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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 

<?php
$categ_ID = 3;
if ( wp_delete_category( $categ_ID ) ) {
  echo "Category #$categ_ID was successfully deleted";
} else {
  echo "Impossible to delete category #$categ_ID! Make sure it exists and that it's not the default category";
}
?>

Notes

Change Log

Since: 2.0.0

Source File

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

Related

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