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save_post Wordpress hook details -- Adam Brown, BYU Political Science
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save_post
Description
Runs whenever a post or page is created or updated, which could be from an import, post/page edit form, xmlrpc, or post by email. Action function arguments: post ID and post object.
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WordPress version history for save_post
This database has information for all major versions from WP 1.2.1 through 6.7.
| Version | File | Line | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5.2 | wp-admin/post.php | 193 | View in context | action |
| 2.0 | wp-includes/functions-post.php | 206 | View in context | action |
| 2.0.11 | wp-includes/functions-post.php | 208 | View in context | action |
| 2.1 | wp-includes/post.php | 706 | View in context | action |
| 2.2 | wp-includes/post.php | 708 | View in context | action |
| 2.3 | wp-includes/post.php | 769 | View in context | action |
| 2.3 | wp-includes/post.php | 833 | View in context | action |
| 2.5 | wp-includes/post.php | 1327 | View in context | action |
| 2.5 | wp-includes/post.php | 1421 | View in context | action |
| 2.6 | wp-includes/post.php | 1412 | View in context | action |
| 2.6 | wp-includes/post.php | 1506 | View in context | action |
| 2.7 | wp-includes/post.php | 1528 | View in context | action |
| 2.7 | wp-includes/post.php | 1617 | View in context | action |
| 2.8 | wp-includes/post.php | 1600 | View in context | action |
| 2.8 | wp-includes/post.php | 1692 | View in context | action |
| 2.9 | wp-includes/post.php | 1811 | View in context | action |
| 2.9 | wp-includes/post.php | 1903 | View in context | action |
| 3.0 | wp-includes/post.php | 2383 | View in context | action |
| 3.0 | wp-includes/post.php | 2475 | View in context | action |
| 3.1 | wp-includes/post.php | 2623 | View in context | action |
| 3.1 | wp-includes/post.php | 2715 | View in context | action |
| 3.2 | wp-includes/post.php | 2657 | View in context | action |
| 3.2 | wp-includes/post.php | 2749 | View in context | action |
| 3.3 | wp-includes/post.php | 2656 | View in context | action |
| 3.3 | wp-includes/post.php | 2742 | View in context | action |
| 3.4 | wp-includes/post.php | 2698 | View in context | action |
| 3.4 | wp-includes/post.php | 2784 | View in context | action |
| 3.5 | wp-includes/post.php | 2950 | View in context | action |
| 3.6 | wp-includes/post.php | 2882 | View in context | action |
| 3.6 | wp-includes/post.php | 2974 | View in context | action |
| 3.7 | wp-includes/post.php | 2954 | View in context | action |
| 3.7 | wp-includes/post.php | 3047 | View in context | action |
| 3.8 | wp-includes/post.php | 2961 | View in context | action |
| 3.8 | wp-includes/post.php | 3054 | View in context | action |
| 3.9 | wp-includes/post.php | 3248 | View in context | action |
| 3.9 | wp-includes/post.php | 3353 | View in context | action |
| 4.0 | wp-includes/post.php | 3504 | View in context | action |
| 4.0 | wp-includes/post.php | 3613 | View in context | action |
| 4.1 | wp-includes/post.php | 3499 | View in context | action |
| 4.1 | wp-includes/post.php | 3608 | View in context | action |
| 4.2 | wp-includes/post.php | 3541 | View in context | action |
| 4.2 | wp-includes/post.php | 3650 | View in context | action |
| 4.3 | wp-includes/post.php | 3591 | View in context | action |
| 4.3 | wp-includes/post.php | 3700 | View in context | action |
| 4.4 | wp-includes/post.php | 3385 | View in context | action |
| 4.4 | wp-includes/post.php | 3494 | View in context | action |
| 4.5 | wp-includes/post.php | 3529 | View in context | action |
| 4.5 | wp-includes/post.php | 3638 | View in context | action |
| 4.6 | wp-includes/post.php | 3409 | View in context | action |
| 4.6 | wp-includes/post.php | 3518 | View in context | action |
| 4.7 | wp-includes/post.php | 3505 | View in context | action |
| 4.7 | wp-includes/post.php | 3614 | View in context | action |
| 4.7 | wp-includes/theme.php | 2894 | View in context | action |
| 4.8 | wp-includes/post.php | 3510 | View in context | action |
| 4.8 | wp-includes/post.php | 3619 | View in context | action |
| 4.8 | wp-includes/theme.php | 2915 | View in context | action |
| 4.9 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 2967 | View in context | action |
