bp_blogs_record_blog( int $blog_id, int $user_id, bool $no_activity = false )

Make BuddyPress aware of a new site so that it can track its activity.

Description

Parameters

$blog_id

(Required) ID of the blog being recorded.

$user_id

(Required) ID of the user for whom the blog is being recorded.

$no_activity

(Optional) Whether to skip recording an activity item about this blog creation. Default: false.

Default value: false

Return

(false|null) Returns false on failure.

Source

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

function bp_blogs_record_blog( $blog_id, $user_id, $no_activity = false ) {

	if ( empty( $user_id ) )
		$user_id = bp_loggedin_user_id();

	// If blog is not recordable, do not record the activity.
	if ( !bp_blogs_is_blog_recordable( $blog_id, $user_id ) )
		return false;

	$name = get_blog_option( $blog_id, 'blogname' );
	$url  = get_home_url( $blog_id );

	if ( empty( $name ) ) {
		$name = $url;
	}

	$description     = get_blog_option( $blog_id, 'blogdescription' );
	$close_old_posts = get_blog_option( $blog_id, 'close_comments_for_old_posts' );
	$close_days_old  = get_blog_option( $blog_id, 'close_comments_days_old' );
	$moderation      = get_blog_option( $blog_id, 'comment_moderation' );

	$thread_depth = get_blog_option( $blog_id, 'thread_comments' );
	if ( ! empty( $thread_depth ) ) {
		$thread_depth = get_blog_option( $blog_id, 'thread_comments_depth' );
	} else {
		// Perhaps filter this?
		$thread_depth = 1;
	}

	$recorded_blog          = new BP_Blogs_Blog;
	$recorded_blog->user_id = $user_id;
	$recorded_blog->blog_id = $blog_id;
	$recorded_blog_id       = $recorded_blog->save();
	$is_recorded            = !empty( $recorded_blog_id ) ? true : false;

	bp_blogs_update_blogmeta( $recorded_blog->blog_id, 'url', $url );
	bp_blogs_update_blogmeta( $recorded_blog->blog_id, 'name', $name );
	bp_blogs_update_blogmeta( $recorded_blog->blog_id, 'description', $description );
	bp_blogs_update_blogmeta( $recorded_blog->blog_id, 'last_activity', bp_core_current_time() );
	bp_blogs_update_blogmeta( $recorded_blog->blog_id, 'close_comments_for_old_posts', $close_old_posts );
	bp_blogs_update_blogmeta( $recorded_blog->blog_id, 'close_comments_days_old', $close_days_old );
	bp_blogs_update_blogmeta( $recorded_blog->blog_id, 'thread_comments_depth', $thread_depth );
	bp_blogs_update_blogmeta( $recorded_blog->blog_id, 'comment_moderation', $moderation );

	$is_private = !empty( $_POST['blog_public'] ) && (int) $_POST['blog_public'] ? false : true;

	/**
	 * Filters whether or not a new blog is public.
	 *
	 * @since BuddyPress 1.5.0
	 *
	 * @param bool $is_private Whether or not blog is public.
	 */
	$is_private = !apply_filters( 'bp_is_new_blog_public', !$is_private );

	/**
	 * Fires after BuddyPress has been made aware of a new site for activity tracking.
	 *
	 * @since BuddyPress 1.0.0
	 * @since BuddyPress 2.6.0 Added $no_activity as a parameter.
	 *
	 * @param BP_Blogs_Blog $recorded_blog Current blog being recorded. Passed by reference.
	 * @param bool          $is_private    Whether or not the current blog being recorded is private.
	 * @param bool          $is_recorded   Whether or not the current blog was recorded.
	 * @param bool          $no_activity   Whether to skip recording an activity item for this blog creation.
	 */
	do_action_ref_array( 'bp_blogs_new_blog', array( &$recorded_blog, $is_private, $is_recorded, $no_activity ) );
}

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
BuddyPress 1.0.0 Introduced.

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