Entry Factory

You can easily build entries using the Entry factory.

section($identifier) #

Set the section for the entry to be created. You may pass a section in three ways,

1. a section object (typically after creating one via the Section factory)
2. a section id
3. a section handle

If you do not pass a section, one will be created automatically.

type($identifier) #

Set the entry type

postDate(DateTime|string|int $value) #

Set the post date by passing a DateTime, a string representing the date like "2022-04-25 04:00:00", or a unix timestamp as an integer.

expiryDate(DateTime|string|int $value) #

Set the expiration date by passing a DateTime, a string representing the date like "2022-04-25 04:00:00", or a unix timestamp as an integer.

setDateField($key, $value) #

Date fields in Craft require a DateTime object. You can use ->setDateField to pass in other representations such as a timestamp or a string.

Entry::factory()->setDateField('approvedOn', '2022-04-18 -04:00:00');
Entry::factory()->setDateField('approvedOn', 1665864918);

author(craft\web\User|string|int $user) #

Set the author of the entry. You may pass a full user object, a user ID, a username, email, or a user ID.