wp_dashboard_recent_posts() WordPress Function

The wp_dashboard_recent_posts() function allows you to display a list of your most recent posts in the WordPress admin dashboard. This can be useful for quickly seeing what you've been working on, and for keeping an eye on your site's content.

wp_dashboard_recent_posts( array $args ) #

Generates Publishing Soon and Recently Published sections.


Parameters

$args

(array)(Required)An array of query and display arguments.

  • 'max'
    (int) Number of posts to display.
  • 'status'
    (string) Post status.
  • 'order'
    (string) Designates ascending ('ASC') or descending ('DESC') order.
  • 'title'
    (string) Section title.
  • 'id'
    (string) The container id.


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Return

(bool) False if no posts were found. True otherwise.


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Source

File: wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php

function wp_dashboard_recent_posts( $args ) {
	$query_args = array(
		'post_type'      => 'post',
		'post_status'    => $args['status'],
		'orderby'        => 'date',
		'order'          => $args['order'],
		'posts_per_page' => (int) $args['max'],
		'no_found_rows'  => true,
		'cache_results'  => false,
		'perm'           => ( 'future' === $args['status'] ) ? 'editable' : 'readable',
	);

	/**
	 * Filters the query arguments used for the Recent Posts widget.
	 *
	 * @since 4.2.0
	 *
	 * @param array $query_args The arguments passed to WP_Query to produce the list of posts.
	 */
	$query_args = apply_filters( 'dashboard_recent_posts_query_args', $query_args );

	$posts = new WP_Query( $query_args );

	if ( $posts->have_posts() ) {

		echo '<div id="' . $args['id'] . '" class="activity-block">';

		echo '<h3>' . $args['title'] . '</h3>';

		echo '<ul>';

		$today    = current_time( 'Y-m-d' );
		$tomorrow = current_datetime()->modify( '+1 day' )->format( 'Y-m-d' );
		$year     = current_time( 'Y' );

		while ( $posts->have_posts() ) {
			$posts->the_post();

			$time = get_the_time( 'U' );

			if ( gmdate( 'Y-m-d', $time ) === $today ) {
				$relative = __( 'Today' );
			} elseif ( gmdate( 'Y-m-d', $time ) === $tomorrow ) {
				$relative = __( 'Tomorrow' );
			} elseif ( gmdate( 'Y', $time ) !== $year ) {
				/* translators: Date and time format for recent posts on the dashboard, from a different calendar year, see https://www.php.net/manual/datetime.format.php */
				$relative = date_i18n( __( 'M jS Y' ), $time );
			} else {
				/* translators: Date and time format for recent posts on the dashboard, see https://www.php.net/manual/datetime.format.php */
				$relative = date_i18n( __( 'M jS' ), $time );
			}

			// Use the post edit link for those who can edit, the permalink otherwise.
			$recent_post_link = current_user_can( 'edit_post', get_the_ID() ) ? get_edit_post_link() : get_permalink();

			$draft_or_post_title = _draft_or_post_title();
			printf(
				'<li><span>%1$s</span> <a href="%2$s" aria-label="%3$s">%4$s</a></li>',
				/* translators: 1: Relative date, 2: Time. */
				sprintf( _x( '%1$s, %2$s', 'dashboard' ), $relative, get_the_time() ),
				$recent_post_link,
				/* translators: %s: Post title. */
				esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;' ), $draft_or_post_title ) ),
				$draft_or_post_title
			);
		}

		echo '</ul>';
		echo '</div>';

	} else {
		return false;
	}

	wp_reset_postdata();

	return true;
}


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3.8.0Introduced.

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