WP_REST_Comments_Controller::check_edit_permission() – Method

WP_REST_Comments_Controller::check_edit_permission( WP_Comment $comment ): bool

Checks if a comment can be edited or deleted.

Parameters

$commentWP_Commentrequired: Comment object.

Return

bool Whether the comment can be edited or deleted.

Source

protected function check_edit_permission( $comment ) {
	if ( 0 === (int) get_current_user_id() ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
		return true;
	}

	return current_user_can( 'edit_comment', $comment->comment_ID );
}

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Uses	Description
current_user_can()`wp-includes/capabilities.php`	Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.

Used by	Description
WP_REST_Comments_Controller::update_item_permissions_check()`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php`	Checks if a given REST request has access to update a comment.
WP_REST_Comments_Controller::delete_item_permissions_check()`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php`	Checks if a given request has access to delete a comment.

Changelog

Version	Description
4.7.0	Introduced.

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