_find_post_by_old_date( string $post_type )

This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness. Use wp_old_slug_redirect() instead.

Find the post ID for redirecting an old date.

Description

See also

Parameters

$post_type

(string) (Required) The current post type based on the query vars.

Return

(int) The Post ID.

Source

File: wp-includes/query.php

function _find_post_by_old_date( $post_type ) {
	global $wpdb;

	$date_query = '';
	if ( get_query_var( 'year' ) ) {
		$date_query .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND YEAR(pm_date.meta_value) = %d', get_query_var( 'year' ) );
	}
	if ( get_query_var( 'monthnum' ) ) {
		$date_query .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND MONTH(pm_date.meta_value) = %d', get_query_var( 'monthnum' ) );
	}
	if ( get_query_var( 'day' ) ) {
		$date_query .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND DAYOFMONTH(pm_date.meta_value) = %d', get_query_var( 'day' ) );
	}

	$id = 0;
	if ( $date_query ) {
		$id = (int) $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT post_id FROM $wpdb->postmeta AS pm_date, $wpdb->posts WHERE ID = post_id AND post_type = %s AND meta_key = '_wp_old_date' AND post_name = %s" . $date_query, $post_type, get_query_var( 'name' ) ) );

		if ( ! $id ) {
			// Check to see if an old slug matches the old date.
			$id = (int) $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT ID FROM $wpdb->posts, $wpdb->postmeta AS pm_slug, $wpdb->postmeta AS pm_date WHERE ID = pm_slug.post_id AND ID = pm_date.post_id AND post_type = %s AND pm_slug.meta_key = '_wp_old_slug' AND pm_slug.meta_value = %s AND pm_date.meta_key = '_wp_old_date'" . $date_query, $post_type, get_query_var( 'name' ) ) );
		}
	}

	return $id;
}

Changelog

Version Description
4.9.3 Introduced.

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