bp_activity_post_update( array|string $args = '' )

Post an activity update.

Description

Parameters

$args

(Optional)

  • 'id'
    (int) ID of the activity if update existing item.
  • 'content'
    (string) The content of the activity update.
  • 'user_id'
    (int) Optional. Defaults to the logged-in user.
  • 'error_type'
    (string) Optional. Error type to return. Either 'bool' or 'wp_error'. Defaults to 'bool' for boolean. 'wp_error' will return a WP_Error object.

Default value: ''

Return

(int|bool|WP_Error) $activity_id The activity id on success. On failure, either boolean false or WP_Error object depending on the 'error_type' $args parameter.

Source

File: bp-activity/bp-activity-functions.php

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function bp_activity_post_update( $args = '' ) {
 
    $r = wp_parse_args( $args, array(
        'content'       => false,
        'user_id'       => bp_loggedin_user_id(),
        'hide_sitewide' => false,
        'type'          => 'activity_update',
        'privacy'       => 'public',
        'error_type'    => 'bool',
    ) );
 
//  if ( empty( $r['content'] ) || !strlen( trim( $r['content'] ) ) ) {
//      return false;
//  }
 
    if ( bp_is_user_inactive( $r['user_id'] ) ) {
        return false;
    }
 
    // Record this on the user's profile.
    $activity_content = $r['content'];
    $primary_link     = bp_core_get_userlink( $r['user_id'], false, true );
 
    /**
     * Filters the new activity content for current activity item.
     *
     * @since BuddyPress 1.2.0
     *
     * @param string $activity_content Activity content posted by user.
     */
    $add_content = apply_filters( 'bp_activity_new_update_content', $activity_content );
 
    /**
     * Filters the activity primary link for current activity item.
     *
     * @since BuddyPress 1.2.0
     *
     * @param string $primary_link Link to the profile for the user who posted the activity.
     */
    $add_primary_link = apply_filters( 'bp_activity_new_update_primary_link', $primary_link );
 
    // Now write the values.
    $activity_id = bp_activity_add( array(
        'user_id'       => $r['user_id'],
        'content'       => $add_content,
        'primary_link'  => $add_primary_link,
        'component'     => buddypress()->activity->id,
        'type'          => $r['type'],
        'hide_sitewide' => $r['hide_sitewide'],
        'privacy'       => $r['privacy'],
        'error_type'    => $r['error_type']
    ) );
 
    // Bail on failure.
    if ( false === $activity_id || is_wp_error( $activity_id ) ) {
        return $activity_id;
    }
 
    if ( ! empty( $r['content'] ) && !strlen( trim( $r['content'] ) ) ) {
        /**
         * Filters the latest update content for the activity item.
         *
         * @since BuddyPress 1.6.0
         *
         * @param string $r Content of the activity update.
         * @param string $activity_content Content of the activity update.
         */
        $activity_content = apply_filters( 'bp_activity_latest_update_content', $r['content'], $activity_content );
 
        // Add this update to the "latest update" usermeta so it can be fetched anywhere.
        bp_update_user_meta( bp_loggedin_user_id(), 'bp_latest_update', array(
            'id'      => $activity_id,
            'content' => $activity_content
        ) );
    }
 
    /**
     * Fires at the end of an activity post update, before returning the updated activity item ID.
     *
     * @since BuddyPress 1.2.0
     *
     * @param string $content     Content of the activity post update.
     * @param int    $user_id     ID of the user posting the activity update.
     * @param int    $activity_id ID of the activity item being updated.
     */
    do_action( 'bp_activity_posted_update', $r['content'], $r['user_id'], $activity_id );
 
    return $activity_id;
}

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
BuddyPress 1.2.0 Introduced.

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