_close_comments_for_old_posts( WP_Post $posts, WP_Query $query ): array

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 old posts on the fly, without any extra DB queries. Hooked to the_posts.

Parameters

$postsWP_Postrequired
Post data object.
$queryWP_Queryrequired
Query object.

Return

array

Source

function _close_comments_for_old_posts( $posts, $query ) {
	if ( empty( $posts ) || ! $query->is_singular() || ! get_option( 'close_comments_for_old_posts' ) ) {
		return $posts;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the list of post types to automatically close comments for.
	 *
	 * @since 3.2.0
	 *
	 * @param string[] $post_types An array of post type names.
	 */
	$post_types = apply_filters( 'close_comments_for_post_types', array( 'post' ) );
	if ( ! in_array( $posts[0]->post_type, $post_types, true ) ) {
		return $posts;
	}

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

	if ( time() - strtotime( $posts[0]->post_date_gmt ) > ( $days_old * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) ) {
		$posts[0]->comment_status = 'closed';
		$posts[0]->ping_status    = 'closed';
	}

	return $posts;
}

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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