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wp_create_category › WordPress Function

Since2.0.0
Deprecatedn/a
› wp_create_category ( $category_name, $category_parent = 0 )
Parameters: (2)
  • (string) $category_name Category name.
    Required: Yes
  • (int) $category_parent Optional. ID of parent category.
    Required: No
    Default: —
Returns:
  • (int) The ID of category term on success, or zero on failure.
Defined at:
Codex:

Adds a new category to the database if it does not already exist.



Related Functions: wp_create_categories, wp_delete_category, wp_update_category, wp_create_term, wp_insert_category

Source 

function wp_create_category( $category_name, $category_parent = 0 ) {
	$id = category_exists( $category_name, $category_parent );
	if ( $id ) {
		return (int) $id;
	}

	return wp_insert_category(
		array(
			'cat_name'        => $category_name,
			'category_parent' => $category_parent,
		)
	);
}