wp_allow_comment( array $commentdata, bool $wp_error = false ): int|string|WP_Error

Parameters

$commentdataarray

Contains information on the comment.

$wp_errorbooloptional

When true, a disallowed comment will result in the function returning a WP_Error object, rather than executing wp_die(). Default false.Default: false

Return

int|string|WP_Error

Allowed comments return the approval status (0|1|'spam'|'trash'). If $wp_error is true, disallowed comments return a WP_Error.

Hooks fired · 6

6 hooks fire while wp_allow_comment() runs, in this order:

1. 1
   apply_filters( duplicate_comment_id )filterline 788 (+36 into the body)

   Filters the ID, if any, of the duplicate comment found when creating a new comment.

2. 2
   do_action( comment_duplicate_trigger )actionline 798 (+46 into the body)

   Fires immediately after a duplicate comment is detected.

3. 3
   apply_filters( comment_duplicate_message )filterline 807 (+55 into the body)

   Filters duplicate comment error message.

4. 4
   do_action( check_comment_flood )actionline 835 (+83 into the body)

   Fires immediately before a comment is marked approved.

5. 5
   apply_filters( wp_is_comment_flood )filterline 858 (+106 into the body)

   Filters whether a comment is part of a comment flood.

6. 6
   apply_filters( comment_flood_message )filterline 869 (+117 into the body)

   Filters the comment flood error message.

Uses · 8

• wp_unslash()Removes slashes from a string or recursively removes slashes from strings within an array.
• apply_filters()Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
• do_action()Calls the callback functions that have been added to an action hook.
• __()Retrieves the translation of $text.
• wp_doing_ajax()Determines whether the current request is a WordPress Ajax request.
• wp_die()Kills WordPress execution and displays HTML page with an error message.
• wp_check_comment_data()Checks whether comment data passes internal checks or has disallowed content.
• WP_Error::__construct()Initializes the error.

Used by · 2

• WP_REST_Comments_Controller::create_item()Creates a comment.
• wp_new_comment()Adds a new comment to the database.

Source

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752function wp_allow_comment( $commentdata, $wp_error = false ) {753	global $wpdb;754 755	/*756	 * Simple duplicate check.757	 * expected_slashed ($comment_post_ID, $comment_author, $comment_author_email, $comment_content)758	 */759	$dupe = $wpdb->prepare(760		"SELECT comment_ID FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID = %d AND comment_parent = %s AND comment_approved != 'trash' AND ( comment_author = %s ",761		wp_unslash( $commentdata['comment_post_ID'] ),762		wp_unslash( $commentdata['comment_parent'] ),763		wp_unslash( $commentdata['comment_author'] )764	);765	if ( $commentdata['comment_author_email'] ) {766		$dupe .= $wpdb->prepare(767			'AND comment_author_email = %s ',768			wp_unslash( $commentdata['comment_author_email'] )769		);770	}771	$dupe .= $wpdb->prepare(772		') AND comment_content = %s LIMIT 1',773		wp_unslash( $commentdata['comment_content'] )774	);775 776	$dupe_id = $wpdb->get_var( $dupe );777 778	/**779	 * Filters the ID, if any, of the duplicate comment found when creating a new comment.780	 *781	 * Return an empty value from this filter to allow what WP considers a duplicate comment.782	 *783	 * @since 4.4.0784	 *785	 * @param int   $dupe_id     ID of the comment identified as a duplicate.786	 * @param array $commentdata Data for the comment being created.787	 */788	$dupe_id = apply_filters( 'duplicate_comment_id', $dupe_id, $commentdata );789 790	if ( $dupe_id ) {791		/**792		 * Fires immediately after a duplicate comment is detected.793		 *794		 * @since 3.0.0795		 *796		 * @param array $commentdata Comment data.797		 */798		do_action( 'comment_duplicate_trigger', $commentdata );799 800		/**801		 * Filters duplicate comment error message.802		 *803		 * @since 5.2.0804		 *805		 * @param string $comment_duplicate_message Duplicate comment error message.806		 */807		$comment_duplicate_message = apply_filters( 'comment_duplicate_message', __( 'Duplicate comment detected; it looks as though you’ve already said that!' ) );808 809		if ( $wp_error ) {810			return new WP_Error( 'comment_duplicate', $comment_duplicate_message, 409 );811		} else {812			if ( wp_doing_ajax() ) {813				die( $comment_duplicate_message );814			}815 816			wp_die( $comment_duplicate_message, 409 );817		}818	}819 820	/**821	 * Fires immediately before a comment is marked approved.822	 *823	 * Allows checking for comment flooding.824	 *825	 * @since 2.3.0826	 * @since 4.7.0 The `$avoid_die` parameter was added.827	 * @since 5.5.0 The `$avoid_die` parameter was renamed to `$wp_error`.828	 *829	 * @param string $comment_author_ip    Comment author's IP address.830	 * @param string $comment_author_email Comment author's email.831	 * @param string $comment_date_gmt     GMT date the comment was posted.

History

Introduced in 2.0.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

1. 6.7.7
2. 6.8.8
3. 6.9.7
4. 7.0.4
5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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