Hi I need a simple piece of code to delete a category for a custom plugin, but I just found two function references that seems quite the same:

Function Reference: wp_delete_term

Description: Removes a term from the database.

Usage: <?php wp_delete_term( $term_id, $taxonomy, $args ) ?>

Function Reference: wp_delete_category

Description: Deletes one existing category.

Usage: <?php wp_delete_category( $cat_ID ) ?>

My question is which one I should use (just for delete a category), and what is exactly the difference (or what makes one option better than the other).

I'm thinking that the "category" is a "term" and that wp_delete_category() uses wp_delete_term() so I should use wp_delete_term() - I'm right on that or I'm missing something.

Thanks

Hi I need a simple piece of code to delete a category for a custom plugin, but I just found two function references that seems quite the same:

Function Reference: wp_delete_term

Description: Removes a term from the database.

Usage: <?php wp_delete_term( $term_id, $taxonomy, $args ) ?>

Function Reference: wp_delete_category

Description: Deletes one existing category.

Usage: <?php wp_delete_category( $cat_ID ) ?>

My question is which one I should use (just for delete a category), and what is exactly the difference (or what makes one option better than the other).

I'm thinking that the "category" is a "term" and that wp_delete_category() uses wp_delete_term() so I should use wp_delete_term() - I'm right on that or I'm missing something.

Thanks

• categories
• terms
• customization

1 Answer 1

wp_delete_category() is a convenient shortcut if you want to delete a category. Use it to type less.