Retrieve list of recent posts.

$args array Required

Method arguments. Note: arguments must be ordered as documented.

• int
  Blog ID (unused).
• 1string
  Username.
• 2string
  Password.
• 3int
  Optional. Number of posts.

array|IXR_Error

File: wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php. View all references

public function mw_getRecentPosts( $args ) {
	$this->escape( $args );

	$username = $args[1];
	$password = $args[2];
	if ( isset( $args[3] ) ) {
		$query = array( 'numberposts' => absint( $args[3] ) );
	} else {
		$query = array();
	}

	$user = $this->login( $username, $password );
	if ( ! $user ) {
		return $this->error;
	}

	if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
		return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit posts.' ) );
	}

	/** This action is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php */
	do_action( 'xmlrpc_call', 'metaWeblog.getRecentPosts', $args, $this );

	$posts_list = wp_get_recent_posts( $query );

	if ( ! $posts_list ) {
		return array();
	}

	$recent_posts = array();
	foreach ( $posts_list as $entry ) {
		if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $entry['ID'] ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		$post_date         = $this->_convert_date( $entry['post_date'] );
		$post_date_gmt     = $this->_convert_date_gmt( $entry['post_date_gmt'], $entry['post_date'] );
		$post_modified     = $this->_convert_date( $entry['post_modified'] );
		$post_modified_gmt = $this->_convert_date_gmt( $entry['post_modified_gmt'], $entry['post_modified'] );

		$categories = array();
		$catids     = wp_get_post_categories( $entry['ID'] );
		foreach ( $catids as $catid ) {
			$categories[] = get_cat_name( $catid );
		}

		$tagnames = array();
		$tags     = wp_get_post_tags( $entry['ID'] );
		if ( ! empty( $tags ) ) {
			foreach ( $tags as $tag ) {
				$tagnames[] = $tag->name;
			}
			$tagnames = implode( ', ', $tagnames );
		} else {
			$tagnames = '';
		}

		$post = get_extended( $entry['post_content'] );
		$link = get_permalink( $entry['ID'] );

		// Get the post author info.
		$author = get_userdata( $entry['post_author'] );

		$allow_comments = ( 'open' === $entry['comment_status'] ) ? 1 : 0;
		$allow_pings    = ( 'open' === $entry['ping_status'] ) ? 1 : 0;

		// Consider future posts as published.
		if ( 'future' === $entry['post_status'] ) {
			$entry['post_status'] = 'publish';
		}

		// Get post format.
		$post_format = get_post_format( $entry['ID'] );
		if ( empty( $post_format ) ) {
			$post_format = 'standard';
		}

		$recent_posts[] = array(
			'dateCreated'            => $post_date,
			'userid'                 => $entry['post_author'],
			'postid'                 => (string) $entry['ID'],
			'description'            => $post['main'],
			'title'                  => $entry['post_title'],
			'link'                   => $link,
			'permaLink'              => $link,
			// Commented out because no other tool seems to use this.
			// 'content' => $entry['post_content'],
			'categories'             => $categories,
			'mt_excerpt'             => $entry['post_excerpt'],
			'mt_text_more'           => $post['extended'],
			'wp_more_text'           => $post['more_text'],
			'mt_allow_comments'      => $allow_comments,
			'mt_allow_pings'         => $allow_pings,
			'mt_keywords'            => $tagnames,
			'wp_slug'                => $entry['post_name'],
			'wp_password'            => $entry['post_password'],
			'wp_author_id'           => (string) $author->ID,
			'wp_author_display_name' => $author->display_name,
			'date_created_gmt'       => $post_date_gmt,
			'post_status'            => $entry['post_status'],
			'custom_fields'          => $this->get_custom_fields( $entry['ID'] ),
			'wp_post_format'         => $post_format,
			'date_modified'          => $post_modified,
			'date_modified_gmt'      => $post_modified_gmt,
			'sticky'                 => ( 'post' === $entry['post_type'] && is_sticky( $entry['ID'] ) ),
			'wp_post_thumbnail'      => get_post_thumbnail_id( $entry['ID'] ),
		);
	}

	return $recent_posts;
}