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create_empty_blog › WordPress Function

Since
Deprecated4.4.0
› create_empty_blog ( $domain, $path, $weblog_title, $site_id = 1 )
Parameters: (4)
  • (string) $domain The new blog's domain.
    Required: Yes
  • (string) $path The new blog's path.
    Required: Yes
  • (string) $weblog_title The new blog's title.
    Required: Yes
  • (int) $site_id Optional. Defaults to 1.
    Required: No
    Default: 1
Returns:
  • (string|int) The ID of the newly created blog
Defined at:
Codex:
Change Log:
  • MU

Create an empty blog.



Related Functions: wpmu_create_blog, restore_current_blog, wp_create_tag, remove_user_from_blog, __return_empty_string

Source 

function create_empty_blog( $domain, $path, $weblog_title, $site_id = 1 ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '4.4.0' );

	if ( empty($path) )
		$path = '/';

	// Check if the domain has been used already. We should return an error message.
	if ( domain_exists($domain, $path, $site_id) )
		return __( '<strong>Error:</strong> Site URL you&#8217;ve entered is already taken.' );

	/*
	 * Need to back up wpdb table names, and create a new wp_blogs entry for new blog.
	 * Need to get blog_id from wp_blogs, and create new table names.
	 * Must restore table names at the end of function.
	 */

	if ( ! $blog_id = insert_blog($domain, $path, $site_id) )
		return __( '<strong>Error:</strong> There was a problem creating site entry.' );

	switch_to_blog($blog_id);
	install_blog($blog_id);
	restore_current_blog();

	return $blog_id;
}