[wp-hackers] Insert stuff into the excerpt based on a custom field, wipe out custom field

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You should probably use wp_parse_str(), but other than that, it looks good.
It shouldn't timeout.


On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Matthew Gerring <mgerring at emrl.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> This is the first time I've posted on this mailing list, hope this request
> isn't repetitive/annoying/whatever.
>
> I'm trying to create a system that will parse YouTube URLs into a linked
> thumbnail with Shadowbox/lightbox/your favorite box integrated. To do that,
> I need a function that will check for a custom field, parse the URL, spit it
> back out formatted, then insert the formatted URL into post_excerpt and wipe
> out the custom field.
>
> Here's what I have so far in my functions.php file of my theme:
>
> function example($post_ID)
>
> {
> $yt = get_post_meta($post_ID, 'yt', TRUE);
> if ($yt!="") {
>        $qs = parse_url($yt);
>        parse_str($qs[query]);
>        $lnk = '<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/'.$v.<http://www.youtube.com/v/%27.$v.>'"><img
> src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/'.$v.'/0.jpg<http://img.youtube.com/vi/%27.$v.%27/0.jpg>"
> alt="" /></a>';
>        $n_post = array();
>        $n_post['ID'] = $post_ID;
>        $n_post['post_excerpt'] = 'wut';
>        wp_update_post( $n_post );
>        delete_post_meta($ins_id, 'yt');
>        }
> }
>
> add_action('save_post' , 'example');
>
> I'm using save_post because according to the Codex, it runs right after a
> post is saved.
>
> Now, this works, but it causes the request for post.php to timeout and I
> end up with a blank white screen. If I go look at my post, it's there,
> properly formatted, but I don't want freeze up saving posts for this. Is
> there a better way to do it?
>
> -Matthew
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