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functions.php
<?php
$upload = wp_upload_bits(basename($image_url), null, file_get_contents($image_url));
$image_file = $upload['file'];
$image_type = wp_check_filetype($image_file, null);
$attachment_id = wp_insert_attachment([
'post_mime_type' => $image_type['type'],
'post_title' => sanitize_file_name($image_file),
'post_content' => '',
'post_status' => 'inherit'
], $image_file, $post_id);
wp_update_attachment_metadata($attachment_id, wp_generate_attachment_metadata($attachment_id, $image_file));
set_post_thumbnail($post_id, $attachment_id);
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