| 4.9 | wp-includes/post.php | 3581 | View in context | action |
| 4.9 | wp-includes/post.php | 3690 | View in context | action |
| 5.0 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 2974 | View in context | action |
| 5.0 | wp-includes/post.php | 3747 | View in context | action |
| 5.0 | wp-includes/post.php | 3856 | View in context | action |
| 5.1 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3019 | View in context | action |
| 5.1 | wp-includes/post.php | 3951 | View in context | action |
| 5.1 | wp-includes/post.php | 4069 | View in context | action |
| 5.2 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3019 | View in context | action |
| 5.2 | wp-includes/post.php | 3951 | View in context | action |
| 5.2 | wp-includes/post.php | 4069 | View in context | action |
| 5.3 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3056 | View in context | action |
| 5.3 | wp-includes/post.php | 4119 | View in context | action |
| 5.3 | wp-includes/post.php | 4238 | View in context | action |
| 5.4 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3060 | View in context | action |
| 5.4 | wp-includes/post.php | 4144 | View in context | action |
| 5.4 | wp-includes/post.php | 4277 | View in context | action |
| 5.5 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3101 | View in context | action |
| 5.5 | wp-includes/post.php | 4260 | View in context | action |
| 5.5 | wp-includes/post.php | 4396 | View in context | action |
| 5.6 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3103 | View in context | action |
| 5.6 | wp-includes/post.php | 4309 | View in context | action |
| 5.6 | wp-includes/post.php | 4483 | View in context | action |
| 5.7 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3103 | View in context | action |
| 5.7 | wp-includes/post.php | 4384 | View in context | action |
| 5.7 | wp-includes/post.php | 4558 | View in context | action |
| 5.8 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3103 | View in context | action |
| 5.8 | wp-includes/post.php | 4468 | View in context | action |
| 5.8 | wp-includes/post.php | 4642 | View in context | action |
| 5.9 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3103 | View in context | action |
| 5.9 | wp-includes/post.php | 4686 | View in context | action |
| 5.9 | wp-includes/post.php | 4860 | View in context | action |
| 6.0 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3107 | View in context | action |
| 6.0 | wp-includes/post.php | 4673 | View in context | action |
| 6.0 | wp-includes/post.php | 4847 | View in context | action |
| 6.1 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3108 | View in context | action |
| 6.1 | wp-includes/post.php | 4717 | View in context | action |
| 6.1 | wp-includes/post.php | 4891 | View in context | action |
| 6.2 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3108 | View in context | action |
| 6.2 | wp-includes/post.php | 4715 | View in context | action |
| 6.2 | wp-includes/post.php | 4889 | View in context | action |
| 6.3 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3114 | View in context | action |
| 6.3 | wp-includes/post.php | 4751 | View in context | action |
| 6.3 | wp-includes/post.php | 4925 | View in context | action |
| 6.4 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3112 | View in context | action |
| 6.4 | wp-includes/post.php | 4760 | View in context | action |
| 6.4 | wp-includes/post.php | 4934 | View in context | action |
| 6.5 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3113 | View in context | action |
| 6.5 | wp-includes/post.php | 4828 | View in context | action |
| 6.5 | wp-includes/post.php | 5002 | View in context | action |
| 6.6 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3118 | View in context | action |
| 6.6 | wp-includes/post.php | 4891 | View in context | action |
| 6.6 | wp-includes/post.php | 5065 | View in context | action |
| 6.7 | wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php | 3118 | View in context | action |
| 6.7 | wp-includes/post.php | 5060 | View in context | action |
| 6.7 | wp-includes/post.php | 5234 | View in context | action |
Related Hooks
We find related hooks using word stems. save_post has 2 significant word stem(s): save, post. Note that some of the hooks below may not appear in all versions of WP.
