onPostCreated( )

An event that is triggered when a post is created.

Description

The onPostCreated() event handler runs when a post is created. The PostCreated object contains information about the post that was created.

Note: Backend events don't work when previewing your site.

Syntax

function wixBlog_onPostCreated(event: PostCreated): void

onPostCreated Parameters

NAME

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

event

Optional

PostCreated

Information about the post that was created.

Returns

This function does not return anything.

Return Type:

void

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An event that occurs when a blog post is created

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1// Place this code in the events.js file
2// of your site's Backend section.
3// Add the file if it doesn't exist.
4
5export function wixBlog_onPostCreated(event) {
6  const postId = event.metadata.entityId;
7  const memberId = event.entity.memberId;
8  console.log('Post created', event);
9}
10
11
12/* Full event object:
13 * 
14 * {
15 *   "metadata":{
16 *     "id":"d1874d29-6525-4e69-8544-e065617d0c42",
17 *     "entityId":"f11052c1-84f1-456e-8583-82173da8509d",
18 *     "eventTime":"2022-06-16T14:42:18.271Z"
19 *   },
20 *   "entity":{
21 *     "_id":"f11052c1-84f1-456e-8583-82173da8509d",
22 *     "categoryIds":[],
23 *     "commentingEnabled":true,
24 *     "contactId":"33d02592-dd28-4eff-9b8e-4c3bb9c737dd",
25 *     "excerpt":"Creating a blog.",
26 *     "featured":false,
27 *     "firstPublishedDate":"2022-06-16T14:42:18.087Z",
28 *     "hashtags":[],
29 *     "language":"en",
30 *     "lastPublishedDate":"2022-06-16T14:42:18.087Z",
31 *     "memberId":"33d02592-dd28-4eff-9b8e-4c3bb9c737dd",
32 *     "minutesToRead":1,
33 *     "pinned": false,
34 *     "preview": false,
35 *     "pricingPlanIds":[],
36 *     "relatedPostIds":[],
37 *     "richContent":{
38 *       "nodes":[
39 *         {
40 *           "type":"PARAGRAPH",
41 *           "_id":"foo",
42 *           "nodes":[
43 *             {
44 *               "type":"TEXT",
45 *               "_id":"",
46 *               "nodes":[],
47 *               "textData":{
48 *                 "text":"Creating a blog.",
49 *                 "decorations":[]
50 *               }
51 *             }
52 *           ],
53 *           "paragraphData":{
54 *             "textStyle":{
55 *               "textAlignment":"AUTO"
56 *             },
57 *             "indentation":0
58 *           }
59 *         }
60 *       ],
61 *       "metadata":{
62 *         "version":1,
63 *         "createdTimestamp":"2022-06-16T14:42:18.270Z",
64 *         "updatedTimestamp":"2022-06-16T14:42:18.270Z",
65 *         "_id":"253928e4-71bc-41d5-bcb6-35a604ea8229"
66 *       },
67 *       "documentStyle":{}
68 *     },
69 *     "slug":"new-blog-post",
70 *     "tagIds":[],
71 *     "title":"New Blog Post",
72 *     "translationId": "",
73 *     "url":"http://https://tadasz7.wixsite.com/blog-velo-events/post/new-blog-post"
74 *   }
75 * }
76*/