Log post ID add_filter( 'automatorwp_user_completed_action_post_id', array( $this, 'post_id' ), 10, 6 ); // Log meta data add_filter( 'automatorwp_user_completed_action_log_meta', array( $this, 'log_meta' ), 10, 5 ); // Log fields add_filter( 'automatorwp_log_fields', array( $this, 'log_fields' ), 10, 5 ); parent::hooks(); } /** * Register the trigger * * @since 1.0.0 */ public function register() { $post_type_options = array(); foreach( get_post_types( array(), 'objects' ) as $post_type ) { /* translators: %1$s: Post type key (post, page). %2$s: Post type name (Post, Page). */ $post_type_options[] = sprintf( __( '%1$s for %2$s', 'automatorwp' ), $post_type->name, $post_type->labels->name ); } $post_status_options = array(); foreach( get_post_statuses() as $post_status => $post_status_label ) { /* translators: %1$s: Post status key (draft, pending). %2$s: Post status label (Draft, Pending Review). */ $post_status_options[] = sprintf( __( '%1$s for %2$s', 'automatorwp' ), $post_status, $post_status_label ); } automatorwp_register_action( $this->action, array( 'integration' => $this->integration, 'label' => __( 'Create a post', 'automatorwp' ), 'select_option' => __( 'Create a post', 'automatorwp' ), /* translators: %1$s: Post. */ 'edit_label' => sprintf( __( 'Create a %1$s', 'automatorwp' ), '{post}' ), /* translators: %1$s: Post. */ 'log_label' => sprintf( __( 'Create a %1$s', 'automatorwp' ), '{post}' ), 'options' => array( 'post' => array( 'default' => __( 'post', 'automatorwp' ), 'fields' => array( 'post_title' => array( 'name' => __( 'Title:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post title.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', 'required' => true, 'default' => '' ), 'post_name' => array( 'name' => __( 'URL slug:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The last part of the URL. Leave blank to generate one based on the title.', 'automatorwp' ) . ' ' . sprintf( __( 'Read about permalinks', 'automatorwp' ), 'https://wordpress.org/support/article/writing-posts/#post-field-descriptions' ), 'type' => 'text', 'default' => '' ), 'post_type' => array( 'name' => __( 'Type:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post type. By default, "post".', 'automatorwp' ) . ' ' . automatorwp_toggleable_options_list( $post_type_options ), 'type' => 'text', 'default' => '' ), 'post_status' => array( 'name' => __( 'Status:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post status. By default, "draft".', 'automatorwp' ) . ' ' . automatorwp_toggleable_options_list( $post_status_options ), 'type' => 'text', 'default' => '' ), 'post_date' => array( 'name' => __( 'Date:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The date of the post. Supports "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS" and "YYYY-MM-DD" formats. By default, the date at the moment the automation gets completed.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', 'default' => '' ), 'post_author' => array( 'name' => __( 'Author:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The ID of the user who added this post. By default, ID of user who completes this automation.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', 'default' => '' ), 'taxonomy' => automatorwp_utilities_ajax_selector_field( array( 'field' => 'taxonomy', 'option_default' => __( 'taxonomy', 'automatorwp' ), 'placeholder' => __( 'Select a taxonomy', 'automatorwp' ), 'name' => __( 'Taxonomy:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post taxonomy.', 'automatorwp' ), 'action_cb' => 'automatorwp_wordpress_get_taxonomies', 'options_cb' => 'automatorwp_wordpress_options_cb_taxonomy', 'default' => '' ) ), 'post_terms' => automatorwp_utilities_ajax_selector_field( array( 'field' => 'post_terms', 'option_default' => __( 'terms', 'automatorwp' ), 'placeholder' => __( 'Select a term', 'automatorwp' ), 'name' => __( 'Term:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post term from taxonomy.', 'automatorwp' ), 'action_cb' => 'automatorwp_wordpress_get_terms', 'options_cb' => 'automatorwp_wordpress_options_cb_term', 'default' => '' ) ), 'post_content' => array( 'name' => __( 'Content:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post content. By default, empty.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'wysiwyg', 'default' => '' ), 'post_excerpt' => array( 'name' => __( 'Excerpt:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post excerpt. By default, empty.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'textarea', 'default' => '' ), 'post_parent' => array( 'name' => __( 'Parent:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post parent. By default, none.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', 'default' => '' ), 'menu_order' => array( 'name' => __( 'Menu order:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post menu order. By default, 0.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', 'default' => '' ), 'post_password' => array( 'name' => __( 'Password:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The password to access this post. By default, empty.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', 'default' => '' ), 'post_meta' => array( 'name' => __( 'Post Meta:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post meta values keyed by their post meta key.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'group', 'classes' => 'automatorwp-fields-table', 'options' => array( 'add_button' => __( 'Add meta', 'automatorwp' ), 'remove_button' => '', ), 'fields' => array( 'meta_key' => array( 'name' => __( 'Meta Key:', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', 'default' => '' ), 'meta_value' => array( 'name' => __( 'Meta Value:', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', 'default' => '' ), ), ), ) ) ), 'tags' => automatorwp_utilities_post_tags(), ) ); } /** * Action execution function * * @since 1.0.0 * * @param stdClass $action The action object * @param int $user_id The user ID * @param array $action_options The action's stored options (with tags already passed) * @param stdClass $automation The action's automation object */ public function execute( $action, $user_id, $action_options, $automation ) { // Setup post data $post_data = wp_parse_args( $action_options, array( 'post_title' => '', 'post_name' => '', 'post_type' => 'post', 'post_status' => 'draft', 'post_date' => '', 'post_author' => '', 'post_content' => '', 'post_excerpt' => '', 'post_parent' => '', 'menu_order' => '0', 'post_password' => '', ) ); $post_taxonomy = isset( $action_options['taxonomy'] ) ? $action_options['taxonomy'] : 'any'; $post_term = isset( $action_options['post_terms'] ) ? $action_options['post_terms'] : 'any'; // Format post date if( ! empty( $post_data['post_date'] ) ) { $post_data['post_date'] = date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime( $post_data['post_date'] ) ); } // Format post date if( absint( $post_data['post_author'] ) === 0 ) { $post_data['post_author'] = $user_id; } // Insert the post $this->post_id = wp_insert_post( $post_data ); if( $this->post_id ) { // Add to term if is selected if ( $post_taxonomy !