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Description
Inserts a new category into the taxonomy system.
Usage
<?php wp_insert_category( $catarr, $wp_error ); ?>
Parameters
- $catarr
- (array) (required) Category information.
- Default: None
- $catarr is checked against an array with the following default values:
$cat_defaults = array(
'cat_ID' => 0,
'cat_name' => ,
'category_description' => ,
'category_nicename' => ,
'category_parent' => ,
'taxonomy' => 'category' );
- $catarr may contain additional values, but it is recommended that you provide at least the minimum of those defined in $cat_defaults. Note that category_parent is a category ID.
- The cat_ID drives only the update and not the creation. If it's set, the function considers the call as an update of an existing category, the category cat_ID. Otherwise it's a category creation.
- $wp_error
- (boolean) (optional) Whether to return a WP_Error or a boolean. Boolean by default.
- Default: false
Return Values
- (boolean | WP_Error | int)
- On success returns the Category ID assigned to the new category or the original Category ID if it was an update. On failure returns false or a WP_Error if the second parameter (wp_error) is true.
Examples
To insert a new category use:
%%%//Define the category
$my_cat = array('cat_name' => 'My Category', 'category_description' => 'A Cool Category', 'category_nicename' => 'category-slug', 'category_parent' => '');
// Create the category
$my_cat_id = wp_insert_category($my_cat);
Notes
- Not all possible members of the $catarr array are listed here.
- See wp_create_category() for a simpler version which takes just a string instead of an array.
Source File
wp_insert_category() is located in wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php.
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