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Add Wordpress Featured Image From A URL
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| function get_main_image( $image_url, $post_id ) { | |
| $upload_dir = wp_upload_dir(); // Set upload folder | |
| $image_data = file_get_contents($image_url); // Get image data | |
| $filename = basename($image_url); // Create image file name | |
| // Check folder permission and define file location | |
| if( wp_mkdir_p( $upload_dir['path'] ) ) { | |
| $file = $upload_dir['path'] . '/' . $filename; | |
| } else { | |
| $file = $upload_dir['basedir'] . '/' . $filename; | |
| } | |
| // Create the image file on the server | |
| file_put_contents( $file, $image_data ); | |
| // Check image file type | |
| $wp_filetype = wp_check_filetype( $filename, null ); | |
| // Set attachment data | |
| $attachment = array( | |
| 'post_mime_type' => $wp_filetype['type'], | |
| 'post_title' => sanitize_file_name( $filename ), | |
| 'post_content' => '', | |
| 'post_status' => 'inherit' | |
| ); | |
| // Create the attachment | |
| $attach_id = wp_insert_attachment( $attachment, $file, $post_id ); | |
| // Include image.php | |
| require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/image.php'); | |
| // Define attachment metadata | |
| $attach_data = wp_generate_attachment_metadata( $attach_id, $file ); | |
| // Assign metadata to attachment | |
| wp_update_attachment_metadata( $attach_id, $attach_data ); | |
| // And finally assign featured image to post | |
| set_post_thumbnail( $post_id, $attach_id ); | |
| } |
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