bp_media_sideload_attachment( string $file )

Download an image from the specified URL and attach it to a post.

Description

Parameters

$file: (Required) The URL of the image to download

Return

(int|void)

Source

function bp_media_sideload_attachment( $file ) {
    if ( empty( $file ) ) {
        return;
    }
 
    // Set variables for storage, fix file filename for query strings.
    preg_match( '/[^\?]+\.(jpe?g|jpe|gif|png|svg|bmp|mp4)\b/i', $file, $matches );
    $file_array = array();
 
    if ( empty( $matches ) ) {
        return;
    }
 
    $file_array['name'] = basename( $matches[0] );
 
    // Download file to temp location.
    $file                   = preg_replace( '/^:*?\/\//', $protocol = strtolower( substr( $_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"], 0, strpos( $_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"], '/' ) ) ) . '://', $file );
 
    if ( ! function_exists( 'download_url' ) ) {
        require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin' . '/includes/image.php' );
        require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin' . '/includes/file.php' );
        require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin' . '/includes/media.php' );
    }
    $file_array['tmp_name'] = download_url( $file );
 
    // If error storing temporarily, return the error.
    if ( is_wp_error( $file_array['tmp_name'] ) ) {
        return;
    }
 
    // Do the validation and storage stuff.
    $id = bp_media_handle_sideload( $file_array );
 
    // If error storing permanently, unlink.
    if ( is_wp_error( $id ) ) {
        return;
    }
 
    return $id;
}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
BuddyBoss 1.0.0	Introduced.

Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
bp-media/bp-media-functions.php: bp_media_handle_sideload()	This handles a sideloaded file in the same way as an uploaded file is handled by {@link media_handle_upload()}

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