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Function Reference/wp delete category

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Description

Deletes one existing category.

Usage

<?php wp_delete_category$cat_ID ?>

Parameters

$cat_ID
(integer) (required)
Default: None

Return Values

(mixed) 
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.

Examples

Notes

Change Log

Since: 2.0.0

Source File

wp_delete_category() is located in wp-includes/taxonomy.php.

Related

See also index of Function Reference and index of Template Tags.