wp_insert_attachment( string|array $args, string|false $file = false, int $parent_post_id, bool $wp_error = false, bool $fire_after_hooks = true )

Inserts an attachment.


Description

If you set the ‘ID’ in the $args parameter, it will mean that you are updating and attempt to update the attachment. You can also set the attachment name or title by setting the key ‘post_name’ or ‘post_title’.

You can set the dates for the attachment manually by setting the ‘post_date’ and ‘post_date_gmt’ keys’ values.

By default, the comments will use the default settings for whether the comments are allowed. You can close them manually or keep them open by setting the value for the ‘comment_status’ key.

See also


Parameters

$args

(Required) Arguments for inserting an attachment.

$file

(Optional) Filename.

Default value: false

$parent_post_id

(Optional) Parent post ID.

$wp_error

(Optional) Whether to return a WP_Error on failure.

Default value: false

$fire_after_hooks

(Optional) Whether to fire the after insert hooks.

Default value: true


Return

(int|WP_Error) The attachment ID on success. The value 0 or WP_Error on failure.


Source

File: wp-includes/post.php

function wp_insert_attachment( $args, $file = false, $parent = 0, $wp_error = false ) {
	$defaults = array(
		'file'        => $file,
		'post_parent' => 0
	);

	$data = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );

	if ( ! empty( $parent ) ) {
		$data['post_parent'] = $parent;
	}

	$data['post_type'] = 'attachment';

	return wp_insert_post( $data, $wp_error );
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
5.6.0 Added the $fire_after_hooks parameter.
4.7.0 Added the $wp_error parameter to allow a WP_Error to be returned on failure.
2.0.0 Introduced.