wp-includes/post.php:5672Sets categories for a post.
$post_idintoptional0$post_categoriesint[]|intoptionalarray()$appendbooloptionalfalsearray|false|WP_ErrorOne hook fires while wp_set_post_categories() runs, in this order:
Filters post types (in addition to 'post') that require a default category.
function wp_set_post_categories( $post_id = 0, $post_categories = array(), $append = false ) { $post_id = (int) $post_id; $post_type = get_post_type( $post_id ); $post_status = get_post_status( $post_id ); // If $post_categories isn't already an array, make it one. $post_categories = (array) $post_categories; if ( empty( $post_categories ) ) { /** * Filters post types (in addition to 'post') that require a default category. * * @since 5.5.0 * * @param string[] $post_types An array of post type names. Default empty array. */ $default_category_post_types = apply_filters( 'default_category_post_types', array() ); // Regular posts always require a default category. $default_category_post_types = array_merge( $default_category_post_types, array( 'post' ) ); if ( in_array( $post_type, $default_category_post_types, true ) && is_object_in_taxonomy( $post_type, 'category' ) && 'auto-draft' !== $post_status ) { $post_categories = array( get_option( 'default_category' ) ); $append = false; } else { $post_categories = array(); } } elseif ( 1 === count( $post_categories ) && '' === reset( $post_categories ) ) { return true; } return wp_set_post_terms( $post_id, $post_categories, 'category', $append );}Introduced in 2.1.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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