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<?php | |
add_action( 'save_post', 'force_check_thumbnail') ; | |
add_action( 'admin_notices', 'show_thumbnail_error' ); | |
/** | |
* Force Featured Image | |
* | |
* @link http://wpdevsnippets.com/require-post-thumbnail-uploaded-before-publishing/ | |
* @param global $post_id | |
* @return | |
*/ | |
function force_check_thumbnail( $post_id ) { | |
// change to any custom post type | |
if (get_post_type( $post_id ) != 'post' ) | |
return; | |
if ( ! has_post_thumbnail( $post_id ) ) { | |
// set a transient to show the users an admin message | |
set_transient( "has_post_thumbnail", "no" ); | |
// unhook this function so it doesn't loop infinitely | |
remove_action( 'save_post', 'wpds_check_thumbnail' ); | |
// update the post set it to draft | |
wp_update_post ( array( 'ID' => $post_id, 'post_status' => 'draft' ) ); | |
add_action( 'save_post', 'force_check_thumbnail' ); | |
} else { | |
delete_transient( "has_post_thumbnail" ); | |
} | |
} | |
function show_thumbnail_error() { | |
// check if the transient is set, and display the error message | |
if ( get_transient( "has_post_thumbnail" ) == "no" ) { | |
echo "<div id='message' class='error'><p><strong>You must select Post Thumbnail. Your Post is saved but it can not be published.</strong></p></div>"; | |
delete_transient( "has_post_thumbnail" ); | |
} | |
} |
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