Delete old wp posts by date

Delete old wp posts

function get_delete_old_post()
	{

	// WP_Query arguments
	
	$args = array(
		'fields' => 'ids', // Only get post ID's to improve performance 
		'post_type' => array(
			'post'
		) , //post type if you are using default than it will be post
		'posts_per_page' => '-1', //fetch all posts,
		'date_query' => array(
			'column' => 'post_date',
			'before' => '-2 years'
		) //date query for before 2 years you can set date as well here
	);

	// The Query

	$query = new WP_Query($args);

	// The Loop

	if ($query->have_posts())
		{
		while ($query->have_posts())
			{
			$query->the_post();

			// delete post code
			// wp_trash_post( get_the_ID() );  use this function if you have custom post type

			wp_delete_post(get_the_ID() , true); //use this function if you are working with default posts
			}
		}
	  else
		{

		// no posts found

		return false;
		}

	die();

	// Restore original Post Data

	wp_reset_postdata();
	}

add_action('init', 'get_delete_old_post');