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wp_ajax_delete_post( string $action )

Ajax handler for deleting a post.

Parameters

$action

(string) (Required) Action to perform.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php 

function wp_ajax_delete_post( $action ) {
	if ( empty( $action ) ) {
		$action = 'delete-post';
	}

	$id = isset( $_POST['id'] ) ? (int) $_POST['id'] : 0;
	check_ajax_referer( "{$action}_$id" );

	if ( ! current_user_can( 'delete_post', $id ) ) {
		wp_die( -1 );
	}

	if ( ! get_post( $id ) ) {
		wp_die( 1 );
	}

	if ( wp_delete_post( $id ) ) {
		wp_die( 1 );
	} else {
		wp_die( 0 );
	}
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/capabilities.php: current_user_can()

Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.
wp-includes/pluggable.php: check_ajax_referer()

Verifies the Ajax request to prevent processing requests external of the blog.
wp-includes/functions.php: wp_die()

Kills WordPress execution and displays HTML page with an error message.
wp-includes/post.php: wp_delete_post()

Trash or delete a post or page.
wp-includes/post.php: get_post()

Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.

Changelog

Version Description
3.1.0 Introduced.

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Licensed under the GNU GPLv2+ License.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_ajax_delete_post