Ability to filter $post_type in _get_last_post_time

[toddlevy]

This function starts on line 5610 of
​https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/4.7.5/wp-includes/post.php

Currently, there is no way to filter the $post_type argument of the _get_last_post_time function.

This creates situations where it's impossible to filter/modify the default post type when _get_last_post_time is called without the $post_type argument.

Suggested enhancement is to add a _get_last_post_time_post_type filter inside the _get_last_post_time function, right after the $field is validated or the timezone gets lowercased.

Something like this...

$post_type = apply_filters( '_get_last_post_time_post_type', $post_type );

Thank you for considering this enhancement.

[keraweb]

Add filter _get_last_post_time_post_type

[toddlevy]

Thanks @keraweb! Any chance you can take a gander at this one too...

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40789

[keraweb]

@toddlevy,
I see you already have suggested a solution. You can create a patch yourself and add it to your ticket!

[keraweb]

@toddlevy
Actually, looking at the code.. The patch in this issue would solve #40789 as well since get_lastpostdate() is merely an alias that adds a filter get_lastpostdate for the private function _get_last_post_type().

[keraweb]

#40789 was marked as a duplicate.