wp_xmlrpc_server::blogger_deletePost( array $args )

Remove a post.


Parameters

$args

(Required) Method arguments. Note: arguments must be ordered as documented.

  • 'blog_id'
    (int) (unused)
  • 'post_ID'
    (int)
  • 'username'
    (string)
  • 'password'
    (string)


Return

(true|IXR_Error) True when post is deleted.


Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php

	public function blogger_deletePost( $args ) {
		$this->escape( $args );

		$post_ID  = (int) $args[1];
		$username = $args[2];
		$password = $args[3];

		if ( !$user = $this->login($username, $password) )
			return $this->error;

		/** This action is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php */
		do_action( 'xmlrpc_call', 'blogger.deletePost' );

		$actual_post = get_post( $post_ID, ARRAY_A );

		if ( ! $actual_post || $actual_post['post_type'] != 'post' ) {
			return new IXR_Error( 404, __( 'Sorry, no such post.' ) );
		}

		if ( ! current_user_can( 'delete_post', $post_ID ) ) {
			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to delete this post.' ) );
		}

		$result = wp_delete_post( $post_ID );

		if ( ! $result ) {
			return new IXR_Error( 500, __( 'The post cannot be deleted.' ) );
		}

		/**
		 * Fires after a post has been successfully deleted via the XML-RPC Blogger API.
		 *
		 * @since WP-3.4.0
		 *
		 * @param int   $post_ID ID of the deleted post.
		 * @param array $args    An array of arguments to delete the post.
		 */
		do_action( 'xmlrpc_call_success_blogger_deletePost', $post_ID, $args );

		return true;
	}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-1.5.0 Introduced.