_wp_delete_orphaned_draft_menu_items() │ WP 3.0.0

Deletes orphaned draft menu items

Internal function — this function is designed to be used by the kernel itself. It is not recommended to use this function in your code.

No Hooks.

Return

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

_wp_delete_orphaned_draft_menu_items();

Notes

  • Global. wpdb. $wpdb WordPress database abstraction object.

Changelog

Since 3.0.0 Introduced.

_wp_delete_orphaned_draft_menu_items() code WP 6.8

wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php 
function _wp_delete_orphaned_draft_menu_items() {
	global $wpdb;

	$delete_timestamp = time() - ( DAY_IN_SECONDS * EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS );

	// Delete orphaned draft menu items.
	$menu_items_to_delete = $wpdb->get_col(
		$wpdb->prepare(
			"SELECT ID FROM $wpdb->posts AS p
			LEFT JOIN $wpdb->postmeta AS m ON p.ID = m.post_id
			WHERE post_type = 'nav_menu_item' AND post_status = 'draft'
			AND meta_key = '_menu_item_orphaned' AND meta_value < %d",
			$delete_timestamp
		)
	);

	foreach ( (array) $menu_items_to_delete as $menu_item_id ) {
		wp_delete_post( $menu_item_id, true );
	}
}