wp-model

Missing functionalities from model objects of WordPress.

API

Post

Extended wrapper of native post object of WordPress, WP_Post.

new Post($post), Post::create($post)

• $post integer | WP_Post
  Post id or WP_Post object.

$post = new WPModel\Post($post_id);

// same properties of WP_Post are accessible
echo $post->post_date;
echo $post->post_title;
echo $post->post_mime_type;

->permalink, ->permalink()

Get permalink of the post.

Returns: string

$post = new WPModel\Post($post_id);

echo $post->permalink;

->children, ->children([$options])

Get child posts of the post.

• $options array
  • $options['id'] integer | array
    Filter by ids.
  • $options['post_type'] string | array
    Filter by post types.
  • $options['post_mime_type'] string | array
    Filter by post mime types.

Returns: array

$post = new WPModel\Post($post_id);

$children = $post->children(array(
  'id' => array(10, 11, 12)
));
$attachments = $post->children(array(
  'post_type' => 'attachment'
));
$images = $post->children(array(
  'post_mime_type' => 'image'
));

->terms, ->terms([$options])

Get terms attached to the post.

• $options array
  • $options['taxonomy'] string
    Specify taxonomy. Default value: 'category'

Returns: array

$post = new WPModel\Post($post_id);

$custom_terms = $post->terms(array(
  'taxonomy' => 'custom_taxonomy'
));

->meta, ->meta()

PostMeta object of the post.

Retusns: WPModel\PostMeta

$post = new WPModel\Post($post_id);

// get meta value
echo $post->meta->custom_field;

// set meta value
$post->meta->custom_field = 'hello';

->image, ->image([$options])

Get WPModel\Image object if the post is an image attachment.

• $options array
  • $options['size'] string
    Specify size by string (e.g. 'full', 'large', 'medium', 'thumbnail'). Default value: 'full'

Returns: WPModel\Image

$post = new WPModel\Post($post_id);

$thumbnail = $post->image(array(
  'size' => 'thumbnail'
));
echo $thumbnail->url;
echo $thumbnail->path;
echo $thumbnail->width;
echo $thumbnail->height;

->images, ->images()

Get images array if the post is an image attachment.

Returns: array

$post = new WPModel\Post($post_id);

$images = $post->images;

// get WPModel\Image object
$images['full'];
$images['large'];
$images['medium'];
$images['thumbnail'];

->group, ->group([$options])

Retrieve posts grouped by same terms.

• $options array
  • $options['taxonomy'] string
    Taxonomy name. Default value: 'category'
  • $options['options'] array
    Custom arguments for WP_Query that is internally called.
  • $options['map'] callable
    Default value: array('WPModel\Post', 'create')

Returns: array

$post = new WPModel\Post($post_id);

$related_posts = $post->group(array(
  'taxonomy' => 'custom_taxonomy',
  'options' => array('posts_per_page' => 5),
  'map' => function($post) {
    return CustomPostClass($post);
  },
));

->neighbor($options)

Retrieve a prev/next WP_Post object. Returns null if it doesn’t exist.

• $options array
  • $options['post_type'] string | array
    Post type. Default value: $this->post_type
  • $options['direction'] string
    Direction of neighbor: prev or next

Returns: WP_Post

$post = new WPModel\Post($post_id);

$prev_post = $post->neighbor(array(
  'post_type' => ['post', 'custom_post_type'],
  'direction' => 'prev',
));

->exists, ->exists()

Return true if the post exists.

Returns: boolean

$post = new WPModel\Post(0);

$post->exists; // => false

->hasChild($post)

Return true if the value is a child of the post.

• $post integer | WP_Post | WPModel\Post

Returns: boolean

$post = new WPModel\Post($post_id);

$post->hasChild($child_post);

->matchMimeType($type)

Return true if the value matches mime type of the post. For example, 'image/jpeg', 'image' and 'jpeg' match 'image/jpeg'.

• $type string

Retusns: boolean

$post = new WPModel\Post($post_id);

$post->matchMimeType('image/jpeg');

PostMeta

See ->meta of WPModel\Post.

Term

Extended wrapper of native term object of WordPress. See return values of wp_get_post_terms.

new Term($term, [$taxonomy]), Term::create($term, [$taxonomy])

• $term integer | term object
  Term id or term object.
• $taxonomy string
  Taxonomy name.

// create by constructor
$term = new WPModel\Term($term_id, 'custom_taxonomy');

// get from WPModel\Post
$post = new WPModel\Post($post_id);
$terms = $post->terms(array(
  'taxonomy' => 'custom_taxonomy'
));

->children, ->children([$options])

Get child terms of the term.

• $options array
  See $args of get_terms.

$child_terms = $term->children(array(
  'orderby' => 'count',
  'hide_empty' => false
));

Image

See ->image of WPModel\Post.

User

Extended wrapper of native user object of WordPress, WP_User.

new User([$user]), User::create([$user])

• $user integer | WP_User
  User id or WP_User object. If not specified, returns current user.

// current user
$user = new WPModel\User();

// specify user id
$user = new WPModel\User($user_id);

// same properties of WP_User are accessible
echo $user->user_email;
echo $user->user_login;
echo $user->first_name;

->meta, ->meta()

UserMeta object of the user.

Returns: WPModel\UserMeta

$user = new WPModel\User();

// get meta value
echo $user->meta->rich_editing;

// set meta value
$user->meta->rich_editing = 'false';

->exists, ->exists()

Return true if the user exists.

Returns: boolean

$post = new WPModel\User();

$post->exists; // => true

UserMeta

See ->meta of WPModel\User.