automator_recipe_do_not_modify_meta_keys

Description

Usage

add_filter( 'automator_recipe_do_not_modify_meta_keys', 'your_function_name', 10, 2 );

Parameters

$this (mixed)

This parameter likely holds an array or a value that determines which meta keys associated with a recipe should not be copied or modified during the recipe duplication process.

$recipe_id (mixed)

This parameter represents the current list of meta keys that should not be modified during the recipe copying process.

Return Value

The filtered value.

Examples

/**
 * Prevent specific meta keys from being copied when duplicating a recipe.
 *
 * This example demonstrates how to prevent meta keys that store
 * dynamically generated or sensitive information from being copied
 * along with the core recipe data.
 *
 * @param array $meta_keys_to_exclude An array of meta keys that should not be copied.
 * @param int   $recipe_id            The ID of the recipe being copied.
 * @return array The modified array of meta keys to exclude.
 */
function my_automator_exclude_sensitive_recipe_meta( $meta_keys_to_exclude, $recipe_id ) {

    // Add a meta key that stores the last execution timestamp,
    // as we don't want to copy this to a new recipe.
    $meta_keys_to_exclude[] = '_automator_recipe_last_run';

    // Add another meta key that might store a generated API token,
    // which should not be duplicated.
    $meta_keys_to_exclude[] = '_automator_generated_api_token';

    return $meta_keys_to_exclude;
}
add_filter( 'automator_recipe_do_not_modify_meta_keys', 'my_automator_exclude_recipe_meta', 10, 2 );

Placement

This code should be placed in the functions.php file of your active theme, a custom plugin, or using a code snippets plugin.

Source Code

src/core/admin/class-copy-recipe-parts.php:145

public function copy_this_recipe( $recipe_id ) {
		global $wpdb;

		$this->do_not_modify_meta_keys = apply_filters( 'automator_recipe_do_not_modify_meta_keys', $this->do_not_modify_meta_keys, $recipe_id );

		// Copy recipe post
		$new_recipe_id = $this->copy( $recipe_id );

		if ( is_wp_error( $new_recipe_id ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		// Copy triggers
		$this->copy_recipe_part( $recipe_id, $new_recipe_id, AUTOMATOR_POST_TYPE_TRIGGER );

		// Copy actions
		$this->copy_recipe_part( $recipe_id, $new_recipe_id, AUTOMATOR_POST_TYPE_ACTION );

		// Copy loops
		$this->copy_recipe_loops( $recipe_id, $new_recipe_id );

		// Copy closures
		$this->copy_recipe_part( $recipe_id, $new_recipe_id, AUTOMATOR_POST_TYPE_CLOSURE );

		// Fallback to update tokens for Anonymous recipes that is stored in recipe's post meta itself
		$this->copy_recipe_metas( $recipe_id, $new_recipe_id );

		// Copy recipe conditions
		$this->copy_action_conditions( $recipe_id, $new_recipe_id );

		$recipe_tax = $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT COUNT(object_id) AS total FROM $wpdb->term_relationships WHERE object_id = %d", $recipe_id ) );

		if ( $recipe_tax > 0 ) {
			//Clone tags and categories
			$wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "DELETE FROM $wpdb->term_relationships WHERE object_id=%d;", $new_recipe_id ) );
			$wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE tmpCopyCats SELECT * FROM $wpdb->term_relationships WHERE object_id=%d;", $recipe_id ) );
			$wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( 'UPDATE tmpCopyCats SET object_id=%d WHERE object_id=%d;', $new_recipe_id, $recipe_id ) );
			$wpdb->query( "INSERT INTO $wpdb->term_relationships SELECT * FROM tmpCopyCats;" );
			$wpdb->query( 'DROP TEMPORARY TABLE IF EXISTS tmpCopyCats;' );
		}

		return $new_recipe_id;
	}

Related Hooks

• automator_copy_recipe_complete — fires_nearby