wp_update_category( array $catarr )
Aliases wp_insert_category() with minimal args.
Description
If you want to update only some fields of an existing category, call this function with only the new values set inside $catarr.
Parameters
- $catarr
-
(Required) The 'cat_ID' value is required. All other keys are optional.
Return
(int|false) The ID number of the new or updated Category on success. Zero or FALSE on failure.
Source
File: wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php
function wp_update_category($catarr) {
$cat_ID = (int) $catarr['cat_ID'];
if ( isset($catarr['category_parent']) && ($cat_ID == $catarr['category_parent']) )
return false;
// First, get all of the original fields
$category = get_term( $cat_ID, 'category', ARRAY_A );
_make_cat_compat( $category );
// Escape data pulled from DB.
$category = wp_slash($category);
// Merge old and new fields with new fields overwriting old ones.
$catarr = array_merge($category, $catarr);
return wp_insert_category($catarr);
}
Changelog
Version | Description |
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2.0.0 | Introduced. |