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Taxonomy Quick Edit field – Display logic with JavaScript

/**
 * Front-end stuff for pulling in user-input values dynamically
 * into our input field.
 */
function gwp_quickedit_category_javascript() {
    $current_screen = get_current_screen();
    
    if ( $current_screen->id != 'edit-edition' || $current_screen->taxonomy != 'edition' ) {
        return;
    }
    
    // Ensure jQuery library is loaded
    wp_enqueue_script( 'jquery' );
    ?>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        /*global jQuery*/
        jQuery(function($) {
            $('#the-list').on( 'click', 'a.editinline', function( e ) {
    			e.preventDefault();
    			var $tr = $(this).closest('tr');
    			var val = $tr.find('td.first-appeared').text();
    			// Update field
    			$('tr.inline-edit-row :input[name="first-appeared"]').val(val ? val : '');
    		});
        });
    </script>
    <?php
}
add_action( 'admin_print_footer_scripts-edit-tags.php', 'gwp_quickedit_category_javascript' );