How to use remove_user_from_blog action in WordPress

Let’s talk about the remove_user_from_blog action in WordPress. This hook is pretty handy because it fires right before a user is removed from a site. To get this working, you need to register the hook using add_action. You can do this by adding code to the functions.php file of your active theme or, better yet, create a custom WordPress plugin. Trust me, creating a custom plugin is the way to go to avoid issues when updating your theme.

Example 1: Basic Hook Registration

Here, we’re defining a function called weplugins_execute_on_remove_user_from_blog_event that will get triggered when this action occurs. The function takes three parameters.

        function weplugins_execute_on_remove_user_from_blog_event($user_id, $blog_id, $reassign) {
            // You can write code here to be executed when this action occurs in WordPress.
        }
        // add the action
        add_action("remove_user_from_blog", "weplugins_execute_on_remove_user_from_blog_event", 10, 3);
        

Example 2: Removing a Hook

Sometimes, you might need to remove a hook. Here’s how you can do it using remove_action.

        remove_action("remove_user_from_blog", "weplugins_execute_on_remove_user_from_blog_event", 10, 3);
        

Remember to provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments as when adding the hook.

Example 3: Custom Functionality Implementation

You can implement additional functionality according to your website requirements by utilizing the parameters received in the function arguments.

        function weplugins_custom_functionality($user_id, $blog_id, $reassign) {
            // Implement your custom functionality here.
        }
        add_action("remove_user_from_blog", "weplugins_custom_functionality", 10, 3);
        

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