A very basic framework for deleting posts on the front end. Uses a nonce for security and checks capabilities to what a user has access to.
As of April 2026, Sewn In Post Delete is a WordPress Frontend plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Prevent Browser Caching.
Adds a shortcode and action to add a “Delete Post” link to posts so user’s can delete them. By default it requires the user to have the “delete_post” capability for the post in question, but if you want anarchy, you can customize that all the way to loggedin or even public…
[sewn_post_delete_link] // Loads current post for editing
[sewn_post_delete_link text="Bye bye post" before="" after="" title="" class=""] // Will change the link text to "Bye bye post"
These are the same arguments for in template action below.
text = link text
before = html to show before the link
after = html to show after the link
title = the link title, defaults to link text
class = extra classes to add to the link
This will show the link to use…
| WordPress | 3.6.1+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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