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Automatic deletion of published WordPress posts

I have created a custom post similar to WordPress posts that I want to delete automatically every time (for example, every day or every week).
Is there a function for this?
I know that you can delete trash posts with the following function

define('EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 10 );

But what about custom created posts?

Thanks for your help

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  1. 0

    You can delete published posts every week by setting up a wp_schedule_event

    Hope this code helps

    // Define the custom post type that you want to delete automatically
$custom_post_type = 'your_custom_post_type';

// Function to delete the custom post type posts
function delete_custom_post_type_posts() {
    // Get all published posts of the custom post type
    $current_date = current_time('Y-m-d');
    $last_week_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime('-1 week', strtotime($current_date)));
    
    $args = array(
        'post_type' => 'post',
        'post_status' => 'publish',
        'posts_per_page' => -1,
        'date_query' => array(
            'after' => $last_week_date,
            'before' => $current_date,
            'inclusive' => true
        )
    );
    
    $posts = get_posts( $args );
    
    // Loop through the posts and delete them
    foreach ( $posts as $post ) {
        wp_delete_post( $post->ID, true );
    }
}

// Schedule the event to run every week
if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'delete_custom_post_type_posts_event' ) ) {
    wp_schedule_event( time(), 'weekly', 'delete_custom_post_type_posts_event' );
}

// Hook the function to the scheduled event
add_action( 'delete_custom_post_type_posts_event', 'delete_custom_post_type_posts' );
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  2. 0

    I think, this code will full fill your requirements.

    // Define the custom post type that you want to delete automatically
$custom_post_type = 'your_custom_post_type';

// Function to delete the custom post type posts
function delete_custom_post_type_posts() {
    // Get all published posts of the custom post type
    $current_date = current_time('Y-m-d');
    $yesterday_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime('-1 day', strtotime($current_date)));
    
    $args = array(
        'post_type' => 'post',
        'post_status' => 'publish',
        'posts_per_page' => -1,
        'date_query' => array(
            'after' => $yesterday_date,
            'before' => $current_date,
            'inclusive' => true
        )
    );
    
    $my_posts = get_posts( $args );
    
    // Loop through the posts and delete them
    foreach ( $my_posts as $my_post ) {
        wp_delete_post( $my_post->ID, true );
    }
}

// Schedule the event to run every week
if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'delete_custom_post_type_posts_event' ) ) {
    wp_schedule_event( time(), 'twicedaily', 'delete_custom_post_type_posts_event' );
}

// Hook the function to the scheduled event
add_action( 'delete_custom_post_type_posts_event', 'delete_custom_post_type_posts' );```
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