heartbeat_autosave() WordPress Function

The heartbeat_autosave() function in WordPress allows you to automatically save a post or page while you are editing it. This is a great way to make sure that you don't lose any of your work if something happens to your computer or if you accidentally close your browser.

heartbeat_autosave( array $response, array $data ) #

Performs autosave with heartbeat.


Parameters

$response

(array)(Required)The Heartbeat response.

$data

(array)(Required)The $_POST data sent.


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Return

(array) The Heartbeat response.


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Source

File: wp-admin/includes/misc.php

function heartbeat_autosave( $response, $data ) {
	if ( ! empty( $data['wp_autosave'] ) ) {
		$saved = wp_autosave( $data['wp_autosave'] );

		if ( is_wp_error( $saved ) ) {
			$response['wp_autosave'] = array(
				'success' => false,
				'message' => $saved->get_error_message(),
			);
		} elseif ( empty( $saved ) ) {
			$response['wp_autosave'] = array(
				'success' => false,
				'message' => __( 'Error while saving.' ),
			);
		} else {
			/* translators: Draft saved date format, see https://www.php.net/manual/datetime.format.php */
			$draft_saved_date_format = __( 'g:i:s a' );
			$response['wp_autosave'] = array(
				'success' => true,
				/* translators: %s: Date and time. */
				'message' => sprintf( __( 'Draft saved at %s.' ), date_i18n( $draft_saved_date_format ) ),
			);
		}
	}

	return $response;
}


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Changelog

Changelog
VersionDescription
3.9.0Introduced.

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