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487      // Old-style action.
488      if ( 'post' === $meta_type ) {
489           /**
490            * Fires immediately before deleting metadata for a post.
491            *
492            * @since 2.9.0
493            *
494            * @param string[] $meta_ids An array of metadata entry IDs to delete.
495            */
496           do_action( 'delete_postmeta', $meta_ids );
497      }
498
499      $query = "DELETE FROM $table WHERE $id_column IN( " . implode( ',', $meta_ids ) . ' )';
500
501      $count = $wpdb->query( $query );
502
503      if ( ! $count ) {
504           return false;
505      }