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502      // Old-style action.
503      if ( 'post' === $meta_type ) {
504           /**
505            * Fires immediately before deleting metadata for a post.
506            *
507            * @since 2.9.0
508            *
509            * @param string[] $meta_ids An array of metadata entry IDs to delete.
510            */
511           do_action( 'delete_postmeta', $meta_ids );
512      }
513
514      $query = "DELETE FROM $table WHERE $id_column IN( " . implode( ',', $meta_ids ) . ' )';
515
516      $count = $wpdb->query( $query );
517
518      if ( ! $count ) {
519           return false;
520      }