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 );
}

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Related

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/pluggable.php: check_ajax_referer()

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

Whether the current user has a specific capability.
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.
wp-includes/functions.php: wp_die()

Kill ClassicPress execution and display HTML message with error message.

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-3.1.0 Introduced.