<old_status>_to_<new_status>

Fires when a post is transitioned from one status to another.

Description

do_action( '<old_status>_to_<new_status>', (WP_Post) $post ); 

The dynamic portions of the hook name refer refer to the old and new post statuses, respectively.

Parameters (1)

0. $post (WP_Post)

Post object.

Usage

To run the hook, copy the example below.

// run the action 
do_action( '{$old_status}_to_{$new_status}', $post ); 

The following example is for adding a hook callback.

// define the <old_status>_to_<new_status> callback 
function action_old_status_to_new_status( $post ) { 
    // make action magic happen here... 
}; 
         
// add the action 
add_action( "{$old_status}_to_{$new_status}", 'action_old_status_to_new_status', 10, 1 ); 

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

// remove the action 
remove_action( "{$old_status}_to_{$new_status}", 'action_old_status_to_new_status', 10, 1 );