_close_comments_for_old_post( bool $open, int $post_id ): bool

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This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

Closes comments on an old post. Hooked to comments_open and pings_open.

Parameters

$openboolrequired
Comments open or closed.
$post_idintrequired
Post ID.

Return

bool $open

Source

function _close_comments_for_old_post( $open, $post_id ) {
	if ( ! $open ) {
		return $open;
	}

	if ( ! get_option( 'close_comments_for_old_posts' ) ) {
		return $open;
	}

	$days_old = (int) get_option( 'close_comments_days_old' );
	if ( ! $days_old ) {
		return $open;
	}

	$post = get_post( $post_id );

	/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/comment.php */
	$post_types = apply_filters( 'close_comments_for_post_types', array( 'post' ) );
	if ( ! in_array( $post->post_type, $post_types, true ) ) {
		return $open;
	}

	// Undated drafts should not show up as comments closed.
	if ( '0000-00-00 00:00:00' === $post->post_date_gmt ) {
		return $open;
	}

	if ( time() - strtotime( $post->post_date_gmt ) > ( $days_old * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	return $open;
}

Hooks

apply_filters( ‘close_comments_for_post_types’, string[] $post_types )

Filters the list of post types to automatically close comments for.

Changelog

VersionDescription
2.7.0Introduced.

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