wp_insert_post issue

Question

I've got the following code in the 'functions.php' file of a wordpress theme

$ppost_data = build_post( $pID, $pcontent, $pname, $ptitle, $pstatus, $ptype, $pset_comment_status );

wp_insert_post($ppost_data);

and here's the 'build_post()' function:

function build_post( $pID, $pcontent, $pname, $ptitle, $pstatus, $ptype, $pset_comment_status ) {
return array(
    'ID'=>$pID,
    'post_content'=>$pcontent,
    'post_name'=>$pname,
    'post_title'=>$ptitle,
    'post_status'=>$pstatus,
    'post_type'=>$ptype,
    'comment_status'=>$pset_comment_status,
    'post_author' => 1
);

The variables are all set, and all of the data is in the $ppost_data array correctly, but the page isn't being added. No errors are being thrown. Any ideas?

Answer 1

When inserting a new post, you must omit or leave the ID parameter empty, or the post will not be inserted. You can only set the ID if you are updating an existing post with that ID.

See wp_insert_post in Codex for more information.