delete_post_meta_by_key( string $post_meta_key ): bool

Parameters

$post_meta_keystring

Key to search for when deleting.

Return

bool

Whether the post meta key was deleted from the database.

Uses · 1

• delete_metadata()Deletes metadata for the specified object.

Used by · 1

• upgrade_460()Executes changes made in WordPress 4.6.0.

Source

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2757function delete_post_meta_by_key( $post_meta_key ) {2758	return delete_metadata( 'post', null, $post_meta_key, '', true );2759}

History

Introduced in 2.3.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

1. 6.7.7
2. 6.8.8
3. 6.9.7
4. 7.0.4
5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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