wpdb::delete( string $table, array $where, string[]|string $where_format = null ): int|false

Deletes a row in the table.

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Description

Examples:

$wpdb->delete(
    'table',
    array(
        'ID' => 1,
    )
);
$wpdb->delete(
    'table',
    array(
        'ID' => 1,
    ),
    array(
        '%d',
    )
);

See also

wpdb::prepare()
wpdb::$field_types
wp_set_wpdb_vars()

Parameters

$table string Required: Table name.
$where array Required: A named array of WHERE clauses (in column => value pairs).
Multiple clauses will be joined with ANDs.
Both $where columns and $where values should be "raw".
Sending a null value will create an IS NULL comparison - the corresponding format will be ignored in this case.
$where_format string[]|string Optional: An array of formats to be mapped to each of the values in $where.
If string, that format will be used for all of the items in $where.
A format is one of '%d', '%f', '%s' (integer, float, string).
If omitted, all values in $data will be treated as strings unless otherwise specified in wpdb::$field_types.

Default: null

Return

int|false The number of rows deleted, or false on error.

Source

File: wp-includes/class-wpdb.php. View all references

public function delete( $table, $where, $where_format = null ) {
	if ( ! is_array( $where ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	$where = $this->process_fields( $table, $where, $where_format );
	if ( false === $where ) {
		return false;
	}

	$conditions = array();
	$values     = array();
	foreach ( $where as $field => $value ) {
		if ( is_null( $value['value'] ) ) {
			$conditions[] = "`$field` IS NULL";
			continue;
		}

		$conditions[] = "`$field` = " . $value['format'];
		$values[]     = $value['value'];
	}

	$conditions = implode( ' AND ', $conditions );

	$sql = "DELETE FROM `$table` WHERE $conditions";

	$this->check_current_query = false;
	return $this->query( $this->prepare( $sql, $values ) );
}

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Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
wpdb::process_fields() wp-includes/class-wpdb.php	Processes arrays of field/value pairs and field formats.
wpdb::query() wp-includes/class-wpdb.php	Performs a database query, using current database connection.
wpdb::prepare() wp-includes/class-wpdb.php	Prepares a SQL query for safe execution.

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Used By

Used By
Used By	Description
wp_delete_signup_on_user_delete() wp-includes/ms-functions.php	Deletes an associated signup entry when a user is deleted from the database.
wp_delete_site() wp-includes/ms-site.php	Deletes a site from the database.
delete_network_option() wp-includes/option.php	Removes a network option by name.
wpmu_delete_user() wp-admin/includes/ms.php	Deletes a user and all of their posts from the network.
wp_install_defaults() wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php	Creates the initial content for a newly-installed site.
wp_delete_user() wp-admin/includes/user.php	Delete user and optionally reassign posts and links to another user.
wp_delete_link() wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php	Deletes a specified link from the database.
wp_insert_term() wp-includes/taxonomy.php	Adds a new term to the database.
wp_delete_term() wp-includes/taxonomy.php	Removes a term from the database.
delete_option() wp-includes/option.php	Removes an option by name. Prevents removal of protected WordPress options.
wp_delete_attachment() wp-includes/post.php	Trashes or deletes an attachment.
wp_delete_post() wp-includes/post.php	Trashes or deletes a post or page.
wpmu_validate_user_signup() wp-includes/ms-functions.php	Sanitizes and validates data required for a user sign-up.
wpmu_validate_blog_signup() wp-includes/ms-functions.php	Processes new site registrations.
wp_delete_comment() wp-includes/comment.php	Trashes or deletes a comment.
delete_metadata_by_mid() wp-includes/meta.php	Deletes metadata by meta ID.

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Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
3.4.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

2

Contributed by Anisur Rahman — 2 years ago

function oop_ac_delete_address( $id ) {
	global $wpdb; 							// WPDB class object 

    return $wpdb->delete(
        $wpdb->prefix . 'ac_addresses', 		// table name with dynamic prefix
        ['id' => $id], 						// which id need to delete
        ['%d'], 							// make sure the id format
    );
}

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Contributed by 1naveengiri — 3 years ago
Example
```
wpdb::delete(
    'wp_table', // table to delete from
    array(
        'column1' => 123 // value in column to target for deletion
    ),
    array(
        '%d' // format of value being targeted for deletion
    )
);
```
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