delete_post

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	`6678`

Hook Parameters

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

Usage Examples

Basic Usage

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

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

Source Code Context

wp-includes/post.php:6678 - How this hook is used in WordPress core

<?php
6673  	foreach ( $post_meta_ids as $mid ) {
6674  		delete_metadata_by_mid( 'post', $mid );
6675  	}
6676  
6677  	/** This action is documented in wp-includes/post.php */
6678  	do_action( 'delete_post', $post_id, $post );
6679  	$result = $wpdb->delete( $wpdb->posts, array( 'ID' => $post_id ) );
6680  	if ( ! $result ) {
6681  		return false;
6682  	}
6683  	/** This action is documented in wp-includes/post.php */

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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