unregister_setting()

unregister_setting( string $option_group, string $option_name, callable $deprecated = '' )

function unregister_setting( $option_group, $option_name, $deprecated = '' ) {
	global $new_allowed_options, $wp_registered_settings;

	/*
	 * In 5.5.0, the `$new_whitelist_options` global variable was renamed to `$new_allowed_options`.
	 * Please consider writing more inclusive code.
	 */
	$GLOBALS['new_whitelist_options'] = &$new_allowed_options;

	if ( 'misc' === $option_group ) {
		_deprecated_argument(
			__FUNCTION__,
			'3.0.0',
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: misc */
				__( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ),
				'misc'
			)
		);
		$option_group = 'general';
	}

	if ( 'privacy' === $option_group ) {
		_deprecated_argument(
			__FUNCTION__,
			'3.5.0',
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: privacy */
				__( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ),
				'privacy'
			)
		);
		$option_group = 'reading';
	}

	$pos = false;
	if ( isset( $new_allowed_options[ $option_group ] ) ) {
		$pos = array_search( $option_name, (array) $new_allowed_options[ $option_group ], true );
	}

	if ( false !== $pos ) {
		unset( $new_allowed_options[ $option_group ][ $pos ] );
	}

	if ( '' !== $deprecated ) {
		_deprecated_argument(
			__FUNCTION__,
			'4.7.0',
			sprintf(
				/* translators: 1: $sanitize_callback, 2: register_setting() */
				__( '%1$s is deprecated. The callback from %2$s is used instead.' ),
				'<code>$sanitize_callback</code>',
				'<code>register_setting()</code>'
			)
		);
		remove_filter( "sanitize_option_{$option_name}", $deprecated );
	}

	if ( isset( $wp_registered_settings[ $option_name ] ) ) {
		// Remove the sanitize callback if one was set during registration.
		if ( ! empty( $wp_registered_settings[ $option_name ]['sanitize_callback'] ) ) {
			remove_filter( "sanitize_option_{$option_name}", $wp_registered_settings[ $option_name ]['sanitize_callback'] );
		}

		// Remove the default filter if a default was provided during registration.
		if ( array_key_exists( 'default', $wp_registered_settings[ $option_name ] ) ) {
			remove_filter( "default_option_{$option_name}", 'filter_default_option', 10 );
		}

		/**
		 * Fires immediately before the setting is unregistered and after its filters have been removed.
		 *
		 * @since 5.5.0
		 *
		 * @param string $option_group Setting group.
		 * @param string $option_name  Setting name.
		 */
		do_action( 'unregister_setting', $option_group, $option_name );

		unset( $wp_registered_settings[ $option_name ] );
	}
}