do_action( 'delete_post', int $postid, WP_Post $post )

Fires immediately before a post is deleted from the database.

Parameters

$postid: (int) Post ID.
$post: (WP_Post) Post object.

More Information

Take note, by the time the hook triggers, the post comments and metadata would have already been deleted. Use the before_delete_post hook to catch post deletion before that.

Source

File: wp-includes/post.php

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Used By

Used By	Description
wp-includes/post.php: wp_delete_attachment()	Trash or delete an attachment.
wp-includes/post.php: wp_delete_post()	Trash or delete a post or page.

Changelog

Version	Description
5.5.0	Added the `$post` parameter.
1.2.0	Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/delete_post