Title: Duplication function
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Duplication function

 *  [et3rnal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/et3rnal/)
 * (@et3rnal)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplication-function/)
 * Hi,
 * I used this duplication function
    [http://rudrastyh.com/wordpress/duplicate-post.html](http://rudrastyh.com/wordpress/duplicate-post.html)
   to achieve the ability to duplicate post from the front-end.
 * The modification I did doesn’t seems to be the right way to integrate such a 
   thing in WordPress
 * This is what I did:-
    -Change the function so it accepts one parameter rd_duplicate_post_as_draft(
   $post_id) -Remove the checking for the post/get etc if (! ( isse…. -Remove the
   redirect code (stopped working!/error) -Add return new post id (didn’t help) -
   Removed the second function which add the duplicate link to wp-admin
 * Then in the page template I want to add the button/link I added the same stuff
   from the original function at first which checks the posts/gets values if ( isset(
   $_GET[‘post’]) || …..
    then I call the function in function.php $new_post_id 
   = rd_duplicate_post_as_draft($post_id);
 * The duplication link reload the same page + passing the 2 arguments
 * Issues:-
    I cant redirect to the new duplicated page (header already set…) The
   parameters stays on the address bar which means refreshing = new duplication!
 * What is the right way to integrate duplication function on the frontend?

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 *  anonymized-13749270
 * (@anonymized-13749270)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplication-function/#post-6439455)
 * Have you tried to put the redirection function between
 *     ```
       ob_start();
       //redirect
       ob_end_flush();
       ```
   
 * And remove the blank lines from code? cause if the redirect works then no posts
   will be made again as the parameter is gone, unless you make conditions..
 *  Thread Starter [et3rnal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/et3rnal/)
 * (@et3rnal)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplication-function/#post-6439529)
 * Tried it and didn’t help 😐
    Is there a hook I can call the function with instead?
 * at the moment I used js to redirect but this is doesn’t look like a good solution.
 * How about the condition ? what do you mean ?
 * thanks
 *  anonymized-13749270
 * (@anonymized-13749270)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplication-function/#post-6439562)
 * Hi!
 * I was thinking of something like this:
 * [http://pastebin.com/TM2sJ6uK](http://pastebin.com/TM2sJ6uK)
 * If it didn’t work as well, then let us know, I’ll try to look it on my local 
   installation..
 *  Thread Starter [et3rnal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/et3rnal/)
 * (@et3rnal)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplication-function/#post-6439582)
 * So this is the function I’m using (the only difference is mine has no $verify),
   however I have changed it to work from the front-end instead and here is what
   I have done
 * Changed:
    rd_duplicate_post_as_draft() to rd_duplicate_post_as_draft($post_id)
 * Then:
    removed the lines from 6 to 14
 * and:
    removed line 84 and 85 (the redirect and exit as they through the error)
   and add instead return $new_post_id;
 * Finally I removed the add_action, as I don’t know what to hook it with instead
   and decided to call it manually 🙁
 * ————-
 * In the front end file I have
 *     ```
       if ( isset( $_GET['post']) || isset( $_POST['post'])  || ( isset($_REQUEST['action']) && 'rd_duplicate_post_as_draft' == $_REQUEST['action'] ) ) {
   
       	//get the original post id
       	$post_id = (isset($_GET['post']) ? $_GET['post'] : $_POST['post']);
       	$new_post_id = rd_duplicate_post_as_draft($post_id);
   
       	$page = get_permalink( $new_post_id );
       }
       ```
   
 * Which will catch the request and duplicate the post and it is also where I have
   the JavaScript redirecting function called
 * and finally this is the duplication button
 * `<a href="<?php echo site_url(); ?>/dashboard/?action=rd_duplicate_post_as_draft&
   post=<?php echo $post->ID ?>">Duplicate</a>`
 * and obviously I removed the rd_duplicate_post_link( $actions, $post ) function.
   —————-
 * What I would love to do instead of all this, is re-using the add_action to have
   it triggered from the front-end
 * Thanks for your help

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplication-function/#post-6439582)
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