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Insert a post into WordPress from an external script
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| <?php | |
| // Load WordPress | |
| require_once 'path/to/www/wp-load.php'; | |
| require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php'; | |
| // Set the timezone so times are calculated correctly | |
| date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London'); | |
| // Create post | |
| $id = wp_insert_post(array( | |
| 'post_title' => $title, | |
| 'post_content' => $content, | |
| 'post_date' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), | |
| 'post_author' => $user_id, | |
| 'post_type' => 'post', | |
| 'post_status' => 'publish', | |
| )); | |
| if ($id) { | |
| // Set category - create if it doesn't exist yet | |
| wp_set_post_terms($id, wp_create_category('My Category'), 'category'); | |
| // Add meta data, if required | |
| add_post_meta($id, 'meta_key', $metadata); | |
| } else { | |
| echo "WARNING: Failed to insert post into WordPress\n"; | |
| } |
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