Preloads common data used with the block editor by specifying an array of REST API paths that will be preloaded for a given block editor context.
Parameters
$preload_paths
(string|string[])[]required- List of paths to preload.
$block_editor_context
WP_Block_Editor_Contextrequired- The current block editor context.
Source
function block_editor_rest_api_preload( array $preload_paths, $block_editor_context ) {
global $post, $wp_scripts, $wp_styles;
/**
* Filters the array of REST API paths that will be used to preloaded common data for the block editor.
*
* @since 5.8.0
*
* @param (string|string[])[] $preload_paths Array of paths to preload.
* @param WP_Block_Editor_Context $block_editor_context The current block editor context.
*/
$preload_paths = apply_filters( 'block_editor_rest_api_preload_paths', $preload_paths, $block_editor_context );
if ( ! empty( $block_editor_context->post ) ) {
$selected_post = $block_editor_context->post;
/**
* Filters the array of paths that will be preloaded.
*
* Preload common data by specifying an array of REST API paths that will be preloaded.
*
* @since 5.0.0
* @deprecated 5.8.0 Use the 'block_editor_rest_api_preload_paths' filter instead.
*
* @param (string|string[])[] $preload_paths Array of paths to preload.
* @param WP_Post $selected_post Post being edited.
*/
$preload_paths = apply_filters_deprecated( 'block_editor_preload_paths', array( $preload_paths, $selected_post ), '5.8.0', 'block_editor_rest_api_preload_paths' );
}
if ( empty( $preload_paths ) ) {
return;
}
/*
* Ensure the global $post, $wp_scripts, and $wp_styles remain the same after
* API data is preloaded.
* Because API preloading can call the_content and other filters, plugins
* can unexpectedly modify the global $post or enqueue assets which are not
* intended for the block editor.
*/
$backup_global_post = ! empty( $post ) ? clone $post : $post;
$backup_wp_scripts = ! empty( $wp_scripts ) ? clone $wp_scripts : $wp_scripts;
$backup_wp_styles = ! empty( $wp_styles ) ? clone $wp_styles : $wp_styles;
foreach ( $preload_paths as &$path ) {
if ( is_string( $path ) && ! str_starts_with( $path, '/' ) ) {
$path = '/' . $path;
continue;
}
if ( is_array( $path ) && is_string( $path[0] ) && ! str_starts_with( $path[0], '/' ) ) {
$path[0] = '/' . $path[0];
}
}
unset( $path );
$preload_data = array_reduce(
$preload_paths,
'rest_preload_api_request',
array()
);
// Restore the global $post, $wp_scripts, and $wp_styles as they were before API preloading.
$post = $backup_global_post;
$wp_scripts = $backup_wp_scripts;
$wp_styles = $backup_wp_styles;
wp_add_inline_script(
'wp-api-fetch',
sprintf(
'wp.apiFetch.use( wp.apiFetch.createPreloadingMiddleware( %s ) );',
wp_json_encode( $preload_data )
),
'after'
);
}
Hooks
- apply_filters_deprecated( ‘block_editor_preload_paths’,
(string|string[])[] $preload_paths ,WP_Post $selected_post ) Filters the array of paths that will be preloaded.
- apply_filters( ‘block_editor_rest_api_preload_paths’,
(string|string[])[] $preload_paths ,WP_Block_Editor_Context $block_editor_context ) Filters the array of REST API paths that will be used to preloaded common data for the block editor.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
5.8.0 | Introduced. |
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