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March 18, 2019 21:30
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Automatically sets the featured image from first <img> in post content in WordPress
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<?php | |
/** | |
* Automatically sets the post thumbnail. | |
* | |
* Use: | |
* add_action( 'the_post', 'haste_starter_autoset_featured' ); | |
* add_action( 'save_post', 'haste_starter_autoset_featured' ); | |
* add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'haste_starter_autoset_featured' ); | |
* add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'haste_starter_autoset_featured' ); | |
* add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'haste_starter_autoset_featured' ); | |
* add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'haste_starter_autoset_featured' ); | |
* | |
* @since 2.2.0 | |
* | |
* @global array $post WP post object. | |
*/ | |
function haste_starter_autoset_featured() { | |
global $post; | |
if ( isset( $post->ID ) ) { | |
$already_has_thumb = has_post_thumbnail( $post->ID ); | |
if ( ! $already_has_thumb ) { | |
$attached_image = get_children( 'post_parent=' . $post->ID . '&post_type=attachment&post_mime_type=image&numberposts=1' ); | |
if ( $attached_image ) { | |
foreach ( $attached_image as $attachment_id => $attachment ) { | |
set_post_thumbnail( $post->ID, $attachment_id ); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
add_action( 'the_post', 'haste_starter_autoset_featured' ); | |
add_action( 'save_post', 'haste_starter_autoset_featured' ); | |
add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'haste_starter_autoset_featured' ); | |
add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'haste_starter_autoset_featured' ); | |
add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'haste_starter_autoset_featured' ); | |
add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'haste_starter_autoset_featured' ); |
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