get_default_post_to_edit( string $post_type = 'post', bool $create_in_db = false ): WP_Post

Compatibility

Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0), and compiles on PHP 7.4 through 8.6-dev.

Parameters

$post_typestringoptional

A post type string. Default 'post'.Default: 'post'

$create_in_dbbooloptional

Whether to insert the post into database. Default false.Default: false

Return value

WP_Post

Post object containing all the default post data as attributes

Performance profile

How much work a call to get_default_post_to_edit() does, and what it touches: the algorithmic scaling, the Zend instruction count per call across PHP versions, the hooks it hands control to, and the core code that calls it. Measured from the compiled opcodes, not a stopwatch, so every number is identical on any machine running the same PHP version, and every function in core is ranked by cost.

Cost class

Heavy

Reaches the database via get_post().

Scaling

Constant

No loop in the body: the same number of instructions runs whatever you pass in.

Instructions

76–141

Executed per call on PHP 8.5, depending on the branch taken. The body compiles to 196.

Plugin surface

3 hooks

Third-party callbacks on 'default_content', 'default_title', 'default_excerpt' run inside this call, and their cost is not bounded by anything here.

Called by

5

5 places in core call this, so the cost is paid more often than your own code shows.

What it touches

• querycontent queryget_post()called directly
• optionoption read or writeget_option()called directly
• hookthird-party callbacksapply_filters()called directly
• cacheobject cachewp_cache_get()one call below get_default_post_to_edit()
• serializeserialisationmaybe_unserialize()one call below get_default_post_to_edit()

Further down the call graph this can also reach transient. That is the worst case, several calls deep and usually down an error path, not what a normal call pays.

What one call costs · 132 distinct outcomes

One number would be a lie: the work depends on which branch runs. These are every distinct cost get_default_post_to_edit() can have, taken from its control-flow graph on PHP 8.5.

Hooks and filters fired · 3

3 hooks fire while get_default_post_to_edit() runs, in this order:

1. 1
   apply_filters( default_content )filterline 817 (+73 into the body)

   Filters the default post content initially used in the "Write Post" form.

2. 2
   apply_filters( default_title )filterline 827 (+83 into the body)

   Filters the default post title initially used in the "Write Post" form.

3. 3
   apply_filters( default_excerpt )filterline 837 (+93 into the body)

   Filters the default post excerpt initially used in the "Write Post" form.

Uses · 18

• esc_html()Escaping for HTML blocks.
• wp_unslash()Removes slashes from a string or recursively removes slashes from strings within an array.
• wp_insert_post()Inserts or updates a post in the database.
• post_type_supports()Checks a post type's support for a given feature.
• __()Retrieves the translation of $text.
• is_wp_error()Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error.
• wp_die()Kills WordPress execution and displays HTML page with an error message.
• get_post()Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.
• current_theme_supports()Checks a theme's support for a given feature.
• get_option()Retrieves an option value based on an option name.
• set_post_format()Assign a format to a post
• wp_after_insert_post()Fires actions after a post, its terms and meta data has been saved.

Used by · 5

• WP_Posts_List_Table::inline_edit()Outputs the hidden row displayed when inline editing
• get_default_page_to_edit()Gets the default page information to use.
• wp_dashboard_quick_press()Displays the Quick Draft widget.
• wp_xmlrpc_server::_insert_post()Helper method for wp_newPost() and wp_editPost(), containing shared logic.
• wp_xmlrpc_server::mw_newPost()Creates a new post.

Source code

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744function get_default_post_to_edit( $post_type = 'post', $create_in_db = false ) {745	$post_title = '';746	if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST['post_title'] ) ) {747		$post_title = esc_html( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['post_title'] ) );748	}749 750	$post_content = '';751	if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST['content'] ) ) {752		$post_content = esc_html( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['content'] ) );753	}754 755	$post_excerpt = '';756	if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST['excerpt'] ) ) {757		$post_excerpt = esc_html( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['excerpt'] ) );758	}759 760	if ( $create_in_db ) {761		$post_id = wp_insert_post(762			array(763				'post_title'  => post_type_supports( $post_type, 'title' ) ? __( 'Auto Draft' ) : '',764				'post_type'   => $post_type,765				'post_status' => 'auto-draft',766			),767			true,768			false769		);770 771		if ( is_wp_error( $post_id ) ) {772			wp_die( $post_id->get_error_message() );773		}774 775		$post = get_post( $post_id );776 777		if ( current_theme_supports( 'post-formats' ) && post_type_supports( $post->post_type, 'post-formats' ) && get_option( 'default_post_format' ) ) {778			set_post_format( $post, get_option( 'default_post_format' ) );779		}780 781		wp_after_insert_post( $post, false, null );782 783		// Schedule auto-draft cleanup.784		if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_scheduled_auto_draft_delete' ) ) {785			wp_schedule_event( time(), 'daily', 'wp_scheduled_auto_draft_delete' );786		}787	} else {788		$post                 = new stdClass();789		$post->ID             = 0;790		$post->post_author    = '';791		$post->post_date      = '';792		$post->post_date_gmt  = '';793		$post->post_password  = '';794		$post->post_name      = '';795		$post->post_type      = $post_type;796		$post->post_status    = 'draft';797		$post->to_ping        = '';798		$post->pinged         = '';799		$post->comment_status = get_default_comment_status( $post_type );800		$post->ping_status    = get_default_comment_status( $post_type, 'pingback' );801		$post->post_pingback  = get_option( 'default_pingback_flag' );802		$post->post_category  = get_option( 'default_category' );803		$post->page_template  = 'default';804		$post->post_parent    = 0;805		$post->menu_order     = 0;806		$post                 = new WP_Post( $post );807	}808 809	/**810	 * Filters the default post content initially used in the "Write Post" form.811	 *812	 * @since 1.5.0813	 *814	 * @param string  $post_content Default post content.815	 * @param WP_Post $post         Post object.816	 */817	$post->post_content = (string) apply_filters( 'default_content', $post_content, $post );818 819	/**820	 * Filters the default post title initially used in the "Write Post" form.821	 *822	 * @since 1.5.0823	 *

Changelog

Introduced in 2.0.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

1. 6.7.7
2. 6.8.8
3. 6.9.7
4. 7.0.4
5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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