wp_xmlrpc_server::blogger_getRecentPosts( array $args ): array|IXR_Error

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Retrieves the list of recent posts.

Parameters

$argsarrayrequired
Method arguments. Note: arguments must be ordered as documented.
  • string
    App key (unused).
  • 1 int
    Blog ID (unused).
  • 2 string
    Username.
  • 3 string
    Password.
  • 4 int
    Optional. Number of posts.

Return

array|IXR_Error

Source

public function blogger_getRecentPosts( $args ) {

	$this->escape( $args );

	// $args[0] = appkey - ignored.
	$username = $args[2];
	$password = $args[3];
	if ( isset( $args[4] ) ) {
		$query = array( 'numberposts' => absint( $args[4] ) );
	} else {
		$query = array();
	}

	$user = $this->login( $username, $password );
	if ( ! $user ) {
		return $this->error;
	}

	if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
		return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit posts.' ) );
	}

	/** This action is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php */
	do_action( 'xmlrpc_call', 'blogger.getRecentPosts', $args, $this );

	$posts_list = wp_get_recent_posts( $query );

	if ( ! $posts_list ) {
		$this->error = new IXR_Error( 500, __( 'Either there are no posts, or something went wrong.' ) );
		return $this->error;
	}

	$recent_posts = array();
	foreach ( $posts_list as $entry ) {
		if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $entry['ID'] ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		$post_date  = $this->_convert_date( $entry['post_date'] );
		$categories = implode( ',', wp_get_post_categories( $entry['ID'] ) );

		$content  = '<title>' . wp_unslash( $entry['post_title'] ) . '</title>';
		$content .= '<category>' . $categories . '</category>';
		$content .= wp_unslash( $entry['post_content'] );

		$recent_posts[] = array(
			'userid'      => $entry['post_author'],
			'dateCreated' => $post_date,
			'content'     => $content,
			'postid'      => (string) $entry['ID'],
		);
	}

	return $recent_posts;
}

Hooks

do_action( ‘xmlrpc_call’, string $name, array|string $args, wp_xmlrpc_server $server )

Fires after the XML-RPC user has been authenticated but before the rest of the method logic begins.

Changelog

VersionDescription
1.5.0Introduced.

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