wp_ajax_save_attachment() WordPress Function

The wp_ajax_save_attachment function is used to save an attachment. This function is called when an attachment is added or edited. The function can be used to save the attachment to the database, or to perform any other actions that need to be done when an attachment is saved.

wp_ajax_save_attachment() #

Ajax handler for updating attachment attributes.


Source

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

function wp_ajax_save_attachment() {
	if ( ! isset( $_REQUEST['id'] ) || ! isset( $_REQUEST['changes'] ) ) {
		wp_send_json_error();
	}

	$id = absint( $_REQUEST['id'] );
	if ( ! $id ) {
		wp_send_json_error();
	}

	check_ajax_referer( 'update-post_' . $id, 'nonce' );

	if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $id ) ) {
		wp_send_json_error();
	}

	$changes = $_REQUEST['changes'];
	$post    = get_post( $id, ARRAY_A );

	if ( 'attachment' !== $post['post_type'] ) {
		wp_send_json_error();
	}

	if ( isset( $changes['parent'] ) ) {
		$post['post_parent'] = $changes['parent'];
	}

	if ( isset( $changes['title'] ) ) {
		$post['post_title'] = $changes['title'];
	}

	if ( isset( $changes['caption'] ) ) {
		$post['post_excerpt'] = $changes['caption'];
	}

	if ( isset( $changes['description'] ) ) {
		$post['post_content'] = $changes['description'];
	}

	if ( MEDIA_TRASH && isset( $changes['status'] ) ) {
		$post['post_status'] = $changes['status'];
	}

	if ( isset( $changes['alt'] ) ) {
		$alt = wp_unslash( $changes['alt'] );
		if ( get_post_meta( $id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true ) !== $alt ) {
			$alt = wp_strip_all_tags( $alt, true );
			update_post_meta( $id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', wp_slash( $alt ) );
		}
	}

	if ( wp_attachment_is( 'audio', $post['ID'] ) ) {
		$changed = false;
		$id3data = wp_get_attachment_metadata( $post['ID'] );

		if ( ! is_array( $id3data ) ) {
			$changed = true;
			$id3data = array();
		}

		foreach ( wp_get_attachment_id3_keys( (object) $post, 'edit' ) as $key => $label ) {
			if ( isset( $changes[ $key ] ) ) {
				$changed         = true;
				$id3data[ $key ] = sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $changes[ $key ] ) );
			}
		}

		if ( $changed ) {
			wp_update_attachment_metadata( $id, $id3data );
		}
	}

	if ( MEDIA_TRASH && isset( $changes['status'] ) && 'trash' === $changes['status'] ) {
		wp_delete_post( $id );
	} else {
		wp_update_post( $post );
	}

	wp_send_json_success();
}


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