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wp_delete_category › WordPress Function

Since2.0.0
Deprecatedn/a
› wp_delete_category ( $cat_id )
Parameters:
  • (int) $cat_id Category term ID.
    Required: Yes
Returns:
  • (bool|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.
Defined at:
Codex:

Deletes one existing category.



Related Functions: wp_update_category, wp_create_category, wp_delete_term, wp_insert_category, wp_delete_user

Source 

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