Moves a post or page to the Trash
Description
If Trash is disabled, the post or page is permanently deleted.
See also
Parameters
$post_id
intoptional- Post ID. Default is the ID of the global
$post
ifEMPTY_TRASH_DAYS
equals true.
Source
function wp_trash_post( $post_id = 0 ) {
if ( ! EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS ) {
return wp_delete_post( $post_id, true );
}
$post = get_post( $post_id );
if ( ! $post ) {
return $post;
}
if ( 'trash' === $post->post_status ) {
return false;
}
$previous_status = $post->post_status;
/**
* Filters whether a post trashing should take place.
*
* @since 4.9.0
* @since 6.3.0 Added the `$previous_status` parameter.
*
* @param bool|null $trash Whether to go forward with trashing.
* @param WP_Post $post Post object.
* @param string $previous_status The status of the post about to be trashed.
*/
$check = apply_filters( 'pre_trash_post', null, $post, $previous_status );
if ( null !== $check ) {
return $check;
}
/**
* Fires before a post is sent to the Trash.
*
* @since 3.3.0
* @since 6.3.0 Added the `$previous_status` parameter.
*
* @param int $post_id Post ID.
* @param string $previous_status The status of the post about to be trashed.
*/
do_action( 'wp_trash_post', $post_id, $previous_status );
add_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_trash_meta_status', $previous_status );
add_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_trash_meta_time', time() );
$post_updated = wp_update_post(
array(
'ID' => $post_id,
'post_status' => 'trash',
)
);
if ( ! $post_updated ) {
return false;
}
wp_trash_post_comments( $post_id );
/**
* Fires after a post is sent to the Trash.
*
* @since 2.9.0
* @since 6.3.0 Added the `$previous_status` parameter.
*
* @param int $post_id Post ID.
* @param string $previous_status The status of the post at the point where it was trashed.
*/
do_action( 'trashed_post', $post_id, $previous_status );
return $post;
}
Hooks
- apply_filters( ‘pre_trash_post’,
bool|null $trash ,WP_Post $post ,string $previous_status ) Filters whether a post trashing should take place.
- do_action( ‘trashed_post’,
int $post_id ,string $previous_status ) Fires after a post is sent to the Trash.
- do_action( ‘wp_trash_post’,
int $post_id ,string $previous_status ) Fires before a post is sent to the Trash.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
2.9.0 | Introduced. |
Basic Example
Trash the default WordPress Post, “Hello World,” which has an ID of ‘1’.