delete_(taxonomy) action-hook . WP 2.3.0

Fires after a term in a specific taxonomy is deleted.

The dynamic portion of the hook name, $taxonomy, refers to the specific taxonomy the term belonged to.

Usage

add_action( 'delete_(taxonomy)', 'action_function_name_1742', 10, 4 );
function action_function_name_1742( $term, $tt_id, $deleted_term, $object_ids ){
	// action...
}

$term(int): Term ID.
$tt_id(int): Term taxonomy ID.
$deleted_term(mixed): Copy of the already-deleted term, in the form specified by the parent function. WP_Error otherwise.
$object_ids(array): List of term object IDs.

Changelog

Since 2.3.0	Introduced.
Since 4.5.0	Introduced the `$object_ids` argument.

Where the hook is called

wp_delete_term()

pre_delete_term

edit_term_taxonomies

edited_term_taxonomies

delete_term_taxonomy

deleted_term_taxonomy

delete_term

delete_(taxonomy)

wp-includes/taxonomy.php 1935

do_action( "delete_{$taxonomy}", $term, $tt_id, $deleted_term, $object_ids );

Where the hook is used (in WP core)

wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-icon.php 72

add_action( 'delete_attachment', array( $this, 'delete_attachment_data' ) );

wp-includes/default-filters.php 113

add_filter( 'delete_term_metadata', 'wp_check_term_meta_support_prefilter' );

wp-includes/default-filters.php 116

add_filter( 'delete_term_metadata_by_mid', 'wp_check_term_meta_support_prefilter' );

wp-includes/default-filters.php 376

add_action( 'delete_expired_transients', 'delete_expired_transients' );

wp-includes/default-filters.php 379

add_action( 'delete_post', '_wp_delete_post_menu_item' );

wp-includes/default-filters.php 380

add_action( 'delete_term', '_wp_delete_tax_menu_item', 10, 3 );

wp-includes/default-filters.php 382

add_action( 'delete_post', '_wp_delete_customize_changeset_dependent_auto_drafts' );

wp-includes/default-filters.php 461

add_action( 'delete_attachment', '_delete_attachment_theme_mod' );

wp-includes/default-filters.php 466

add_action( 'delete_post', 'delete_get_calendar_cache' );

wp-includes/ms-default-filters.php 63

add_filter( 'delete_blog_metadata', 'wp_check_site_meta_support_prefilter' );

wp-includes/ms-default-filters.php 66

add_filter( 'delete_blog_metadata_by_mid', 'wp_check_site_meta_support_prefilter' );

wp-includes/ms-default-filters.php 78

add_action( 'delete_post', '_update_posts_count_on_delete' );

wp-includes/ms-default-filters.php 79

add_action( 'delete_post', '_update_blog_date_on_post_delete' );

wp-includes/nav-menu.php 1128

remove_action( 'delete_post', '_wp_delete_customize_changeset_dependent_auto_drafts' );

wp-includes/nav-menu.php 1140

add_action( 'delete_post', '_wp_delete_customize_changeset_dependent_auto_drafts' );