WP_REST_Templates_Controller::create_item() WordPress Method

The WP_REST_Templates_Controller::create_item() method allows you to create a new template. This is useful if you want to create a new template from scratch or if you want to duplicate an existing template.

WP_REST_Templates_Controller::create_item( WP_REST_Request $request ) #

Creates a single template.


Parameters

$request

(WP_REST_Request)(Required)Full details about the request.


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Return

(WP_REST_Response|WP_Error) Response object on success, or WP_Error object on failure.


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Source

File: wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-templates-controller.php

	public function create_item( $request ) {
		$prepared_post = $this->prepare_item_for_database( $request );

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

		$prepared_post->post_name = $request['slug'];
		$post_id                  = wp_insert_post( wp_slash( (array) $prepared_post ), true );
		if ( is_wp_error( $post_id ) ) {
			if ( 'db_insert_error' === $post_id->get_error_code() ) {
				$post_id->add_data( array( 'status' => 500 ) );
			} else {
				$post_id->add_data( array( 'status' => 400 ) );
			}

			return $post_id;
		}
		$posts = get_block_templates( array( 'wp_id' => $post_id ), $this->post_type );
		if ( ! count( $posts ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'rest_template_insert_error', __( 'No templates exist with that id.' ), array( 'status' => 400 ) );
		}
		$id            = $posts[0]->id;
		$post          = get_post( $post_id );
		$template      = get_block_template( $id, $this->post_type );
		$fields_update = $this->update_additional_fields_for_object( $template, $request );
		if ( is_wp_error( $fields_update ) ) {
			return $fields_update;
		}

		/** This action is documented in wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php */
		do_action( "rest_after_insert_{$this->post_type}", $post, $request, true );

		wp_after_insert_post( $post, false, null );

		$response = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $template, $request );
		$response = rest_ensure_response( $response );

		$response->set_status( 201 );
		$response->header( 'Location', rest_url( sprintf( '%s/%s/%s', $this->namespace, $this->rest_base, $template->id ) ) );

		return $response;
	}


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5.8.0Introduced.

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