delete_post doesn't appear to be called when deleting via AJAX

[Viper007Bond]

I have a plugin that uses delete_post to do some stuff when a post is deleted. If I disable JS and click on a delete post link in Manage -> Posts, my function runs fine. However, if I delete the post via AJAX, my function doesn't seem to run.

Anyone able to reproduce? The AJAX calls wp_delete_post() which is where the hook is located, so I'm not quite sure why it's not working.

[fitztrev]

Yes, I have been working on this problem and can reproduce. I mentioned last week in the forum where someone else had the same issue: ​http://wordpress.org/support/topic/150151?replies=3

Just like you, I have no idea why it is occurring.

[Viper007Bond]

Replying to fitztrev:

Yes, I have been working on this problem and can reproduce.

Ah, okay, good, it's not just me.

[markjaquith]

Cannot reproduce on trunk. Set up a test plugin to send me an e-mail with the post ID. Worked fine with an AJAX delete.

[Viper007Bond]

Hmm, my test plugin that I just wrote does indeed work with AJAX: ​http://pastebin.ca/898269

However, my original hugely complex plugin does not. Here's the function that uses the hook:

function remove_uploads( $post_ID ) {
	$images = get_post_meta($post_ID, 'mig_images', TRUE);

	foreach ( (array) $images as $image ) {
		@unlink(ABSPATH . $image['path']);
		@unlink(ABSPATH . $image['thumbpath']);
	}

	$thumbnail = get_post_meta($post_ID, 'mig_thumbnail', TRUE);
	if ( !empty($thumbnail) ) @unlink(ABSPATH . get_post_meta($post_ID, 'mig_thumbnail', TRUE));
}

[Jehan]

Hi,

I had a similar bug on Wordpress 2.6 where I used delete_post for a plugin. Now it seems, as far as my tests went, that everything is all right with Wordpress 2.7. I don't see the bug anymore. Maybe the people who reported this bug in the first place may confirm if they still have this bug for their code on the latest version?

[Viper007Bond]

We'll assume this is working with WordPress 2.7. Reopen if not.