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Code Reference Functions bp_dd_create_forums()

bp_dd_create_forums( $forum, array $users = array() )

Create forums

Description

Parameters

$forum

(Required)

$users

(Optional)

Default value: array()

Return

(bool|int|WP_Error)

Source

File: bp-core/bp-core-tools-default-data.php 

function bp_dd_create_forums( $forum, $users = array() ) {
	if ( empty( $users ) ) {
		$users = bp_dd_get_random_users_ids( 0 );
	}

	$creator_id = is_object( $users[ array_rand( $users ) ] ) ? $users[ array_rand( $users ) ]->ID : $users[ array_rand( $users ) ];

	$args = array(
		'post_title'   => $forum['name'],
		'post_content' => $forum['description'],
		'post_status'  => $forum['visibility'],
		'post_author'  => $creator_id,
	);

	$forum_id = bbp_insert_forum( $args );

	if ( ! empty( $forum_id ) && isset( $forum['status'] ) ) {
		update_post_meta( $forum_id, '_bbp_status', $forum['status'] );
	}

	return $forum_id;
}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
BuddyBoss 1.0.0 Introduced.

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
bp-forums/forums/functions.php: bbp_insert_forum()

A wrapper for wp_insert_post() that also includes the necessary meta values for the forum to function properly.
bp-core/bp-core-tools-default-data.php: bp_dd_get_random_users_ids()

Get the array (or a string) of user IDs.

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