From 8c6502de2f8ec2bd8382cd6945c327d7be400e14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jake Vanderwerf <get@jakevanderwerf.ca>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:34:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] =Queue cleanup - seems to be working enough to get legacy before and after going!
---
inc/helpers/crud.php | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/inc/helpers/crud.php b/inc/helpers/crud.php
index 7f4e8c8..cd36f41 100644
--- a/inc/helpers/crud.php
+++ b/inc/helpers/crud.php
@@ -7,6 +7,55 @@
use JVBase\managers\Cache;
/**
+ * For whatever reason, after much testing, it seems that
+ * good ol' WP resets post_parent if you call wp_update_post
+ * without explicitly setting the post_parent
+ * This is a wrapper that grabs old data and merges it with
+ * what we're trying to update - reducing repetition
+ * @param array $postArr as in wp_update_post
+ * @param array $allowOverride an array of keys that are allowed to be overridden
+ * @return int|WP_Error
+ */
+function jvb_update_post(array $postArr, array $allowOverride = []) {
+ if (empty($postArr['ID'])) {
+ return new WP_Error('missing_id', 'Post ID is required');
+ }
+
+ $old = get_post($postArr['ID'], ARRAY_A);
+ if (!$old) {
+ return new WP_Error('invalid_id', 'Post not found');
+ }
+ /**
+ * WARNING: You won't want to override fields like:
+ * guid
+ * filter
+ * ancestors
+ * post_category
+ * tags_input
+ * to_ping
+ * pinged
+ **/
+ $preserveFields = [
+ 'post_parent', 'menu_order',
+ 'post_status', 'post_password', 'comment_status', 'ping_status',
+ 'post_date', 'post_date_gmt', 'post_modified', 'post_modified_gmt',
+ 'post_name', 'post_title', 'post_excerpt', 'post_content',
+ 'post_author'
+ ];
+ // Remove fields we explicitly want to override
+ $preserveFields = array_diff($preserveFields, $allowOverride);
+
+ // Keep only preserved fields from old post
+ $old = array_intersect_key($old, array_flip($preserveFields));
+
+ // Merge old → new (new wins)
+ $merged = array_merge($old, $postArr);
+ $merged['ID'] = (int)$postArr['ID'];
+
+ return wp_update_post($merged, true);
+}
+
+/**
* Outputs the blocks of a CRUD management in backend
* Mainly used in news.php so far
* @param string $content
--
Gitblit v1.10.0