wp_create_term() │ WP 2.8.0

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

No Hooks.

Return

Array|WP_Error.

Usage

wp_create_term( $tag_name, $taxonomy );

$tag_name(string) (required)

The term name.

$taxonomy(string)

The taxonomy within which to create the term.
Default: 'post_tag'

Changelog

wp_create_term() wp create term code ^{WP 6.5.2}

function wp_create_term( $tag_name, $taxonomy = 'post_tag' ) {
	$id = term_exists( $tag_name, $taxonomy );
	if ( $id ) {
		return $id;
	}

	return wp_insert_term( $tag_name, $taxonomy );
}