wp_save_nav_menu_items

Save posted nav menu item data.

Description

(array) wp_save_nav_menu_items( (int) $menu_id = 0, (array) $menu_data = array() );

Returns (array)

The database IDs of the items saved

Parameters (2)

0. $menu_id — Optional. (int): The menu ID for which to save this item. $menu_id of 0 makes a draft, orphaned menu item.
1. $menu_data — Optional. (array) => array(): The unsanitized posted menu item data.

Usage

if ( !function_exists( 'wp_save_nav_menu_items' ) ) { 
    require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php'; 
} 
  
// The menu ID for which to save this item. $menu_id of 0 makes a draft, orphaned menu item. 
$menu_id = -1; 
  
// The unsanitized posted menu item data. 
$menu_data = array(); 
  
// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
$result = wp_save_nav_menu_items($menu_id, $menu_data);

Defined (1)

The function is defined in the following location(s).

/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php

function wp_save_nav_menu_items( $menu_id = 0, $menu_data = array() ) { 
    $menu_id = (int) $menu_id; 
    $items_saved = array(); 
 
    if ( 0 == $menu_id || is_nav_menu( $menu_id ) ) { 
 
        // Loop through all the menu items' POST values. 
        foreach ( (array) $menu_data as $_possible_db_id => $_item_object_data ) { 
            if ( 
                // Checkbox is not checked. 
                empty( $_item_object_data['menu-item-object-id'] ) && 
                ( 
                    // And item type either isn't set. 
                    ! isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-type'] ) || 
                    // Or URL is the default. 
                    in_array( $_item_object_data['menu-item-url'], array( 'http://', '' ) ) || 
                    ! ( 'custom' == $_item_object_data['menu-item-type'] && ! isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-db-id'] ) ) || // or it's not a custom menu item (but not the custom home page) 
                    // Or it *is* a custom menu item that already exists. 
                    ! empty( $_item_object_data['menu-item-db-id'] ) 
 ) 
 ) { 
                // Then this potential menu item is not getting added to this menu. 
                continue; 
            } 
 
            // If this possible menu item doesn't actually have a menu database ID yet. 
            if ( 
                empty( $_item_object_data['menu-item-db-id'] ) || 
                ( 0 > $_possible_db_id ) || 
                $_possible_db_id != $_item_object_data['menu-item-db-id'] 
 ) { 
                $_actual_db_id = 0; 
            } else { 
                $_actual_db_id = (int) $_item_object_data['menu-item-db-id']; 
            } 
 
            $args = array( 
                'menu-item-db-id' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-db-id'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-db-id'] : '' ),  
                'menu-item-object-id' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-object-id'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-object-id'] : '' ),  
                'menu-item-object' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-object'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-object'] : '' ),  
                'menu-item-parent-id' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-parent-id'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-parent-id'] : '' ),  
                'menu-item-position' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-position'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-position'] : '' ),  
                'menu-item-type' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-type'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-type'] : '' ),  
                'menu-item-title' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-title'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-title'] : '' ),  
                'menu-item-url' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-url'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-url'] : '' ),  
                'menu-item-description' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-description'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-description'] : '' ),  
                'menu-item-attr-title' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-attr-title'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-attr-title'] : '' ),  
                'menu-item-target' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-target'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-target'] : '' ),  
                'menu-item-classes' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-classes'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-classes'] : '' ),  
                'menu-item-xfn' => ( isset( $_item_object_data['menu-item-xfn'] ) ? $_item_object_data['menu-item-xfn'] : '' ),  
 ); 
 
            $items_saved[] = wp_update_nav_menu_item( $menu_id, $_actual_db_id, $args ); 
 
        } 
    } 
    return $items_saved; 
}