WP_REST_Revisions_Controller::delete_item( WP_REST_Request $request ): WP_REST_Response|WP_Error

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Deletes a single revision.

Parameters

$requestWP_REST_Requestrequired
Full details about the request.

Return

WP_REST_Response|WP_Error Response object on success, or WP_Error object on failure.

Source

public function delete_item( $request ) {
	$revision = $this->get_revision( $request['id'] );
	if ( is_wp_error( $revision ) ) {
		return $revision;
	}

	$force = isset( $request['force'] ) ? (bool) $request['force'] : false;

	// We don't support trashing for revisions.
	if ( ! $force ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'rest_trash_not_supported',
			/* translators: %s: force=true */
			sprintf( __( "Revisions do not support trashing. Set '%s' to delete." ), 'force=true' ),
			array( 'status' => 501 )
		);
	}

	$previous = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $revision, $request );

	$result = wp_delete_post( $request['id'], true );

	/**
	 * Fires after a revision is deleted via the REST API.
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_Post|false|null $result The revision object (if it was deleted or moved to the Trash successfully)
	 *                                   or false or null (failure). If the revision was moved to the Trash, $result represents
	 *                                   its new state; if it was deleted, $result represents its state before deletion.
	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request The request sent to the API.
	 */
	do_action( 'rest_delete_revision', $result, $request );

	if ( ! $result ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'rest_cannot_delete',
			__( 'The post cannot be deleted.' ),
			array( 'status' => 500 )
		);
	}

	$response = new WP_REST_Response();
	$response->set_data(
		array(
			'deleted'  => true,
			'previous' => $previous->get_data(),
		)
	);
	return $response;
}

Hooks

do_action( ‘rest_delete_revision’, WP_Post|false|null $result, WP_REST_Request $request )

Fires after a revision is deleted via the REST API.

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.7.0Introduced.

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