deleting hidden pages via API

[froot]

what's wrong with my code, why doesn't this work?!

$hidden = $pages->find("template=cast, status=hidden");

deleteHidden($hidden, $pages);

function deleteHidden($hidden, $pages) {
	foreach ($hidden as $item) {
		$pages->delete($item);
	}
}

[AndZyk]

Hello @fruid,

is your selector finding any pages?

I think you have to add "include=hidden" to your selector: https://processwire.com/docs/selectors/#access_control

Edit: Reading further, I think your selector should work. I have never used a selector with "status", so sorry I don't have a clue. ?

Regards, Andreas

[Jan Romero]

What happens when you run that code? The delete() method returns a boolean, try logging it to narrow down the problem.

Btw, you don’t need to pass $pages to your function. This should work too:

$hidden = $pages->find("template=cast, status=hidden");

deleteHidden($hidden);

function deleteHidden($hidden) {
	foreach ($hidden as $item) {
		$item->delete();
	}
}

Do these pages have children by any chance? In that case you should get an exception unless you move them away first, or specify that you want to delete them as well, using $item->delete(true).

[froot]

I tried $item->delete(); but it didn't work.

Never mind, I just use the Admin Actions module instead. Thanks anyway.