{"id":2382,"date":"2021-11-30T14:17:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T08:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2023-03-27T23:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T18:16:07","slug":"run-bulk-updater-programmatically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/run-bulk-updater-programmatically\/","title":{"rendered":"Run Image Attributes Pro Bulk Updater Programmatically \/ via Cron Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Image Attributes Pro updates image attributes such as image alt text and image title using it&#8217;s bulk updater. The bulk updater is designed to cycle through each image on your WordPress website and update it&#8217;s attributes. <\/p><p>The bulk updater is housed in the <code>Bulk Updater tab<\/code> of Image Attributes Pro and runs using Java Script as long as the browser tab is kept open. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bulk_updater.gif\" alt=\"Bulk_updater\" class=\"wp-image-2383\"\/><\/figure><p><strong>If you have a use case where you need to run the Bulk Updater programmatically instead, the following function is for you. <\/strong><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/**\n * Run Image Attributes Pro Bulk Updater Programmatically\n * \n * Note: Requires Image Attributes Pro version 4.0 or above.\n * \n * @param (int) $batch_size Defines the number of images that will be processed\n * in a single call to the function. Higher batch sizes can lead to PHP time outs. \n * \n * @link https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/run-bulk-updater-programmatically\/\n * @author Arun Basil Lal\n *\/\nfunction prefix_iap_run_bulk_updater( $batch_size = 20 ) {\n\n\t\/\/ Return while call is made from ajax.\n\tif ( wp_doing_ajax() ) {\n\t\treturn;\n\t}\n\n\t\/\/ Return if Image Attributes Pro is not active.\n\tif ( ! function_exists( 'iaff_is_pro' ) || ! iaff_is_pro() ) {\n\t\treturn;\n\t}\n\n\t\/\/ Return if all images are updated. \n\tif ( iaff_count_remaining_images() === 0 ) {\n\t\treturn;\n\t}\n\n\t\/**\n\t * Action hook that is fired at the start of the \n\t * Bulk Updater before updating any image.\n\t * \n\t * @link https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/codex\/iaff_before_bulk_updater\/\n\t *\/\n\tdo_action('iaff_before_bulk_updater');\n\n\t\/\/ Process one batch of images. \n\tiaffpro_bu_run_bulk_updater( $batch_size );\n\n\t\/**\n\t * Action hook that is fired at the end of the \n\t * Bulk Updater after updating all images.\n\t * \n\t * @link https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/codex\/iaff_after_bulk_updater\/\n\t *\/\n\tdo_action('iaff_after_bulk_updater'); \n}<\/code><\/pre><p><strong>Things to note:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><code>$batch_size<\/code> determines the number of images processed in one call to the function. The value in the above example is <code>20<\/code> which means that 20 images will be processed for every call to the function. <\/li>\n\n<li>A higher <code>$batch_size<\/code> means more images will be processed at one. But it will also increase the chance of a PHP time out. Use with caution. <\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Run Image Attributes Pro Using Cron Job<\/h2><p>You can add the above function in a PHP file \/ script and call the file as a cron job. Remember to load WordPress in that case. <\/p><p>For example, if you are going to add the PHP file to the root folder of your WordPress installation (the same folder with <code>wp-config.php<\/code>), then you can load WordPress by adding <code>require( 'wp-load.php' );<\/code> at the top of the file. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/arunbasillal\/b2fa9557a170d0c99eaba4b34d9198f9\"><strong>Here is the file with all the necessary code.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Adding the file to the root folder and then calling the file via a cron job will run Image Attributes Pro programmatically and update the image attributes. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Attributes Pro updates image attributes such as image alt text and image title using it&#8217;s bulk updater. The bulk updater is designed to cycle through each image on your WordPress website and update it&#8217;s attributes. 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