REST API endpoints for your WordPress content. These endpoints provide machine-readable external access to your WordPress site with a clear, standards-driven interface, allowing new and innovative apps for interacting with your site. These endpoints support all of the following:
- Posts: Read and write access to all post data, for all types of post-based data, including pages and media.
- Comments: Read and write access to all comment data. This includes pingbacks and trackbacks.
- Terms: Read and write access to all term data.
- Users: Read and write access to all user data. This includes public access to some data for post authors.
- Meta: Read and write access to metadata for posts, comments, terms, and users, on an opt-in basis from plugins.
- Settings: Read and write access to settings, on an opt-in basis from plugins and core. This enables API management of key site content values that are technically stored in options, such as site title and byline.
Love your REST API, WordPress! The infrastructure says, "Let's do lunch!" but the content API endpoints say, "You're paying!"
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Fixes#38373.
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[38776] introduced a call to `get_term()` using only the term ID. This
causes problems in cases where shared terms have not been split. Since
we have the taxonomy available, there's no harm in passing it along to
`get_term()`.
Props dd32.
See #37291.
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Since [37573], `get_object_term_cache()` has expected term IDs to be
stored in the taxonomy relationship cache. The function would then
reach directly into the 'terms' cache to fetch the data corresponding
to a given term, before returning a `WP_Term` object. This caused
problems when, for one reason or another, term data was cached
inconsistently:
* If the 'terms' cache is empty for a given term ID, despite the earlier call to `_prime_term_caches()`, `get_term()` would return an error object.
* If the array of cached term IDs contains an invalid ID, `get_term()` would return an error object.
We avoid these errors by no longer touching the 'terms' cache directly,
but running term IDs through `get_term()` and allowing that function to
reference the cache (and database, as needed). If `get_term()` returns
an error object for any of the cached term IDs, `get_object_term_cache()`
will return that error object alone. This change ensures that upstream
functions, like `get_the_terms()`, return `WP_Error` objects in a
predictable fashion.
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Fixes#37291.
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This changes the global `$wp_taxonomies` to an array of `WP_Taxonomy ` objects. `WP_Taxonomy ` includes methods to handle rewrite rules and hooks.
Each taxonomy argument becomes a property of `WP_Taxonomy`. Introducing such a class makes further improvements in the future much more feasible.
Props boonebgorges for review.
Fixes#36224. See #36217.
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This introduces the singular `edit_term`, `delete_term`, and `assign_term` meta capabilities for terms, and switches the base capability name for tags from `manage_categories` to `manage_post_tags` and the corresponding `edit_post_tags`, `delete_post_tags`, and `assign_post_tags`.
All of these capabilities ultimately map to `manage_categories` so by default there is no change in the behaviour of the capabilities for categories, tags, or custom taxonomies. The `map_meta_cap` filter and the `capabilities` argument when registering a taxonomy now allow for control over editing, deleting, and assigning individual terms, as well as a separation of capabilities for tags from those of categories.
Fixes#35614
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`WP_Term_Query` already supports querying terms by 'slug', 'name', and 'term_taxonomy_id'. Its additional arguments allow us to generate nearly the same SQL queries as before.
This change has one yuge benefit: the term queries are now cached.
Add tests to increase coverage of `get_term_by()`.
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Fixes#21760.
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The new 'object_ids' parameter for `WP_Term_Query` allows queries for
terms that "belong to" a given object. This change makes it possible
to use `WP_Term_Query` inside of `wp_get_object_terms()`, rather than
assembling a SQL query.
The refactor has a couple of benefits:
* Less redundancy.
* Better consistency in accepted arguments between the term query functions. See #31105.
* Less redundancy.
* Object term queries are now cached. The `get_object_term_cache()` cache remains, and will be a somewhat less fragile secondary cache in front of the query cache (which is subject to frequent invalidation).
* Less redundancy.
A small breaking change: Previously, if a non-hierarchical taxonomy had
terms that had a non-zero 'parent' (perhaps because of a direct SQL
query), `wp_get_object_terms()` would respect the 'parent' argument.
This is in contrast to `WP_Term_Query` and `get_terms()`, which have
always rejected 'parent' queries for non-hierarchical taxonomies. For
consistency, the behavior of `get_terms()` is being applied across the
board: passing 'parent' for a non-hierarchical taxonomy will result in
an empty result set (since the cached taxonomy hierarchy will be empty).
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See #37198.
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By adding the `$output` parameter to `get_attachment_taxonomies()`, the
function signature matches that of `get_object_taxonomies()`. The change
also allows for more consistent behavior when passing `output=objects`
to `get_object_taxonomies()` for the 'attachment' object type, since
the `$output` parameter is now passed through the function stack.
Props codemovement.pk.
See #37368.
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[37623] used the wrong parameter name (count=true instead of fields=count).
