wp_create_category() │ WP 2.0.0

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

Uses: wp_insert_category()

No Hooks.

Return

Int|WP_Error.

Usage

wp_create_category( $cat_name, $parent );
$cat_name(int|string) (required)
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$parent(int)
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Changelog

Since 2.0.0 Introduced.

Code of wp_create_category() WP 5.9.3

wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php 
function wp_create_category( $cat_name, $parent = 0 ) {
	$id = category_exists( $cat_name, $parent );
	if ( $id ) {
		return $id;
	}

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

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