write_post()

Calls wp_write_post() and handles the errors.

Return

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

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/post.php 

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

Uses

Uses Description
wp-admin/includes/post.php: wp_write_post()

Creates a new post from the “Write Post” form using $_POST information.
wp-includes/functions.php: wp_die()

Kills WordPress execution and displays HTML page with an error message.
wp-includes/load.php: is_wp_error()

Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error.

Changelog

Version Description
2.0.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/write_post