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- admin_post_nopriv_{$action}
- admin_post_thumbnail_html
- admin_post_thumbnail_size
- admin_post_{$action}
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- atompub_create_post
- atompub_put_post
- attachment_fields_to_save
- auth_post_meta_{$meta_key}
- auth_post_{$post_type}_meta_{$meta_key}
- before_delete_post
- begin_fetch_post_thumbnail_html
- bulk_post_updated_messages
- category_save_pre
- clean_post_cache
- close_comments_for_post_types
- comment_post
- comment_post_redirect
- comment_save_pre
- content_filtered_save_pre
- content_save_pre
- customize_changeset_save_data
- customize_post_value_set
- customize_post_value_set_{$setting_id}
- customize_save
- customize_save_after
- customize_save_response
- customize_save_validation_before
- customize_save_{$id_base}
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- dbx_post_advanced
- dbx_post_sidebar
- default_category_post_types
- delete_post
- delete_post_{$post->post_type}
- deleted_post
- deleted_post_{$post->post_type}
- display_post_states
- edit_post
- edit_post_link
- edit_post_{$field}
- edit_post_{$post->post_type}
- edit_{$post_type}_per_page
- enable_post_by_email_configuration
- end_fetch_post_thumbnail_html
- excerpt_save_pre
- feed_links_extra_show_post_comments_feed
- feed_links_extra_show_post_type_archive_feed
- format_to_post
- get_delete_post_link
- get_edit_post_link
- get_next_post_join
- get_next_post_sort
- get_next_post_where
- get_post_galleries
- get_post_gallery
- get_post_modified_time
- get_post_status
- get_post_time
- get_previous_post_join
- get_previous_post_sort
- get_previous_post_where
- get_the_post_type_description
- get_{$adjacent}_post_excluded_terms
- get_{$adjacent}_post_join
- get_{$adjacent}_post_sort
- get_{$adjacent}_post_where
- has_post_thumbnail
- hierarchical_post_types
- http_transport_post_debug
- image_editor_save_pre
- image_save_pre
- image_save_progressive
- import_post_added
- import_post_meta
- import_post_meta_key
- is_post_status_viewable
- is_post_type_viewable
- lostpassword_post
- manage_taxonomies_for_{$post_type}_columns
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- name_save_pre
- nav_menu_items_{$post_type_name}
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- notify_post_author
- oembed_request_post_id
- old_slug_redirect_post_id
- override_post_lock
- parent_post_rel_link
- pingback_post
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- post-html-upload-ui
- post-plupload-upload-ui
- post-upload-ui
- post_action_{$action}
- post_class
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- post_column_taxonomy_links
- post_comment_status_meta_box-options
- post_comment_text
- post_comments_feed_link
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- post_embed_url
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- post_gallery
- post_limits
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- post_link
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- post_lock_lost_dialog
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- post_row_actions
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- pre_delete_post
- pre_get_available_post_mime_types
- pre_post_link
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- registered_post_type
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- rest_insert_{$this->post_type}
- rest_post_dispatch
- rest_post_format_search_query
- rest_post_search_query
- rest_pre_insert_{$this->post_type}
- rest_prepare_post_type
- rest_prepare_{$this->post_type}
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- title_save_pre
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- transition_post_status
- trash_post
- trash_post_comments
- trashed_post
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- twentytwenty_post_meta_location_single_bottom
- twentytwenty_post_meta_location_single_top
- twentytwenty_start_of_post_meta_list
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- untrashed_post
- untrashed_post_comments
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