WP_REST_Posts_Controller::handle_terms( int $post_id, WP_REST_Request $request ): null|WP_Error

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Updates the post’s terms from a REST request.

Parameters

$post_idintrequired
The post ID to update the terms form.
$requestWP_REST_Requestrequired
The request object with post and terms data.

Return

null|WP_Error WP_Error on an error assigning any of the terms, otherwise null.

Source

protected function handle_terms( $post_id, $request ) {
	$taxonomies = wp_list_filter( get_object_taxonomies( $this->post_type, 'objects' ), array( 'show_in_rest' => true ) );

	foreach ( $taxonomies as $taxonomy ) {
		$base = ! empty( $taxonomy->rest_base ) ? $taxonomy->rest_base : $taxonomy->name;

		if ( ! isset( $request[ $base ] ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		$result = wp_set_object_terms( $post_id, $request[ $base ], $taxonomy->name );

		if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
			return $result;
		}
	}
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.7.0Introduced.

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