The edit_term_taxonomies WordPress PHP action fires immediately before a term’s children are reassigned a parent.
Usage
add_action('edit_term_taxonomies', 'your_custom_function');
function your_custom_function($edit_tt_ids) {
// your custom code here
}
Parameters
$edit_tt_ids(array): An array of term taxonomy IDs for the given term.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: edit_term_taxonomies
Examples
Log term taxonomy IDs
Log the term taxonomy IDs before the term’s children are reassigned.
add_action('edit_term_taxonomies', 'log_term_taxonomy_ids');
function log_term_taxonomy_ids($edit_tt_ids) {
error_log(print_r($edit_tt_ids, true));
}
Send an email notification
Send an email notification when a term’s children are about to be reassigned.
add_action('edit_term_taxonomies', 'send_email_notification');
function send_email_notification($edit_tt_ids) {
// Email recipients and subject
$to = '[email protected]';
$subject = 'Term children reassignment';
// Prepare the message body
$message = "The following term taxonomy IDs are about to have their children reassigned:\n\n";
$message .= implode(', ', $edit_tt_ids);
// Send the email
wp_mail($to, $subject, $message);
}
Update term meta
Update the term meta for each term before their children are reassigned.
add_action('edit_term_taxonomies', 'update_term_meta_before_reassignment');
function update_term_meta_before_reassignment($edit_tt_ids) {
foreach ($edit_tt_ids as $term_taxonomy_id) {
update_term_meta($term_taxonomy_id, 'children_reassigned', true);
}
}
Custom action before reassignment
Perform a custom action for each term before their children are reassigned.
add_action('edit_term_taxonomies', 'custom_action_before_reassignment');
function custom_action_before_reassignment($edit_tt_ids) {
foreach ($edit_tt_ids as $term_taxonomy_id) {
// Perform custom action
}
}
Delete term meta
Delete a specific term meta for each term before their children are reassigned.
add_action('edit_term_taxonomies', 'delete_term_meta_before_reassignment');
function delete_term_meta_before_reassignment($edit_tt_ids) {
foreach ($edit_tt_ids as $term_taxonomy_id) {
delete_term_meta($term_taxonomy_id, 'specific_meta_key');
}
}