wp_dashboard_recent_posts( array $args ): bool

977function wp_dashboard_recent_posts( $args ) {978	$query_args = array(979		'post_type'      => 'post',980		'post_status'    => $args['status'],981		'orderby'        => 'date',982		'order'          => $args['order'],983		'posts_per_page' => (int) $args['max'],984		'no_found_rows'  => true,985		'cache_results'  => true,986		'perm'           => ( 'future' === $args['status'] ) ? 'editable' : 'readable',987	);988 989	/**990	 * Filters the query arguments used for the Recent Posts widget.991	 *992	 * @since 4.2.0993	 *994	 * @param array $query_args The arguments passed to WP_Query to produce the list of posts.995	 */996	$query_args = apply_filters( 'dashboard_recent_posts_query_args', $query_args );997 998	$posts = new WP_Query( $query_args );999 1000	if ( $posts->have_posts() ) {1001 1002		echo '<div id="' . $args['id'] . '" class="activity-block">';1003 1004		echo '<h3>' . $args['title'] . '</h3>';1005 1006		echo '<ul>';1007 1008		$today    = current_time( 'Y-m-d' );1009		$tomorrow = current_datetime()->modify( '+1 day' )->format( 'Y-m-d' );1010		$year     = current_time( 'Y' );1011 1012		while ( $posts->have_posts() ) {1013			$posts->the_post();1014 1015			$time = get_the_time( 'U' );1016 1017			if ( gmdate( 'Y-m-d', $time ) === $today ) {1018				$relative = __( 'Today' );1019			} elseif ( gmdate( 'Y-m-d', $time ) === $tomorrow ) {1020				$relative = __( 'Tomorrow' );1021			} elseif ( gmdate( 'Y', $time ) !== $year ) {1022				/* 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 */1023				$relative = date_i18n( __( 'M jS Y' ), $time );1024			} else {1025				/* translators: Date and time format for recent posts on the dashboard, see https://www.php.net/manual/datetime.format.php */1026				$relative = date_i18n( __( 'M jS' ), $time );1027			}1028 1029			// Use the post edit link for those who can edit, the permalink otherwise.1030			$recent_post_link = current_user_can( 'edit_post', get_the_ID() ) ? get_edit_post_link() : get_permalink();1031 1032			$draft_or_post_title = _draft_or_post_title();1033			printf(1034				'<li><span>%1$s</span> <a href="%2$s" aria-label="%3$s">%4$s</a></li>',1035				/* translators: 1: Relative date, 2: Time. */1036				sprintf( _x( '%1$s, %2$s', 'dashboard' ), $relative, get_the_time() ),1037				$recent_post_link,1038				/* translators: %s: Post title. */1039				esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;' ), $draft_or_post_title ) ),1040				$draft_or_post_title1041			);1042		}1043 1044		echo '</ul>';1045		echo '</div>';1046 1047	} else {1048		return false;1049	}1050 1051	wp_reset_postdata();1052 1053	return true;1054}
When	Instructions	Calls it makes
`!->have_posts()`	31–32	`apply_filters(), post(), ->have_posts()`
always	65–66	`apply_filters(), post(), ->have_posts(), current_time(), current_datetime(), ->modify(), ->format(), current_time(), ->have_posts(), wp_reset_postdata()`
PHP	Compiled	Executed	Branches	Notes
8.6-dev	163	31–66	7	2 fewer instructions than PHP 8.5
8.5	165	31–66	7
8.4	165	31–66	7
8.3	165	31–66	7
8.2	165	31–66	7
8.1	165	31–66	7
7.4	165	31–66	7