[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #5461: Add ability to set description for XML-RPC file uploads

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#5461: Add ability to set description for XML-RPC file uploads
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 Reporter:  josephscott               |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  XML-RPC                   |     Version:  2.3.1
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by chriscct7):

 * keywords:  needs-patch => 2nd-opinion dev-feedback
 * type:  enhancement => feature request


Comment:

 Hi Joseph,
 Thanks for the great idea, and sorry it took so long to get you a
 response. The original file function you referenced no longer exists, and
 instead now aliases to wp:mw_newMediaObject.

 In the current release, to add the description, what you could do is just
 have a plugin that hooks into `xmlrpc_call_success_mw_newMediaObject` and
 use the $id and $args parameters to set the description:

 {{{
 function 5461_example( $id, $args ){
     // validate the $args['description'] parameter
     // use update_post_meta, where $id is the post_id of the attachment to
 save $args['description'] as the description

 }
 add_action( 'xmlrpc_call_success_mw_newMediaObject', '5461_example', 10 ,
 2);
 }}}

 Basically, in your XMLRPC call to wp:mw_newMediaObject, add a parameter
 for the description in your $args array and then use a plugin that hooks
 into the wp:mw_newMediaObject action after uploading the attachment to
 save that description into the description of the attachment post.

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