Ticket #32695: 32695.diff

src/wp-admin/includes/media.php

@@ -835 +835 @@
  * @param string $file    The URL of the image to download.
  * @param int    $post_id The post ID the media is to be associated with.
  * @param string $desc    Optional. Description of the image.
- * @param string $return  Optional. Accepts 'html' (image tag html) or 'src' (URL). Default 'html'.
+ * @param string $return  Optional. Accepts 'html' (image tag html), 'src' (URL), or 'id' (attachment ID). Default 'html'.
  * @return string|WP_Error Populated HTML img tag on success, WP_Error object otherwise.
  */
 function media_sideload_image( $file, $post_id, $desc = null, $return = 'html' ) {
@@ -872 +872 @@
                         return $src;
                 }
 
+                if ( $return === 'id' ) {
+                        return $id;
+                }
+
                 $alt = isset( $desc ) ? esc_attr( $desc ) : '';
                 $html = "<img src='$src' alt='$alt' />";
                 return $html;