== 'any' || $post_term !== 'any' ){ $term_data = get_term( $post_term ); if( $term_data instanceof WP_Term ) wp_set_object_terms( $this->post_id, $term_data->term_id, $term_data->taxonomy, false ); } // Update metas if( isset( $action_options['post_meta'] ) && is_array( $action_options['post_meta'] ) ) { foreach( $action_options['post_meta'] as $i => $meta ) { // Parse automation tags replacements to both, key and value $meta_key = automatorwp_parse_automation_tags( $automation->id, $user_id, $meta['meta_key'] ); $meta_value = automatorwp_parse_automation_tags( $automation->id, $user_id, $meta['meta_value'] ); // Sanitize $meta_key = sanitize_text_field( $meta_key ); $meta_value = sanitize_text_field( $meta_value ); // Update post meta update_post_meta( $this->post_id, $meta_key, $meta_value ); $this->post_meta[$meta_key] = $meta_value; // Update action options to be passed on upcoming hooks $action_options['post_meta'][$i] = array( 'meta_key' => $meta_key, 'meta_value' => $meta_value, ); } } /** * Action triggered before the create new user action gets executed * * @since 1.2.6 * * @param int $post_id The new post ID * @param stdClass $action The action object * @param int $user_id The user ID (user who triggered the automation) * @param array $action_options The action's stored options (with tags already passed, included on meta keys and values) * @param stdClass $automation The action's automation object */ do_action( 'automatorwp_wordpress_create_post_executed', $this->post_id, $action, $user_id, $action_options, $automation ); } } /** * Action custom log post ID * * @since 1.0.0 * * @param int $post_id The post ID, by default 0 * @param stdClass $action The action object * @param int $user_id The user ID * @param array $event Event information * @param array $action_options The action's stored options (with tags already passed) * @param stdClass $automation The action's automation object * * @return int */ public function post_id( $post_id, $action, $user_id, $event, $action_options, $automation ) { // Bail if action type don't match this action if( $action->type !== $this->action ) { return $post_id; } if( $this->post_id ) { $post_id = $this->post_id; } return $post_id; } /** * Action custom log meta * * @since 1.0.0 * * @param array $log_meta Log meta data * @param stdClass $action The action object * @param int $user_id The user ID * @param array $action_options The action's stored options (with tags already passed) * @param stdClass $automation The action's automation object * * @return array */ public function log_meta( $log_meta, $action, $user_id, $action_options, $automation ) { // Bail if action type don't match this action if( $action->type !== $this->action ) { return $log_meta; } // Store post fields $post_fields = array( 'post_title', 'post_name', 'post_type', 'post_status', 'post_date', 'post_author', 'post_content', 'post_excerpt', 'post_parent', 'menu_order', 'post_password', ); foreach( $post_fields as $post_field ) { $log_meta[$post_field] = $action_options[$post_field]; } // Store post meta $log_meta['post_meta'] = $this->post_meta; // Store result if( $this->post_id ) { $log_meta['result'] = __( 'Post created correctly', 'automatorwp' ); } else if( is_wp_error( $this->post_id ) ) { $log_meta['result'] = $this->post_id->get_error_message(); } else { $log_meta['result'] = __( 'Could not create post', 'automatorwp' ); } return $log_meta; } /** * Action custom log fields * * @since 1.0.0 * * @param array $log_fields The log fields * @param stdClass $log The log object * @param stdClass $object The trigger/action/automation object attached to the log * * @return array */ public function log_fields( $log_fields, $log, $object ) { // Bail if log is not assigned to an action if( $log->type !== 'action' || $object->type !== $this->action ) return $log_fields; $log_fields['post_info'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Post Information', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'Information about the post created.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'title', ); $log_fields['post_title'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Title:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post title.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); $log_fields['post_name'] = array( 'name' => __( 'URL slug:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post URL slug.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); $log_fields['post_type'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Type:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post type.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); $log_fields['post_status'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Status:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post status.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); $log_fields['post_date'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Date:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The date of the post.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); $log_fields['post_author'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Author:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The ID of the user who added this post.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); $log_fields['post_content'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Content:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post content.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); $log_fields['post_excerpt'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Excerpt:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post excerpt.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); $log_fields['post_parent'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Parent:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post parent.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); $log_fields['menu_order'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Menu order:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post menu order.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); $log_fields['post_password'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Password:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The password to access this post.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); $log_fields['post_meta'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Post Meta:', 'automatorwp' ), 'desc' => __( 'The post meta values keyed by their post meta key.', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); $log_fields['result'] = array( 'name' => __( 'Result:', 'automatorwp' ), 'type' => 'text', ); return $log_fields; } } new AutomatorWP_WordPress_Create_Post( 'wordpress' ); new AutomatorWP_WordPress_Create_Post( 'posts' ); ```