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Summery Summery
Deletes a meta value for an object.
Syntax Syntax
Parameters Parameters
- $object_id
-
(Required) Object ID the field belongs to.
- $meta_key
-
(Required) Key for the field.
- $name
-
(Required) Name for the field that is exposed in the REST API.
Return Return
(bool|WP_Error) True if meta field is deleted, WP_Error otherwise.
Source Source
File: wp-includes/rest-api/fields/class-wp-rest-meta-fields.php
protected function delete_meta_value( $object_id, $meta_key, $name ) {
$meta_type = $this->get_meta_type();
if ( ! current_user_can( "delete_{$meta_type}_meta", $object_id, $meta_key ) ) {
return new WP_Error(
'rest_cannot_delete',
/* translators: %s: Custom field key. */
sprintf( __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit the %s custom field.' ), $name ),
array(
'key' => $name,
'status' => rest_authorization_required_code(),
)
);
}
if ( ! delete_metadata( $meta_type, $object_id, wp_slash( $meta_key ) ) ) {
return new WP_Error(
'rest_meta_database_error',
__( 'Could not delete meta value from database.' ),
array(
'key' => $name,
'status' => WP_Http::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
)
);
}
return true;
}
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Changelog Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 4.7.0 | Introduced. |