I am using following code to auto publish posts from images uploaded, it works but does not schedule posts publishing, all post are published right after images were uploaded by media uploader in wordpress dashboard.
$autopost_controler = get_theme_mod( 'auto_onoff' );
if( $autopost_controler != '' ) {
switch ( $autopost_controler ) {
case 'on':
add_action( 'add_attachment', 'auto_post_on_image_upload' );
function auto_post_on_image_upload( $attachId ) {
$attachment = get_post($attachId);
$image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $attachId, 'large');
$image_tag = '<p><img src="'.$image[0].'" /></p>';
$theoriginaltitle = $attachment->post_title;
$onetitle = str_replace("-"," ",$theoriginaltitle);
$thetitlef = str_replace("_"," ",$onetitle);
$thetitle = ucwords(strtolower($thetitlef));
$cidargs = array( 'category_name' => get_theme_mod( 'cat_1' ) );
$cid = array( get_category_by_slug( $cidargs['category_name'])->term_id );
$category_id = get_cat_ID( $cidargs['category_name'] );
$category_link = get_category_link( $category_id );
$content="<strong>". $thetitle .'</strong> is an <strong>HD wallpaper</strong> posted in <strong><a href="'. esc_url( $category_link ).'" target="_blank">'.$cidargs['category_name'].'</a></strong> category. You can download <strong>'. $thetitle .'</strong> HD wallpaper for your desktop, notebook, tablet or phone or you can edit the image, resize, crop, frame it so that will fit on your device.<br />';
$alltags = $thetitle;
$createtags = explode(" ", $alltags);
$postData = array(
'post_title' => $thetitle,
'post_type' => 'post',
'post_content' => $content,
'post_category' => $cid,
'tags_input' => $createtags,
'post_status' => 'future'
);
$post_id = wp_insert_post($postData);
// attach media to post
wp_update_post( array(
'ID' => $attachId,
'post_parent' => $post_id
));
set_post_thumbnail( $post_id, $attachId );
return $attachId;
}
break;
case 'off':
break;
}
}
Please help me to change this code so it will schedule the posts publishing, one post at each 60 minutes.
1 Answer
You can use the WordPress Cron functionality to schedule a cron job every hour. The only thing you need to hold in mind is that the WordPress cron works different than a normal cron.
The action will trigger when someone visits your WordPress site, if the scheduled time has passed.
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_schedule_event
<?php
// Schedules the hourly cron job
function create_hourly_schedule() {
$timestamp = wp_next_scheduled( 'hourly_image_upload' );
if( $timestamp == false ) {
wp_schedule_event( time(), 'hourly', 'hourly_image_upload' );
}
}
add_action( 'wp', 'create_hourly_schedule' );
// The image upload trigger
function hourly_image_upload() {
$autopost_controler = get_theme_mod( 'auto_onoff' );
if( $autopost_controler != '' ) {
switch ( $autopost_controler ) {
case 'on':
add_action( 'add_attachment', 'auto_post_on_image_upload' );
break;
case 'off':
break;
}
}
}
// The image upload function
function auto_post_on_image_upload( $attachId ) {
$attachment = get_post($attachId);
$image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $attachId, 'large');
$image_tag = '<p><img src="'.$image[0].'" /></p>';
$theoriginaltitle = $attachment->post_title;
$onetitle = str_replace("-"," ",$theoriginaltitle);
$thetitlef = str_replace("_"," ",$onetitle);
$thetitle = ucwords(strtolower($thetitlef));
$cidargs = array( 'category_name' => get_theme_mod( 'cat_1' ) );
$cid = array( get_category_by_slug( $cidargs['category_name'])->term_id );
$category_id = get_cat_ID( $cidargs['category_name'] );
$category_link = get_category_link( $category_id );
$content="<strong>". $thetitle .'</strong> is an <strong>HD wallpaper</strong> posted in <strong><a href="'. esc_url( $category_link ).'" target="_blank">'.$cidargs['category_name'].'</a></strong> category. You can download <strong>'. $thetitle .'</strong> HD wallpaper for your desktop, notebook, tablet or phone or you can edit the image, resize, crop, frame it so that will fit on your device.<br />';
$alltags = $thetitle;
$createtags = explode(" ", $alltags);
$postData = array(
'post_title' => $thetitle,
'post_type' => 'post',
'post_content' => $content,
'post_category' => $cid,
'tags_input' => $createtags,
'post_status' => 'future'
);
$post_id = wp_insert_post($postData);
// attach media to post
wp_update_post( array(
'ID' => $attachId,
'post_parent' => $post_id
));
set_post_thumbnail( $post_id, $attachId );
return $attachId;
}
?>
EDIT:
<?php
// Schedules the hourly cron job
function create_hourly_schedule() {
$timestamp = wp_next_scheduled( 'hourly_image_upload' );
if( $timestamp == false ) {
wp_schedule_event( time(), 'hourly', 'hourly_image_upload' );
}
}
add_action( 'wp', 'create_hourly_schedule' );
// The image upload trigger
function hourly_image_upload() {
// Create your attachment here <---
wp_insert_attachment( $attachment, $filename, $parent_post_id );
}
// The image upload hook function
function auto_post_on_image_upload( $attachId ) {
$autopost_controler = get_theme_mod( 'auto_onoff' );
if( $autopost_controler != '' ) {
switch ( $autopost_controler ) {
case 'on':
$attachment = get_post( $attachId );
$image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $attachId, 'large');
$image_tag = '<p><img src="'.$image[0].'" /></p>';
$theoriginaltitle = $attachment->post_title;
$onetitle = str_replace("-"," ",$theoriginaltitle);
$thetitlef = str_replace("_"," ",$onetitle);
$thetitle = ucwords(strtolower($thetitlef));
$cidargs = array( 'category_name' => get_theme_mod( 'cat_1' ) );
$cid = array( get_category_by_slug( $cidargs['category_name'])->term_id );
$category_id = get_cat_ID( $cidargs['category_name'] );
$category_link = get_category_link( $category_id );
$content="<strong>". $thetitle .'</strong> is an <strong>HD wallpaper</strong> posted in <strong><a href="'. esc_url( $category_link ).'" target="_blank">'.$cidargs['category_name'].'</a></strong> category. You can download <strong>'. $thetitle .'</strong> HD wallpaper for your desktop, notebook, tablet or phone or you can edit the image, resize, crop, frame it so that will fit on your device.<br />';
$alltags = $thetitle;
$createtags = explode(" ", $alltags);
$postData = array(
'post_title' => $thetitle,
'post_type' => 'post',
'post_content' => $content,
'post_category' => $cid,
'tags_input' => $createtags,
'post_status' => 'future'
);
$post_id = wp_insert_post($postData);
// attach media to post
wp_update_post( array(
'ID' => $attachId,
'post_parent' => $post_id
));
set_post_thumbnail( $post_id, $attachId );
break;
}
}
return $attachId;
}
add_action( 'add_attachment', 'auto_post_on_image_upload' );