For greater flexibility and forward compatibility with other potential changes
to the return value of `get_terms()`, we now do a looser check: any non-array
value is excluded from the filter.
Fixes#36992.
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Use of the 'get_terms' filter was consolidated in [37572], with the
introduction of `WP_Term_Query`. At that time, the result of 'count=true'
queries began being filtered by 'get_terms'. This breaks existing 'get_terms'
callbacks, which often assume that the returned value will be an array or a
`WP_Error` object.
Props JustinSainton.
Fixes#36992.
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Prior to [37572], arguments passed to `get_terms()` were passed immediately
through `wp_parse_args()`, which made it possible to pass arguments as a
querystring (`hide_empty=0`) rather than an array
(`array( 'hide_empty' => false )`). [37572] moved default argument parsing
into `WP_Term_Query`, while assuming that arguments passed to `get_terms()`
would be formatted as an array.
To provide compatibility, we now parse all args passed to `get_terms()` into
an array before processing.
See #35381.
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Since [37573], object relationship caches (`{$taxonomy}_relationships`)
contain term IDs rather than term objects. See #36814. As such, it's no longer
necessary to clear these caches when a term is updated; none of the data that's
changed on update (name, description, count, etc) is stored in the relationship
cache.
Fixes#36251.
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Previously, objects containing all data about a term were stored in each
object's term cache. Besides being wasteful, this approach caused invalidation
issues, as when a modified term count required a flush for all objects
belonging to the term.
Backward compatibility is maintained for plugins that continue to put object
data directly into the `{$taxonomy}_relationships` cache bucket.
Fixes#36814.
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`WP_Term_Query` is modeled on existing query classes, such as those used
for comments and users. It provides a more consistent structure for generating
term queries, and should make it easier to add new functionality in the future.
Props flixos90, boonebgorges.
See #35381.
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[34529] introduced logic intended to prime the termmeta cache for certain
values of the `fields` parameter. There were a few bugs:
* The `all_with_object_id` param was misspelled.
* `term_id` was used instead of `ids`.
* The values being passed to `update_termmeta_cache()` in the case where `fields=ids` was not correct.
All of these would result in a failure to pre-fetch termmeta in some cases.
Props dlh.
Fixes#36932.
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Also use 'back-compat' in some inline comments where backward compatibility is the subject and shorthand feels more natural.
Note: 'backwards compatibility/compatibile' can also be considered correct, though it's primary seen in regular use in British English.
Props ocean90.
Fixes#36835.
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Known functions, classes, and methods are now auto-linked in Code Reference pages following #meta1483.
Note: Hook references are still linked via inline `@see` tags due to the unlikelihood of reliably matching for known hooks based on a RegEx pattern.
See #32246.
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The codex says that taxonomy names "should only contain lowercase letters and the underscore character", but that's not enforced. It's too late to enforce it, since some plugins haven't been following it and the official phpdoc doesn't mention this restriction.
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When querying for terms in hierarchical taxonomies, `get_terms()` initially
queries for all matching terms, and then trims the located results based on the
`$number` and `$offset` arguments passed to the function. See #8832. However,
a flaw in the original logic meant that results were failing to be trimmed
properly in cases where `$offset` exceeds the total number of matching terms;
in these cases, we should force an empty array.
Props danielbachhuber.
Fixes#35935.
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`get_terms()` has historically required that a taxonomy be specified when
querying terms. This requirement is related to the fact that terms could
formerly be shared between taxonomies, making `$taxonomies` critical for
disambiguation. Since terms can no longer be shared as of 4.4, it'
s desirable to be able to query for terms regardless of what taxonomy they're in.
Because it's now optional to pass taxonomies, it's no longer necessary to have
`$taxonomies` as the first (and required) parameter for `get_terms()`. The new
function signature is `get_terms( $args )`, where 'taxonomy' can (optionally) be
passed as part of the `$args` array. This syntax is more consistent with
functions like `get_users()` and `get_posts()`.
We've maintained backward compatibility by always giving precedence to the old
argument format. If a second parameter is detected, or if it's detected that
the first parameter is a list of taxonomy names rather than an `$args` array,
`get_terms()` will parse the function arguments in the legacy fashion.
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Fixes#35495.
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The `$orderby` parameter of `get_terms()` now accepts the following values,
related to term meta:
* 'meta_value'
* 'meta_value_num'
* the value of the `$meta_key` parameter
* any key from the `$meta_query` array
This brings order-by-meta support for terms in line with post, comment, and
user queries.
As a byproduct of these improvements, `$meta_key` and `$meta_value` parameters
have been introduced to `get_terms()`. They interact with `$meta_query` in the
same way as in `WP_Query` and other query classes.
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Fixes#34996.
