delete_attachment

Action Hook

Description

Fires before an attachment is deleted, at the start of wp_delete_attachment().

Hook Information

File Location	`wp-includes/post.php` View on GitHub
Hook Type	Action
Line Number	`6655`

Hook Parameters

Type	Name	Description
`int`	`$post_id`	Attachment ID.
`WP_Post`	`$post`	Post object.

Usage Examples

Basic Usage

<?php
// Hook into delete_attachment
add_action('delete_attachment', 'my_custom_function', 10, 2);

function my_custom_function($post_id, $post) {
    // Your custom code here
}

Source Code Context

wp-includes/post.php:6655 - How this hook is used in WordPress core

<?php
6650  	 * @since 5.5.0 Added the `$post` parameter.
6651  	 *
6652  	 * @param int     $post_id Attachment ID.
6653  	 * @param WP_Post $post    Post object.
6654  	 */
6655  	do_action( 'delete_attachment', $post_id, $post );
6656  
6657  	wp_delete_object_term_relationships( $post_id, array( 'category', 'post_tag' ) );
6658  	wp_delete_object_term_relationships( $post_id, get_object_taxonomies( $post->post_type ) );
6659  
6660  	// Delete all for any posts.

PHP Documentation

<?php
/**
	 * Fires before an attachment is deleted, at the start of wp_delete_attachment().
	 *
	 * @since 2.0.0
	 * @since 5.5.0 Added the `$post` parameter.
	 *
	 * @param int     $post_id Attachment ID.
	 * @param WP_Post $post    Post object.
	 */

Quick Info

Hook Type: Action
Parameters: 2
File: wp-includes/post.php

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