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.

_wp_delete_orphaned_draft_menu_items()

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 );
}

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Related

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/wp-db.php: wpdb::get_col()

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

Prepares a SQL query for safe execution. Uses sprintf()-like syntax.
wp-includes/post.php: wp_delete_post()

Trash or delete a post or page.

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-3.0.0 Introduced.