Ticket #33879: media-sideload-image.diff

wp-admin/includes/media.php

@@ -834 +834 @@
  * @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) 'id' (image ID) or 'src' (URL). 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' ) {
@@ -862 +862 @@
                         return $id;
                 }
 
+                if( $return === 'id' ){
+                        return $id;
+                }
+
                 $src = wp_get_attachment_url( $id );
         }