Is it possible to register taxonomy terms programmatically from a plugin? I would like to add a custom taxonomy ‘geographical area’ and also prepopulate the taxonomy with a list of areas in the UK.
public function sample_taxonomy() { // create a new taxonomy register_taxonomy( 'resellers', 'wps-reseller', array( 'label' => __( 'Geographical Areas' ), 'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'area' ), 'capabilities' => array( 'assign_terms' => 'edit_guides', 'edit_terms' => 'publish_guides' ) ) ); }
Also, how would I run this code only once as part of plugin activation? I am using the WordPress plugin boilerplate activation functions.
Answer
I think you are looking for wp_insert_term()
.
An example from the Codex:
$parent_term = term_exists( 'fruits', 'product' ); // array is returned if taxonomy is given
$parent_term_id = $parent_term['term_id']; // get numeric term id
wp_insert_term(
'Apple', // the term
'product', // the taxonomy
array(
'description'=> 'A yummy apple.',
'slug' => 'apple',
'parent'=> $parent_term_id
)
);
Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : codecowboy , Answer Author : s_ha_dum