Title: wp_xmlrpc_server::blogger_getRecentPosts
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: April 28, 2025
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# wp_xmlrpc_server::blogger_getRecentPosts( array $args ): array|[IXR_Error](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/ixr_error/)
## In this article
* [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/blogger_getrecentposts/?output_format=md#parameters)
* [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/blogger_getrecentposts/?output_format=md#return)
* [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/blogger_getrecentposts/?output_format=md#source)
* [Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/blogger_getrecentposts/?output_format=md#hooks)
* [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/blogger_getrecentposts/?output_format=md#related)
* [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/blogger_getrecentposts/?output_format=md#changelog)
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Retrieves the list of recent posts.
## [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/blogger_getrecentposts/?output_format=md#parameters)
`$args`arrayrequired
Method arguments. Note: arguments must be ordered as documented.
* `0` string
* App key (unused).
* `1` int
* Blog ID (unused).
* `2` string
* Username.
* `3` string
* Password.
* `4` int
* Optional. Number of posts.
## [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/blogger_getrecentposts/?output_format=md#return)
array|[IXR_Error](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/ixr_error/)
## [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/blogger_getrecentposts/?output_format=md#source)
```php
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, __( 'No posts found or an error occurred while retrieving posts.' ) );
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 = '' . wp_unslash( $entry['post_title'] ) . '';
$content .= '' . $categories . '';
$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;
}
```
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## [Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/blogger_getrecentposts/?output_format=md#hooks)
[do_action( ‘xmlrpc_call’, string $name, array|string $args, wp_xmlrpc_server $server )](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/xmlrpc_call/)
Fires after the XML-RPC user has been authenticated but before the rest of the method
logic begins.
## [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/blogger_getrecentposts/?output_format=md#related)
| Uses | Description |
| [wp_get_recent_posts()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_recent_posts/)`wp-includes/post.php` |
Retrieves a number of recent posts.
|
| [wp_get_post_categories()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_post_categories/)`wp-includes/post.php` |
Retrieves the list of categories for a post.
|
| [wp_xmlrpc_server::_convert_date()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/_convert_date/)`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php` |
Converts a WordPress date string to an [IXR_Date](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/ixr_date/) object.
|
| [IXR_Error::__construct()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/ixr_error/__construct/)`wp-includes/IXR/class-IXR-error.php` |
PHP5 constructor.
|
| [current_user_can()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/current_user_can/)`wp-includes/capabilities.php` |
Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.
|
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |
Retrieves the translation of $text.
|
| [wp_unslash()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_unslash/)`wp-includes/formatting.php` |
Removes slashes from a string or recursively removes slashes from strings within an array.
|
| [absint()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/absint/)`wp-includes/load.php` |
Converts a value to non-negative integer.
|
| [do_action()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/do_action/)`wp-includes/plugin.php` |
Calls the callback functions that have been added to an action hook.
|
| [wp_xmlrpc_server::escape()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/escape/)`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php` |
Escapes string or array of strings for database.
|
| [wp_xmlrpc_server::login()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/login/)`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php` |
Logs user in.
|
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## [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_xmlrpc_server/blogger_getrecentposts/?output_format=md#changelog)
| Version | Description |
| [1.5.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/1.5.0/) | Introduced. |
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