function wc_create_attribute( $args ) {
	global $wpdb;

	$args   = wp_unslash( $args );
	$id     = ! empty( $args['id'] ) ? intval( $args['id'] ) : 0;
	$format = array( '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%d' );

	// Name is required.
	if ( empty( $args['name'] ) ) {
		return new WP_Error( 'missing_attribute_name', __( 'Please, provide an attribute name.', 'woocommerce' ), array( 'status' => 400 ) );
	}

	// Set the attribute slug.
	if ( empty( $args['slug'] ) ) {
		$slug = wc_sanitize_taxonomy_name( $args['name'] );
	} else {
		$slug = preg_replace( '/^pa\_/', '', wc_sanitize_taxonomy_name( $args['slug'] ) );
	}

	// Validate slug.
	if ( strlen( $slug ) >= 28 ) {
		/* translators: %s: attribute slug */
		return new WP_Error( 'invalid_product_attribute_slug_too_long', sprintf( __( 'Slug "%s" is too long (28 characters max). Shorten it, please.', 'woocommerce' ), $slug ), array( 'status' => 400 ) );
	} elseif ( wc_check_if_attribute_name_is_reserved( $slug ) ) {
		/* translators: %s: attribute slug */
		return new WP_Error( 'invalid_product_attribute_slug_reserved_name', sprintf( __( 'Slug "%s" is not allowed because it is a reserved term. Change it, please.', 'woocommerce' ), $slug ), array( 'status' => 400 ) );
	} elseif ( ( 0 === $id && taxonomy_exists( wc_attribute_taxonomy_name( $slug ) ) ) || ( isset( $args['old_slug'] ) && $args['old_slug'] !== $slug && taxonomy_exists( wc_attribute_taxonomy_name( $slug ) ) ) ) {
		/* translators: %s: attribute slug */
		return new WP_Error( 'invalid_product_attribute_slug_already_exists', sprintf( __( 'Slug "%s" is already in use. Change it, please.', 'woocommerce' ), $slug ), array( 'status' => 400 ) );
	}

	// Validate type.
	if ( empty( $args['type'] ) || ! array_key_exists( $args['type'], wc_get_attribute_types() ) ) {
		$args['type'] = 'select';
	}

	// Validate order by.
	if ( empty( $args['order_by'] ) || ! in_array( $args['order_by'], array( 'menu_order', 'name', 'name_num', 'id' ), true ) ) {
		$args['order_by'] = 'menu_order';
	}

	$data = array(
		'attribute_label'   => $args['name'],
		'attribute_name'    => $slug,
		'attribute_type'    => $args['type'],
		'attribute_orderby' => $args['order_by'],
		'attribute_public'  => isset( $args['has_archives'] ) ? (int) $args['has_archives'] : 0,
	);

	// Create or update.
	if ( 0 === $id ) {
		$results = $wpdb->insert(
			$wpdb->prefix . 'woocommerce_attribute_taxonomies',
			$data,
			$format
		);

		if ( is_wp_error( $results ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'cannot_create_attribute', $results->get_error_message(), array( 'status' => 400 ) );
		}

		$id = $wpdb->insert_id;

		/**
		 * Attribute added.
		 *
		 * @param int   $id   Added attribute ID.
		 * @param array $data Attribute data.
		 */
		do_action( 'woocommerce_attribute_added', $id, $data );
	} else {
		$results = $wpdb->update(
			$wpdb->prefix . 'woocommerce_attribute_taxonomies',
			$data,
			array( 'attribute_id' => $id ),
			$format,
			array( '%d' )
		);

		if ( false === $results ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'cannot_update_attribute', __( 'Could not update the attribute.', 'woocommerce' ), array( 'status' => 400 ) );
		}

		// Set old slug to check for database changes.
		$old_slug = ! empty( $args['old_slug'] ) ? wc_sanitize_taxonomy_name( $args['old_slug'] ) : $slug;

		/**
		 * Attribute updated.
		 *
		 * @param int    $id       Added attribute ID.
		 * @param array  $data     Attribute data.
		 * @param string $old_slug Attribute old name.
		 */
		do_action( 'woocommerce_attribute_updated', $id, $data, $old_slug );

		if ( $old_slug !== $slug ) {
			// Update taxonomies in the wp term taxonomy table.
			$wpdb->update(
				$wpdb->term_taxonomy,
				array( 'taxonomy' => wc_attribute_taxonomy_name( $data['attribute_name'] ) ),
				array( 'taxonomy' => 'pa_' . $old_slug )
			);

			// Update taxonomy ordering term meta.
			$wpdb->update(
				$wpdb->termmeta,
				array( 'meta_key' => 'order_pa_' . sanitize_title( $data['attribute_name'] ) ), // WPCS: slow query ok.
				array( 'meta_key' => 'order_pa_' . sanitize_title( $old_slug ) ) // WPCS: slow query ok.
			);

			// Update product attributes which use this taxonomy.
			$old_taxonomy_name = 'pa_' . $old_slug;
			$new_taxonomy_name = 'pa_' . $data['attribute_name'];
			$old_attribute_key = sanitize_title( $old_taxonomy_name ); // @see WC_Product::set_attributes().
			$new_attribute_key = sanitize_title( $new_taxonomy_name ); // @see WC_Product::set_attributes().
			$metadatas         = $wpdb->get_results(
				$wpdb->prepare(
					"SELECT post_id, meta_value FROM {$wpdb->postmeta} WHERE meta_key = '_product_attributes' AND meta_value LIKE %s",
					'%' . $wpdb->esc_like( $old_taxonomy_name ) . '%'
				),
				ARRAY_A
			);
			foreach ( $metadatas as $metadata ) {
				$product_id        = $metadata['post_id'];
				$unserialized_data = maybe_unserialize( $metadata['meta_value'] );

				if ( ! $unserialized_data || ! is_array( $unserialized_data ) || ! isset( $unserialized_data[ $old_attribute_key ] ) ) {
					continue;
				}

				$unserialized_data[ $new_attribute_key ] = $unserialized_data[ $old_attribute_key ];
				unset( $unserialized_data[ $old_attribute_key ] );
				$unserialized_data[ $new_attribute_key ]['name'] = $new_taxonomy_name;
				update_post_meta( $product_id, '_product_attributes', wp_slash( $unserialized_data ) );
			}

			// Update variations which use this taxonomy.
			$wpdb->update(
				$wpdb->postmeta,
				array( 'meta_key' => 'attribute_pa_' . sanitize_title( $data['attribute_name'] ) ), // WPCS: slow query ok.
				array( 'meta_key' => 'attribute_pa_' . sanitize_title( $old_slug ) ) // WPCS: slow query ok.
			);
		}
	}

	// Clear cache and flush rewrite rules.
	wp_schedule_single_event( time(), 'woocommerce_flush_rewrite_rules' );
	delete_transient( 'wc_attribute_taxonomies' );
	WC_Cache_Helper::invalidate_cache_group( 'woocommerce-attributes' );

	return $id;
}