wp_delete_post_revision( int|WP_Post $revision_id )

Deletes a revision.

Description

Deletes the row from the posts table corresponding to the specified revision.

Parameters

$revision_id

(Required) Revision ID or revision object.

Return

(array|false|WP_Post|WP_Error|null) Null or WP_Error if error, deleted post if success.

Source

File: wp-includes/revision.php 

function wp_delete_post_revision( $revision_id ) {
	if ( ! $revision = wp_get_post_revision( $revision_id ) ) {
		return $revision;
	}

	$delete = wp_delete_post( $revision->ID );
	if ( $delete ) {
		/**
		 * Fires once a post revision has been deleted.
		 *
		 * @since WP-2.6.0
		 *
		 * @param int          $revision_id Post revision ID.
		 * @param object|array $revision    Post revision object or array.
		 */
		do_action( 'wp_delete_post_revision', $revision->ID, $revision );
	}

	return $delete;
}

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Related

Used By

Used By
Used By Description
wp-includes/post.php: wp_delete_post()

Trash or delete a post or page.
wp-includes/revision.php: wp_save_post_revision()

Creates a revision for the current version of a post.
wp-admin/includes/post.php: wp_create_post_autosave()

Creates autosave data for the specified post from $_POST data.

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.6.0 Introduced.