quick_edit_custom_box │ action-hook │ WP 2.7.0

Fires for each column in a list table (posts or terms) in Quick Edit mode.

Usage

add_action( 'quick_edit_custom_box', 'wp_kama_quick_edit_custom_box_action', 10, 3 );

/**
 * Function for `quick_edit_custom_box` action-hook.
 * 
 * @param string $column_name Name of the column to edit.
 * @param string $post_type   The post type slug, or current screen name if this is a taxonomy list table.
 * @param string $taxonomy    The taxonomy name, if any.
 *
 * @return void
 */
function wp_kama_quick_edit_custom_box_action( $column_name, $post_type, $taxonomy ){

	// action...
}

$column_name(string)

Column name (key).

$post_type(string)

Post type slug, or the current screen name for a taxonomy list table.

$taxonomy(string)

Taxonomy name or another value.

Examples

#1 A Views field in Quick Edit

This example adds a Views column and a corresponding field to the post Quick Edit panel.

<?php

add_filter( 'manage_post_posts_columns', function ( $columns ) {
	$my_columns = [
		'views' => 'Views',
	];

	return $columns + $my_columns;
} );

add_action( 'manage_post_posts_custom_column', function ( $column_name ) {
	if ( $column_name === 'views' ) {
		echo (int) get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'views', true );
	}
} );

add_action( 'quick_edit_custom_box', 'display_custom_quickedit_book', 10, 2 );

function display_custom_quickedit_book( $column_name, $post_type ) {
	if ( 'views' === $column_name && 'post' === $post_type ): ?>
		<fieldset class="inline-edit-col-right">
			<div class="inline-edit-col">
				<div class="inline-edit-group wp-clearfix">
					<label class="inline-edit-group">
						<?php
						if ( $column_name === 'views' ) {
							$views = (int) get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'views', true );
							?>
							<span class="title">Views</span>
							<input type="number" name="views" value="<?php echo $views; ?>"/>
							<?php
						}
						?>
					</label>
				</div>

			</div>
		</fieldset>
	<?php endif;
}

add_action( 'save_post', 'save_views_meta', 10, 2 );

function save_views_meta( $post_id, $post ) {
	// Do not handle autosaves.
	if ( defined( 'DOING_AUTOSAVE' ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE ) {
		return $post_id;
	}

	// Do not handle post types other than post or users without edit permission.
	if ( 'post' !== $post->post_type || ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ) ) {
		return $post_id;
	}

	// Verify the security token.
	if ( ! isset( $_REQUEST['_inline_edit'] ) || ! wp_verify_nonce( $_REQUEST['_inline_edit'], 'inlineeditnonce' ) ) {
		return $post_id;
	}

	// Update the field.
	if ( isset( $_POST['views'] ) ) {
		update_post_meta( $post_id, 'views', (int) $_POST['views'] );
	}

	return $post_id;
}