I needed to run a couple functions when a WooCommerce order was deleted / trashed using the admin edit order screen.
I was looking for a specific WooCommerce hook, but then realized I just needed to use the default WordPress hook wp_trash_post and check for the post type (i.e. shop_order). Silly me.
‘wp_trash_post’ example snippet for WooCommerce
In this example, I’ll send a basic email notification every time an order is trashed.
wp_trash_post provides one parameter: the post ID (i.e. order ID if we are just focusing on WooCommerce). You can use it to get other data from the order if needed.
add_action('wp_trash_post','order_trashed_send_email', 10, 1);
function order_trashed_send_email ($order_id) {
// 1. only continue if it is a WooCommerce order (i.e. 'shop_order')
if( get_post_type($order_id) !== 'shop_order' ) return;
// 2. get other data from order if needed
$order = wc_get_order( $order_id );
$edit_order_url = $order->get_edit_order_url();
// 3. setup a basic email with wp_mail
$to = "[email protected]";
$subject = "Order #$order_id was deleted";
$message = "
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>The order #$order_id was deleted.</p>
<p><a href="$edit_order_url">View it here</a></p>
";
$headers = "Content-type: text/html";
wp_mail( $to, $subject, $message, $headers );
}
That’s it! 🤓