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
$catarrarrayrequired- The
'cat_ID'value is required. All other keys are optional.
Source
function wp_update_category( $catarr ) {
$cat_id = (int) $catarr['cat_ID'];
if ( isset( $catarr['category_parent'] ) && ( $cat_id === (int) $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 |
|---|---|
| 2.0.0 | Introduced. |
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