How to use edited_term action in WordPress

edited_term action

The ‘edited_$taxonomy’ hook is also available for targeting a specific taxonomy.

To use edited_term action, first you have to register it using add_action. You can write this code into functions.php of your activated theme or in a custom WordPress Plugin.

We at WePlugins, always prefer to create a custom WordPress Plugin while using hooks so nothing breaks when you update your WordPress Theme in the future.

In the below live example, we have defined a function weplugins_execute_on_edited_term_event which takes 3 parameters and we registered using add_action. The first parameter edited_term is name of the hook, The second parameter weplugins_execute_on_edited_term_event is name of the function which need to be called, third parameter is the priority of calling the hook if same hook is used multiple times and the last parameter is the number of arguments (if any) to be passed in the registered function.

Sometime, you have to remove a registered hook so you can use remove_action to remove edited_term action.

Parameters

Below are the 3 parameters required to use this hook:

• $term_id : (int) Term ID.
• $tt_id : (int) Term taxonomy ID.
• $taxonomy : (string) Taxonomy slug.

Live Example 1: Basic Usage

Below is an example of how you can use this hook.

	function weplugins_execute_on_edited_term_event($term_id, $tt_id, $taxonomy){
	   //You can write code here to be executed when this action occurs in WordPress. Use the parameters received in the function arguments & implement the required additional custom functionality according to your website requirements.
	}
	// add the action
	add_action( "edited_term", "weplugins_execute_on_edited_term_event" , 10, 3);
	

Live Example 2: Custom Functionality

This example demonstrates adding custom functionality when a term is edited.

	function weplugins_custom_edited_term_event($term_id, $tt_id, $taxonomy){
	   // Custom functionality here
	   error_log("Term edited: ID - $term_id, Taxonomy - $taxonomy");
	}
	// add the action
	add_action( "edited_term", "weplugins_custom_edited_term_event" , 10, 3);
	

Live Example 3: Removing the Hook

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

	remove_action( "edited_term", "weplugins_execute_on_edited_term_event", 10, 3 );
	

Please make sure to provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments while removing the hook callback.

If you’re having any trouble using this hook, please contact our WordPress Development Team and we’d be happy to assist you.