wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_deletePage( array $args ): true|IXR_Error

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Deletes a page.

Parameters

$argsarrayrequired
Method arguments. Note: arguments must be ordered as documented.
  • int
    Blog ID (unused).
  • 1 string
    Username.
  • 2 string
    Password.
  • 3 int
    Page ID.

Return

true|IXR_Error True, if success.

Source

public function wp_deletePage( $args ) {
	$this->escape( $args );

	$username = $args[1];
	$password = $args[2];
	$page_id  = (int) $args[3];

	$user = $this->login( $username, $password );
	if ( ! $user ) {
		return $this->error;
	}

	/** This action is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php */
	do_action( 'xmlrpc_call', 'wp.deletePage', $args, $this );

	/*
	 * Get the current page based on the 'page_id' and
	 * make sure it is a page and not a post.
	 */
	$actual_page = get_post( $page_id, ARRAY_A );
	if ( ! $actual_page || ( 'page' !== $actual_page['post_type'] ) ) {
		return new IXR_Error( 404, __( 'Sorry, no such page.' ) );
	}

	// Make sure the user can delete pages.
	if ( ! current_user_can( 'delete_page', $page_id ) ) {
		return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to delete this page.' ) );
	}

	// Attempt to delete the page.
	$result = wp_delete_post( $page_id );
	if ( ! $result ) {
		return new IXR_Error( 500, __( 'Failed to delete the page.' ) );
	}

	/**
	 * Fires after a page has been successfully deleted via XML-RPC.
	 *
	 * @since 3.4.0
	 *
	 * @param int   $page_id ID of the deleted page.
	 * @param array $args    An array of arguments to delete the page.
	 */
	do_action( 'xmlrpc_call_success_wp_deletePage', $page_id, $args ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.NotLowercase

	return true;
}

Hooks

do_action( ‘xmlrpc_call’, string $name, array|string $args, wp_xmlrpc_server $server )

Fires after the XML-RPC user has been authenticated but before the rest of the method logic begins.

do_action( ‘xmlrpc_call_success_wp_deletePage’, int $page_id, array $args )

Fires after a page has been successfully deleted via XML-RPC.

Changelog

VersionDescription
2.2.0Introduced.

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