wp_ajax_find_posts() WordPress Function

The wp_ajax_find_posts() function is used to search for posts and return them as a JSON object. This function is used by the WordPress admin to search for posts when adding a new post.

wp_ajax_find_posts() #

Ajax handler for querying posts for the Find Posts modal.


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Source

File: wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php

function wp_ajax_find_posts() {
	check_ajax_referer( 'find-posts' );

	$post_types = get_post_types( array( 'public' => true ), 'objects' );
	unset( $post_types['attachment'] );

	$s    = wp_unslash( $_POST['ps'] );
	$args = array(
		'post_type'      => array_keys( $post_types ),
		'post_status'    => 'any',
		'posts_per_page' => 50,
	);

	if ( '' !== $s ) {
		$args['s'] = $s;
	}

	$posts = get_posts( $args );

	if ( ! $posts ) {
		wp_send_json_error( __( 'No items found.' ) );
	}

	$html = '<table class="widefat"><thead><tr><th class="found-radio"><br /></th><th>' . __( 'Title' ) . '</th><th class="no-break">' . __( 'Type' ) . '</th><th class="no-break">' . __( 'Date' ) . '</th><th class="no-break">' . __( 'Status' ) . '</th></tr></thead><tbody>';
	$alt  = '';
	foreach ( $posts as $post ) {
		$title = trim( $post->post_title ) ? $post->post_title : __( '(no title)' );
		$alt   = ( 'alternate' === $alt ) ? '' : 'alternate';

		switch ( $post->post_status ) {
			case 'publish':
			case 'private':
				$stat = __( 'Published' );
				break;
			case 'future':
				$stat = __( 'Scheduled' );
				break;
			case 'pending':
				$stat = __( 'Pending Review' );
				break;
			case 'draft':
				$stat = __( 'Draft' );
				break;
		}

		if ( '0000-00-00 00:00:00' === $post->post_date ) {
			$time = '';
		} else {
			/* translators: Date format in table columns, see https://www.php.net/manual/datetime.format.php */
			$time = mysql2date( __( 'Y/m/d' ), $post->post_date );
		}

		$html .= '<tr class="' . trim( 'found-posts ' . $alt ) . '"><td class="found-radio"><input type="radio" id="found-' . $post->ID . '" name="found_post_id" value="' . esc_attr( $post->ID ) . '"></td>';
		$html .= '<td><label for="found-' . $post->ID . '">' . esc_html( $title ) . '</label></td><td class="no-break">' . esc_html( $post_types[ $post->post_type ]->labels->singular_name ) . '</td><td class="no-break">' . esc_html( $time ) . '</td><td class="no-break">' . esc_html( $stat ) . ' </td></tr>' . "\n\n";
	}

	$html .= '</tbody></table>';

	wp_send_json_success( $html );
}


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