trash

Hook onto trashed_post and use wp_untrash_post() to reverse upon meeting a condition, pseudocode example… add_action(‘trashed_post’, ‘wpse_218031_trashed_post’); function wpse_218031_trashed_post($post_id){ //use post_id to check conditions… if not met call: if ( $some_condition ) { wp_untrash_post($post_id); } } trashed_post runs after wp_trash_post and after the post is moved to trash. By the way, if the constant EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS is … Read more

There are two hooks you should be considering– wp_trash_post and trashed_post. Based on your statement that you want this to work “when a post is placed into the trash” I’d suggest the latter is the better hook, since it runs after the post is successfully placed in the trash. I hate to suggest this as … Read more

Check the value for the constant EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS. With this constant can you control how long is the time to save in trash before delete automatically. Check at first the wp-config.php for this constant, maybe is set in your installation for a small value. The codex write more about the constant and his possibilities. Also it … Read more