PLUGIN DEV – RELATED POST W REST - ADDING FIELDS TO REST API

gistfile1.txt

// ADDING AUTHOR & IMAGE FIELDS TO REST

	function related_post_register_fields() {

		# Add Author Name
		register_rest_field( 'post', 
			'author_name',
			array(
				'get_callback' => 'related_post_author_name',
				'update_callback' => null,
				'schema' => null
			)
		);
		# Add Featured Image
		register_rest_field( 'post', 
			'featured_image',
			array(
				'get_callback' => 'related_post_featured_image',
				'update_callback' => null,
				'schema' => null
			)
		);
	}

	function related_post_author_name( $object, $field_name, $request )	{
		# code...
		return get_the_author_meta( 'display_name' );
	}

	function related_post_featured_image( $object, $field_name, $request )	{
		# code...
		$featured_image_array = wp_get_attachment_image( $object['featured_media'], 'thumbnail', true );
		// $featured_image_array = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $object['featured_media'], 'thumbnail', true );

		return $featured_image_array;
	}


	add_filter( 'rest_api_init', 'related_post_register_fields' );