delete_term action-hookWP 2.5.0

Fires after a term is deleted from the database and the cache is cleaned.

The delete_(taxonomy) hook is also available for targeting a specific taxonomy.

Usage

add_action( 'delete_term', 'wp_kama_delete_term_action', 10, 5 );

/**
 * Function for `delete_term` action-hook.
 * 
 * @param int     $term         Term ID.
 * @param int     $tt_id        Term taxonomy ID.
 * @param string  $taxonomy     Taxonomy slug.
 * @param WP_Term $deleted_term Copy of the already-deleted term.
 * @param array   $object_ids   List of term object IDs.
 *
 * @return void
 */
function wp_kama_delete_term_action( $term, $tt_id, $taxonomy, $deleted_term, $object_ids ){

	// action...
}
$term(int)
Term ID.
$tt_id(int)
Term taxonomy ID.
$taxonomy(string)
Taxonomy slug.
$deleted_term(WP_Term)
Copy of the already-deleted term.
$object_ids(array)
List of term object IDs.

Changelog

Since 2.5.0 Introduced.
Since 4.5.0 Introduced the $object_ids argument.

Where the hook is called

wp_delete_term()
delete_term
wp-includes/taxonomy.php 2169
do_action( 'delete_term', $term, $tt_id, $taxonomy, $deleted_term, $object_ids );

Where the hook is used in WordPress

wp-includes/default-filters.php 440
add_action( 'delete_term', '_wp_delete_tax_menu_item', 10, 3 );