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Code Reference Functions bp_activity_action_post_update()

bp_activity_action_post_update()

Post user/group activity update.

Description

Return

(bool) False on failure.

Source

File: bp-activity/actions/post.php

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function bp_activity_action_post_update() {
    // Do not proceed if user is not logged in, not viewing activity, or not posting.
    if ( !is_user_logged_in() || !bp_is_activity_component() || !bp_is_current_action( 'post' ) )
        return false;
 
    // Check the nonce.
    check_admin_referer( 'post_update', '_wpnonce_post_update' );
 
    /**
     * Filters the content provided in the activity input field.
     *
     * @since BuddyPress 1.2.0
     *
     * @param string $value Activity message being posted.
     */
    $content = apply_filters( 'bp_activity_post_update_content', $_POST['whats-new'] );
 
    if ( ! empty( $_POST['whats-new-post-object'] ) ) {
 
        /**
         * Filters the item type that the activity update should be associated with.
         *
         * @since BuddyPress 1.2.0
         *
         * @param string $value Item type to associate with.
         */
        $object = apply_filters( 'bp_activity_post_update_object', $_POST['whats-new-post-object'] );
    }
 
    if ( ! empty( $_POST['whats-new-post-in'] ) ) {
 
        /**
         * Filters what component the activity is being to.
         *
         * @since BuddyPress 1.2.0
         *
         * @param string $value Chosen component to post activity to.
         */
        $item_id = apply_filters( 'bp_activity_post_update_item_id', $_POST['whats-new-post-in'] );
    }
 
    // No activity content so provide feedback and redirect.
    if ( empty( $content ) ) {
        bp_core_add_message( __( 'Please enter some content to post.', 'buddyboss' ), 'error' );
        bp_core_redirect( wp_get_referer() );
    }
 
    // No existing item_id.
    if ( empty( $item_id ) ) {
        $activity_id = bp_activity_post_update( array( 'content' => $content ) );
 
    // Post to groups object.
    } elseif ( 'groups' == $object && bp_is_active( 'groups' ) ) {
        if ( (int) $item_id ) {
            $activity_id = groups_post_update( array( 'content' => $content, 'group_id' => $item_id ) );
        }
 
    } else {
 
        /**
         * Filters activity object for BuddyPress core and plugin authors before posting activity update.
         *
         * @since BuddyPress 1.2.0
         *
         * @param string $object  Activity item being associated to.
         * @param string $item_id Component ID being posted to.
         * @param string $content Activity content being posted.
         */
        $activity_id = apply_filters( 'bp_activity_custom_update', $object, $item_id, $content );
    }
 
    // Provide user feedback.
    if ( !empty( $activity_id ) )
        bp_core_add_message( __( 'Update Posted!', 'buddyboss' ) );
    else
        bp_core_add_message( __( 'There was an error when posting your update. Please try again.', 'buddyboss' ), 'error' );
 
    // Redirect.
    bp_core_redirect( wp_get_referer() );
}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
BuddyPress 1.2.0 Introduced.

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
bp-groups/bp-groups-functions.php: groups_post_update()

Post an Activity status update affiliated with a group.
bp-core/bp-core-template.php: bp_is_activity_component()

Check whether the current page is part of the Activity component.
bp-core/bp-core-template.php: bp_is_active()

Check whether a given component (or feature of a component) is active.
bp-core/bp-core-template.php: bp_is_current_action()

Check to see whether the current page matches a given action.
bp-core/bp-core-functions.php: bp_core_add_message()

Add a feedback (error/success) message to the WP cookie so it can be displayed after the page reloads.
bp-core/bp-core-functions.php: bp_core_redirect()

Perform a status-safe wp_redirect() that is compatible with BP’s URI parser.
bp-activity/bp-activity-functions.php: bp_activity_post_update()

Post an activity update.
bp-activity/bp-activity-filters.php: bp_activity_post_update_content

Filters the content provided in the activity input field.
bp-activity/actions/post.php: bp_activity_post_update_object

Filters the item type that the activity update should be associated with.
bp-activity/actions/post.php: bp_activity_post_update_item_id

Filters what component the activity is being to.
bp-activity/actions/post.php: bp_activity_custom_update

Filters activity object for BuddyPress core and plugin authors before posting activity update.
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