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wp_delete_attachment( int $post_id, bool $force_delete = false )

Trash or delete an attachment.

Description

When an attachment is permanently deleted, the file will also be removed. Deletion removes all post meta fields, taxonomy, comments, etc. associated with the attachment (except the main post).

The attachment is moved to the Trash instead of permanently deleted unless Trash for media is disabled, item is already in the Trash, or $force_delete is true.

Parameters

$post_id

(int) (Required) Attachment ID.

$force_delete

(bool) (Optional) Whether to bypass Trash and force deletion.

Default value: false

Return

(WP_Post|false|null) Post data on success, false or null on failure.

Source

File: wp-includes/post.php

function wp_delete_attachment( $post_id, $force_delete = false ) {
	global $wpdb;

	$post = $wpdb->get_row( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE ID = %d", $post_id ) );

	if ( ! $post ) {
		return $post;
	}

	$post = get_post( $post );

	if ( 'attachment' !== $post->post_type ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( ! $force_delete && EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS && MEDIA_TRASH && 'trash' !== $post->post_status ) {
		return wp_trash_post( $post_id );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters whether an attachment deletion should take place.
	 *
	 * @since 5.5.0
	 *
	 * @param bool|null $delete       Whether to go forward with deletion.
	 * @param WP_Post   $post         Post object.
	 * @param bool      $force_delete Whether to bypass the Trash.
	 */
	$check = apply_filters( 'pre_delete_attachment', null, $post, $force_delete );
	if ( null !== $check ) {
		return $check;
	}

	delete_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_trash_meta_status' );
	delete_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_trash_meta_time' );

	$meta         = wp_get_attachment_metadata( $post_id );
	$backup_sizes = get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_wp_attachment_backup_sizes', true );
	$file         = get_attached_file( $post_id );

	if ( is_multisite() ) {
		delete_transient( 'dirsize_cache' );
	}

	/**
	 * Fires before an attachment is deleted, at the start of wp_delete_attachment().
	 *
	 * @since 2.0.0
	 * @since 5.5.0 Added the `$post` parameter.
	 *
	 * @param int     $post_id Attachment ID.
	 * @param WP_Post $post    Post object.
	 */
	do_action( 'delete_attachment', $post_id, $post );

	wp_delete_object_term_relationships( $post_id, array( 'category', 'post_tag' ) );
	wp_delete_object_term_relationships( $post_id, get_object_taxonomies( $post->post_type ) );

	// Delete all for any posts.
	delete_metadata( 'post', null, '_thumbnail_id', $post_id, true );

	wp_defer_comment_counting( true );

	$comment_ids = $wpdb->get_col( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT comment_ID FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID = %d", $post_id ) );
	foreach ( $comment_ids as $comment_id ) {
		wp_delete_comment( $comment_id, true );
	}

	wp_defer_comment_counting( false );

	$post_meta_ids = $wpdb->get_col( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT meta_id FROM $wpdb->postmeta WHERE post_id = %d ", $post_id ) );
	foreach ( $post_meta_ids as $mid ) {
		delete_metadata_by_mid( 'post', $mid );
	}

	/** This action is documented in wp-includes/post.php */
	do_action( 'delete_post', $post_id, $post );
	$result = $wpdb->delete( $wpdb->posts, array( 'ID' => $post_id ) );
	if ( ! $result ) {
		return false;
	}
	/** This action is documented in wp-includes/post.php */
	do_action( 'deleted_post', $post_id, $post );

	wp_delete_attachment_files( $post_id, $meta, $backup_sizes, $file );

	clean_post_cache( $post );

	return $post;
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.0.0 Introduced.

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