wp_delete_category( int $cat_ID )

Deletes one existing category.


Parameters

$cat_ID

(Required) Category term ID.


Return

(bool|int|WP_Error) Returns true if completes delete action; false if term doesn't exist; Zero on attempted deletion of default Category; WP_Error object is also a possibility.


Source

File: wp-includes/taxonomy.php

function wp_delete_category( $cat_ID ) {
	return wp_delete_term( $cat_ID, 'category' );
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.0.0 Introduced.