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write_post()

write_post(): int|void

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Calls wp_write_post() and handles the errors.

Return

int|void Post ID on success, void on failure.

Source

function write_post() {
	$result = wp_write_post();
	if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
		wp_die( $result->get_error_message() );
	} else {
		return $result;
	}
}

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UsesDescription
wp_write_post()wp-admin/includes/post.php

Creates a new post from the “Write Post” form using $_POST information.

wp_die()wp-includes/functions.php

Kills WordPress execution and displays HTML page with an error message.

is_wp_error()wp-includes/load.php

Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error.

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Changelog

VersionDescription
2.0.0Introduced.

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