Jetengine WordPress post or custom post type when the post is permanently deleted. It also includes functionality to handle meta fields for galleries, ensuring that all related images are thoroughly deleted.

gistfile1.txt

add_action('before_delete_post', function ($post_id) {
// If you want to restrict this to just the 'cpt slug' post type, uncomment the following line:
// if (get_post_type($post_id) !== 'ADD YOUR CPT SLUG') return;
// Delete the featured image (post thumbnail).
$thumbnail_id = get_post_thumbnail_id($post_id);
if ($thumbnail_id) {
wp_delete_attachment($thumbnail_id, true);
}
// Handle the deletion of gallery images stored in the 'gallery' custom field.
$gallery_images = get_post_meta($post_id, 'ADD YOUR META FIELD GALLERY', true);
// Check if gallery images are stored as a string of IDs separated by commas.
if ($gallery_images) {
// Convert the string to an array of IDs.
$image_ids = explode(',', $gallery_images);
// Loop through each ID and delete the attachment.
foreach ($image_ids as $image_id) {
// Ensure that the ID is an integer.
$image_id = intval($image_id);
if ($image_id) {
wp_delete_attachment($image_id, true);
}
}
}
});