From a5f19f49d1e54a01f8e16a375effe5379fd1de5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Greg Ross <greg@toolstack.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2024 18:16:42 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Convert hashtags to categories/tags.

Scan the body for anything that matches a category or tag name that starts with a hashtag.
---
 includes/class-mastodon-api.php | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/includes/class-mastodon-api.php b/includes/class-mastodon-api.php
index 831b6133..e27ff30d 100644
--- a/includes/class-mastodon-api.php
+++ b/includes/class-mastodon-api.php
@@ -1363,6 +1363,22 @@ public function api_submit_post( $request ) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		$categories = get_categories( array( 'orderby' => 'name', 'hide_empty' => false ) );
+		$post_data['post_category'] = array();
+		foreach( $categories as $category ) {
+			if( stristr( $status, '#' . $category->name ) !== false ) {
+				$post_data['post_category'][] = $category->term_id;
+			}
+		}
+
+		$tags = get_tags( array( 'orderby' => 'name', 'hide_empty' => false ) );
+		$post_data['tags_input'] = array();
+		foreach( $tags as $tag ) {
+			if( stristr( $status, '#' . $tag->name ) !== false ) {
+				$post_data['tags_input'][] = $tag->name;
+			}
+		}
+
 		$post_id = wp_insert_post( $post_data );
 		if ( is_wp_error( $post_id ) ) {
 			return $post_id;