_wp_auto_add_pages_to_menu( string $new_status, string $old_status, WP_Post $post )

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.

Automatically add newly published page objects to menus with that as an option.

Parameters

$new_status

(string) (Required) The new status of the post object.

$old_status

(string) (Required) The old status of the post object.

$post

(WP_Post) (Required) The post object being transitioned from one status to another.

Source

File: wp-includes/nav-menu.php

function _wp_auto_add_pages_to_menu( $new_status, $old_status, $post ) {
	if ( 'publish' !== $new_status || 'publish' === $old_status || 'page' !== $post->post_type ) {
		return;
	}
	if ( ! empty( $post->post_parent ) ) {
		return;
	}
	$auto_add = get_option( 'nav_menu_options' );
	if ( empty( $auto_add ) || ! is_array( $auto_add ) || ! isset( $auto_add['auto_add'] ) ) {
		return;
	}
	$auto_add = $auto_add['auto_add'];
	if ( empty( $auto_add ) || ! is_array( $auto_add ) ) {
		return;
	}

	$args = array(
		'menu-item-object-id' => $post->ID,
		'menu-item-object'    => $post->post_type,
		'menu-item-type'      => 'post_type',
		'menu-item-status'    => 'publish',
	);

	foreach ( $auto_add as $menu_id ) {
		$items = wp_get_nav_menu_items( $menu_id, array( 'post_status' => 'publish,draft' ) );
		if ( ! is_array( $items ) ) {
			continue;
		}
		foreach ( $items as $item ) {
			if ( $post->ID == $item->object_id ) {
				continue 2;
			}
		}
		wp_update_nav_menu_item( $menu_id, 0, $args );
	}
}

Changelog

Version Description
3.0.0 Introduced.

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