wp_creating_autosave

Action Hook

Description

Creates autosave for the specified post. From wp-admin/post.php.

Hook Information

File Location	`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-autosaves-controller.php` View on GitHub
Hook Type	Action
Line Number	`416`

Hook Parameters

Type	Name	Description
`array`	`$post_data`	Associative array containing the post data.
`array`	`$meta`	Associative array containing the post meta data.

Usage Examples

Basic Usage

<?php
// Hook into wp_creating_autosave
add_action('wp_creating_autosave', 'my_custom_function', 10, 2);

function my_custom_function($post_data, $meta) {
    // Your custom code here
}

Source Code Context

wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-autosaves-controller.php:416 - How this hook is used in WordPress core

<?php
 411  		if ( $old_autosave ) {
 412  			$new_autosave['ID']          = $old_autosave->ID;
 413  			$new_autosave['post_author'] = $user_id;
 414  
 415  			/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/post.php */
 416  			do_action( 'wp_creating_autosave', $new_autosave );
 417  
 418  			// wp_update_post() expects escaped array.
 419  			$revision_id = wp_update_post( wp_slash( $new_autosave ) );
 420  		} else {
 421  			// Create the new autosave as a special post revision.

PHP Documentation

<?php
/**
	 * Creates autosave for the specified post.
	 *
	 * From wp-admin/post.php.
	 *
	 * @since 5.0.0
	 * @since 6.4.0 The `$meta` parameter was added.
	 *
	 * @param array $post_data Associative array containing the post data.
	 * @param array $meta      Associative array containing the post meta data.
	 * @return mixed The autosave revision ID or WP_Error.
	 */

Quick Info

Hook Type: Action
Parameters: 2
File: wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-autosaves-controller.php

Links

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