Coding : How to change post_format value

  • Hi,

    I’m trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong in the attached coding example.

    I can successfully post to wordpress, but I can’t figure out how to change the post_format value to “link” successfully. No matter what I have tried, the post_format value is set to ‘standard’. I need it set to ‘link’ and also be able to designate a URL. I’ve spent lots of time looking at posts on the internet with no luck. I’m missing ‘something’.

    The php file for testing resides in the root directory of my wordpress installation.

    <?php
//figure out how to add a post with link format and URL

error_reporting(-1);
$location = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

echo $location;
//exit;
include ($location . '/wp-config.php');
include ($location . '/wp-load.php');
include ($location . '/wp-includes/pluggable.php');
//include_once($location.'/wp-includes/post-formats.php');

require($location . '/wp-blog-header.php');
// Create post object
$my_post = array();
$my_post['post_title'] = 'Title of this Post';
$my_post['post_content'] = 'Some Content to Add';
$my_post['post_status'] = 'publish';
$my_post['post_type']= 'post';
//post_category is correct here
$my_post['post_category'] = array(34);
//post_format always goes to 'standard'
//tried array(2) also with no luck
$my_post['post_format']='link';

//very array
print_r ($my_post);

//all the below commented options were tried with no success.
//set_post_format('', 'link' ); //sets the given post to the 'link' format
//set_post_format($mypost->'ID', 'link' ); //sets the given post to the 'link' format
//$my_post['post_link_url'] = "https://www.SomeTestUrl.com";
//$my_post['post_link'] = "https://www.SomeTestUrl.net";

// Insert the post into the database
if( null == get_page_by_title( $my_post['post_title'] ) ) {
wp_insert_post( $my_post );
}

//Post is successfully added but can't change post_format value to 'link'

?>
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  • It looks liek you are using the $post object incorrectly:
    $mypost->'ID' is invalid.

    First off, you’d have to set the post format AFTER the post is created. It looks like you are doing it before wp_insert_post. I’d try the following to see if it works:

    //include_once($location.'/wp-includes/post-formats.php');

require($location . '/wp-blog-header.php');
// Create post object
$my_post = array();
$my_post['post_title'] = 'Title of this Post';
$my_post['post_content'] = 'Some Content to Add';
$my_post['post_status'] = 'publish';
$my_post['post_type']= 'post';
$my_post['post_category'] = array(34);

// Insert the post into the database
if( null == get_page_by_title( $my_post['post_title'] ) ) {
	// wp_insert_post() returns the craeted post ID
	$post_id = wp_insert_post( $my_post );

	if ( ! empty( $post_id ) ) {
		// Set the post format
		set_post_format( $post_id, 'link' );

		// Use post meta for the link you want to reference?
		update_post_meta( $post_id, 'post_link_url', $url );
	}
}

    I haven’t fully tested this, mainly for one reason, this is a REALLY insecure way to insert a post. You are directly hooking into functions that are meant to be used by authenticated users only, however you are bypassing all the authentication.

    If you are wanting to create a custom submission of a new post of a format, you might want to look at writing an extension to one of the popular form plugins.

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