wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_newTerm( array $args )

Create a new term.

Description

See also

Parameters

$args

(Required) Method arguments. Note: arguments must be ordered as documented.

  • 'blog_id'
    (int) Blog ID (unused).
  • 'username'
    (string) Username.
  • 'password'
    (string) Password.
  • 'content_struct'
    (array) Content struct for adding a new term. The struct must contain the term 'name' and 'taxonomy'. Optional accepted values include 'parent', 'description', and 'slug'.

Return

(int|IXR_Error) The term ID on success, or an IXR_Error object on failure.

Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php 

	public function wp_newTerm( $args ) {
		if ( ! $this->minimum_args( $args, 4 ) )
			return $this->error;

		$this->escape( $args );

		$username       = $args[1];
		$password       = $args[2];
		$content_struct = $args[3];

		if ( ! $user = $this->login( $username, $password ) )
			return $this->error;

		/** This action is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php */
		do_action( 'xmlrpc_call', 'wp.newTerm' );

		if ( ! taxonomy_exists( $content_struct['taxonomy'] ) )
			return new IXR_Error( 403, __( 'Invalid taxonomy.' ) );

		$taxonomy = get_taxonomy( $content_struct['taxonomy'] );

		if ( ! current_user_can( $taxonomy->cap->edit_terms ) ) {
			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to create terms in this taxonomy.' ) );
		}

		$taxonomy = (array) $taxonomy;

		// hold the data of the term
		$term_data = array();

		$term_data['name'] = trim( $content_struct['name'] );
		if ( empty( $term_data['name'] ) )
			return new IXR_Error( 403, __( 'The term name cannot be empty.' ) );

		if ( isset( $content_struct['parent'] ) ) {
			if ( ! $taxonomy['hierarchical'] )
				return new IXR_Error( 403, __( 'This taxonomy is not hierarchical.' ) );

			$parent_term_id = (int) $content_struct['parent'];
			$parent_term = get_term( $parent_term_id , $taxonomy['name'] );

			if ( is_wp_error( $parent_term ) )
				return new IXR_Error( 500, $parent_term->get_error_message() );

			if ( ! $parent_term )
				return new IXR_Error( 403, __( 'Parent term does not exist.' ) );

			$term_data['parent'] = $content_struct['parent'];
		}

		if ( isset( $content_struct['description'] ) )
			$term_data['description'] = $content_struct['description'];

		if ( isset( $content_struct['slug'] ) )
			$term_data['slug'] = $content_struct['slug'];

		$term = wp_insert_term( $term_data['name'] , $taxonomy['name'] , $term_data );

		if ( is_wp_error( $term ) )
			return new IXR_Error( 500, $term->get_error_message() );

		if ( ! $term )
			return new IXR_Error( 500, __( 'Sorry, your term could not be created.' ) );

		// Add term meta.
		if ( isset( $content_struct['custom_fields'] ) ) {
			$this->set_term_custom_fields( $term['term_id'], $content_struct['custom_fields'] );
		}

		return strval( $term['term_id'] );
	}

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Related

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/l10n.php: __()

Retrieve the translation of $text.
wp-includes/capabilities.php: current_user_can()

Whether the current user has a specific capability.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::minimum_args()

Checks if the method received at least the minimum number of arguments.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::escape()

Escape string or array of strings for database.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::login()

Log user in.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::set_term_custom_fields()

Set custom fields for a term.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: xmlrpc_call

Fires after the XML-RPC user has been authenticated but before the rest of the method logic begins.
wp-includes/plugin.php: do_action()

Execute functions hooked on a specific action hook.
wp-includes/load.php: is_wp_error()

Check whether variable is a ClassicPress Error.
wp-includes/taxonomy.php: wp_insert_term()

Add a new term to the database.
wp-includes/taxonomy.php: get_term()

Get all Term data from database by Term ID.
wp-includes/taxonomy.php: taxonomy_exists()

Checks that the taxonomy name exists.
wp-includes/taxonomy.php: get_taxonomy()

Retrieves the taxonomy object of $taxonomy.
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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-3.4.0 Introduced.