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_wp_delete_orphaned_draft_menu_items()

This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

Deletes orphaned draft menu items

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php 

function _wp_delete_orphaned_draft_menu_items() {
	global $wpdb;
	$delete_timestamp = time() - ( DAY_IN_SECONDS * EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS );

	// Delete orphaned draft menu items.
	$menu_items_to_delete = $wpdb->get_col( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT ID FROM $wpdb->posts AS p LEFT JOIN $wpdb->postmeta AS m ON p.ID = m.post_id WHERE post_type = 'nav_menu_item' AND post_status = 'draft' AND meta_key = '_menu_item_orphaned' AND meta_value < %d", $delete_timestamp ) );

	foreach ( (array) $menu_items_to_delete as $menu_item_id ) {
		wp_delete_post( $menu_item_id, true );
	}
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/post.php: wp_delete_post()

Trash or delete a post or page.
wp-includes/wp-db.php: wpdb::get_col()

Retrieves one column from the database.
wp-includes/wp-db.php: wpdb::prepare()

Prepares a SQL query for safe execution.

Changelog

Version Description
3.0.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_wp_delete_orphaned_draft_menu_items