Need help with wordpress hook..

Hi,

I want to get the post data (post_title, post_content, post_tags & post_categories) before the post data is saved into the database. The reason is, I want to update my own contents with the submitted post data before it's saved into db.

I have tried 'content_save_pre', but there I can get only the post_content.

Thanks in advance.

 

I think you're looking for the filter
wp_insert_post_data
http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/wp_insert_post_data
Description
A filter hook called by the wp_insert_post function prior to inserting into or updating the database.

 

Thanks mate.. It's little okey, I am able to get post_title & post_content, but not tags & category...

 

You should call another function to get the tags and categories:

To get categories, use get_the_category($post->ID) function
Reference: codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_the_category

For tags, use get_the_tags($post->ID) function
Reference: codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_the_tags

 

$post->ID is not available while using 'wp_insert_post_data'. Here is the available data:

'post_author',
   'post_date',
   'post_date_gmt',
   'post_content',
   'post_content_filtered',
   'post_title',
   'post_excerpt',
   'post_status',
   'post_type',
   'comment_status',
   'ping_status',
   'post_password',
   'post_name',
   'to_ping',
   'pinged',
   'post_modified',
   'post_modified_gmt',
   'post_parent',
   'menu_order',
   'guid'

Code (markup):

 

Ah, I see.. then you should hook to 'publish_post' action instead, which provide the inserted post ID. But you should get the rest of post data using function get_post().

Unfortunately, it's done after the post is saved, not before it like you want.

Hmm

 

Yes, that's what. I want to update the post content before it is getting saved into db.

 

Can yu please write heree.. how did you updated 'post_content' before it is saved to DB??

i want to add my tags to it! before it is saved! via plugin! and filter!

is it possible?

 

I am trying the following code!

but does not work, when i post a new 'POST'

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: MS_Link
Plugin URI: http://de-shell.co.cc
Description: MS to HREF MS =P
Version: 0.0
Author: Hafiz Hassan Farid
Author URI: http://de-shell.co.cc
*/
?>

<?php
/*
function email_friends($post_ID)  {
    $friends = 'k08075@nu.edu.pk';
$text = "HASSAN";
$post = get_post($post_ID);
$post->post_content = $text;

$post = get_post($post_ID);
$ppost = $post->post_content;
    mail($friends, "sally's blog updated", $ppost);
    return $post_ID;
}*/

function filter_MS($content, $raw) {
    $keys = 'MICROSOFT';
    //$content->post_content=str_ireplace($keys,"<a href='http://microsoft.com>MICROSOF</a>", $content->post_content);
$content->post_content = str_replace($keys, "<a href='http://microsoft.com>MICROSOF</a>");
    return $content;
}

//add_action ( 'edit_post', 'email_friends');
add_filter ( 'wp_insert_post_data', 'filter_MS');

?>

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