get_comment_excerpt( int|WP_Comment $comment_id ): string

Retrieves the excerpt of the given comment.

Description

Returns a maximum of 20 words with an ellipsis appended if necessary.

Parameters

$comment_idint|WP_Commentoptional
WP_Comment or ID of the comment for which to get the excerpt.
Default current comment.

Return

string The possibly truncated comment excerpt.

Source

function get_comment_excerpt( $comment_id = 0 ) {
	$comment = get_comment( $comment_id );

	if ( ! post_password_required( $comment->comment_post_ID ) ) {
		$comment_text = strip_tags( str_replace( array( "\n", "\r" ), ' ', $comment->comment_content ) );
	} else {
		$comment_text = __( 'Password protected' );
	}

	/* translators: Maximum number of words used in a comment excerpt. */
	$comment_excerpt_length = (int) _x( '20', 'comment_excerpt_length' );

	/**
	 * Filters the maximum number of words used in the comment excerpt.
	 *
	 * @since 4.4.0
	 *
	 * @param int $comment_excerpt_length The amount of words you want to display in the comment excerpt.
	 */
	$comment_excerpt_length = apply_filters( 'comment_excerpt_length', $comment_excerpt_length );

	$comment_excerpt = wp_trim_words( $comment_text, $comment_excerpt_length, '…' );

	/**
	 * Filters the retrieved comment excerpt.
	 *
	 * @since 1.5.0
	 * @since 4.1.0 The `$comment_id` and `$comment` parameters were added.
	 *
	 * @param string     $comment_excerpt The comment excerpt text.
	 * @param string     $comment_id      The comment ID as a numeric string.
	 * @param WP_Comment $comment         The comment object.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_comment_excerpt', $comment_excerpt, $comment->comment_ID, $comment );
}

Hooks

apply_filters( ‘comment_excerpt_length’, int $comment_excerpt_length )

Filters the maximum number of words used in the comment excerpt.

apply_filters( ‘get_comment_excerpt’, string $comment_excerpt, string $comment_id, WP_Comment $comment )

Filters the retrieved comment excerpt.

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.4.0Added the ability for $comment_id to also accept a WP_Comment object.
1.5.0Introduced.

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