wp_delete_category() │ WP 2.0.0

Deletes one existing category.

No Hooks.

Returns

true|false|Int|WP_Error. 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.

Usage

wp_delete_category( $cat_id );

$cat_id(int) (required)

Category term ID.

Changelog

wp_delete_category() wp delete category code ^{WP 7.0}

function wp_delete_category( $cat_id ) {
	return wp_delete_term( $cat_id, 'category' );
}