wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_deletePage( array $args )

Delete page.

Parameters

$args

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

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

Return

(true|IXR_Error) True, if success.

Source

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

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

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

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

		/** This action is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php */
		do_action( 'xmlrpc_call', 'wp.deletePage', $args, $this );

		// Get the current page based on the 'page_id' and
		// make sure it is a page and not a post.
		$actual_page = get_post( $page_id, ARRAY_A );
		if ( ! $actual_page || ( 'page' !== $actual_page['post_type'] ) ) {
			return new IXR_Error( 404, __( 'Sorry, no such page.' ) );
		}

		// Make sure the user can delete pages.
		if ( ! current_user_can( 'delete_page', $page_id ) ) {
			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to delete this page.' ) );
		}

		// Attempt to delete the page.
		$result = wp_delete_post( $page_id );
		if ( ! $result ) {
			return new IXR_Error( 500, __( 'Failed to delete the page.' ) );
		}

		/**
		 * Fires after a page has been successfully deleted via XML-RPC.
		 *
		 * @since 3.4.0
		 *
		 * @param int   $page_id ID of the deleted page.
		 * @param array $args    An array of arguments to delete the page.
		 */
		do_action( 'xmlrpc_call_success_wp_deletePage', $page_id, $args ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.NotLowercase

		return true;
	}

Changelog

Version Description
2.2.0 Introduced.

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