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[32353] changed the way the 'name' param in `get_terms()` is sanitized, by
running it through `sanitize_term_field( 'name' )` before performing the SQL
query. An unintentional side effect of this change was that the string is
double-escaped: once by `wp_filter_kses()`, and once by `esc_sql()`. The
double-escaping was causing 'name' queries to fail when the param contained
apostrophes or other escaped characters.
Fixes#35493.
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[34999] modified the cache strategy for terms in the context of
`wp_get_object_terms()`. As part of these changes, the `object_id` property of
term objects had to be unset before being cached. To avoid modifying passed-by-
reference terms, `update_term_cache()` attempted to make a copy of the terms
passed to the function; however, it failed to use the `clone` keyword, and thus
only created a reference instead of a copy.
Props berengerzyla.
Fixes#35462.
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`array_slice()` must be told to preserve keys when the query results exceed the
limit specified the 'number' parameter, so that `id=>parent` and other
id-indexed return value formats don't get mangled.
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Fixes#35382.
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Passing `'description' => null` when creating a term can cause MySQL notices,
as the description column in the terms table does not allow for null values.
We correct this by intepreting a `null` description as an empty string.
Props TimothyBlynJacobs.
Fixes#35321.
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[35333] implemented `public=false` for taxonomies. The implementation prevented
non-public taxonomies from having their archives accessed via query_var during
a normal request. But it didn't prevent non-public taxonomies from registering
their query vars in the `$wp_taxonomies` global. The latter implementation
details causes problems specifically when a taxonomy is registered with
`query_var=true`; for public taxonomies, `register_taxonomy()` translates this
into a query_var equivalent to the taxonomy name, but in the case of non-public
taxonomies, the query_var was set to the boolean itself. The boolean then
causes problems when using non-strict comparison to filter taxonomy objects by
query_var, as when using `get_taxonomies()`.
This changeset addresses the issue by forcing the query_var property of
non-public taxonomies to `false`.
Fixes#35089.
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[34217] removed the `ORDER BY` clause from `update_object_term_cache()`, for
improved performance. But this proved to cause problems in cases where users
were expecting the results of `get_the_terms()` to be ordered by 'name'. Let's
revert the change for the time being, and look into more disciplined ordering
in a future release.
Props afercia.
See #28922. Fixes#35180.
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The introduction of 'meta_query' to `get_terms()` in 4.4 made it possible for
`get_terms()` to erroneously return duplicate results. To address the issue,
we add the `DISTINCT` keyword to the SQL query when a 'meta_query' parameter
has been provided.
Props @jadpm.
Fixes#35137.
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`get_term()` now returns a `WP_Term` object, instead of a `stdClass` object.
Cache support and sanitization filters for individual terms are now more
centralized. For example, `get_term_by()` is able to cast results of its query
to a `WP_Term` object by passing it through `get_term()`.
The `$taxonomy` parameter for `get_term()` is now optional, as terms ought to
be unique to a taxonomy (ie, shared terms no longer exist). In cases where
`get_term()` detects that the term matching the specified term_id is from the
wrong taxonomy, it checks to see if you've requested a shared term, and if so,
it splits the term. This is used only for fallback purposes.
The elimination of shared terms allows the caching strategy for terms to be
simplified. Individual terms are now cached in a single 'terms' bucket.
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See #14162.
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`wp_suspend_cache_invalidation()` was originally added to increase performance,
but the switch to batch processing in [33615] mitigates serious performance
concerns.
As a precaution against timeouts, the batch size has been reduced from 20 to 10.
Props Chouby.
See #30261.
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[32814] introduced a routine to split shared terms, which was run during the
regular WP database upgrade. This turned out to be problematic because plugins
are not loaded during the db upgrade (due to `WP_INSTALLING`), with the result
that plugins were not able to hook into the 'split_shared_term' action during
the bulk split. We work around this limitation by moving the term splitting
routine to a separate process, triggered by a wp-cron hook.
Props boonebgorges, Chouby, peterwilsoncc, pento, dd32.
Fixes#30261.
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This changeset adds two new filters:
* 'wp_unique_term_slug_is_bad_slug' lets developers control whether a test slug needs to be made unique, before the queries required to build a suffix are performed.
* 'wp_unique_term_slug' filters the output of the function.
These changes introduce parity with the filters in `wp_unique_post_slug()`.
Props coffee2code, bolo1988, boonebgorges.
Fixes#20783.
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* Introduce a `$record` parameter, which defaults to true. When set to false, `_split_shared_term()` will not keep a record of split term data in wp_options. The judicious use of this flag can greatly improve performance when processing shared terms in batches.
* Allow term/tt objects to be passed to the `$term_id` and `$term_taxonomy_id` parameters. This has the potential to save database queries when the objects are already available.
See #30261.
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Correct some `@return` values.
Some functions can `return new WP_Error` without setting it to a variable.
Some functions can return their `apply_filters(...)` call without first setting it to a variable.
`is_object_in_taxonomy()` can return its conditional instead of if/else true/false.
See #32444.
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