wp_comments_personal_data_eraser( string $email_address, int $page = 1 ): array

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Erases personal data associated with an email address from the comments table.

Parameters

$email_addressstringrequired
The comment author email address.
$pageintoptional
Comment page number.

Default:1

Return

array Data removal results.
  • items_removed bool
    Whether items were actually removed.
  • items_retained bool
    Whether items were retained.
  • messages string[]
    An array of messages to add to the personal data export file.
  • done bool
    Whether the eraser is finished.

Source

	$done = count( $comments ) < $number;

	return array(
		'data' => $data_to_export,
		'done' => $done,
	);
}

/**
 * Registers the personal data eraser for comments.
 *
 * @since 4.9.6
 *
 * @param array $erasers An array of personal data erasers.
 * @return array An array of personal data erasers.
 */
function wp_register_comment_personal_data_eraser( $erasers ) {
	$erasers['wordpress-comments'] = array(
		'eraser_friendly_name' => __( 'WordPress Comments' ),
		'callback'             => 'wp_comments_personal_data_eraser',
	);

	return $erasers;
}

/**
 * Erases personal data associated with an email address from the comments table.
 *
 * @since 4.9.6
 *
 * @global wpdb $wpdb WordPress database abstraction object.
 *
 * @param string $email_address The comment author email address.
 * @param int    $page          Comment page number.
 * @return array {
 *     Data removal results.
 *
 *     @type bool     $items_removed  Whether items were actually removed.
 *     @type bool     $items_retained Whether items were retained.
 *     @type string[] $messages       An array of messages to add to the personal data export file.
 *     @type bool     $done           Whether the eraser is finished.
 * }
 */
function wp_comments_personal_data_eraser( $email_address, $page = 1 ) {
	global $wpdb;

	if ( empty( $email_address ) ) {
		return array(
			'items_removed'  => false,
			'items_retained' => false,
			'messages'       => array(),
			'done'           => true,
		);
	}

	// Limit us to 500 comments at a time to avoid timing out.
	$number         = 500;
	$page           = (int) $page;
	$items_removed  = false;
	$items_retained = false;

	$comments = get_comments(
		array(
			'author_email'       => $email_address,
			'number'             => $number,
			'paged'              => $page,
			'orderby'            => 'comment_ID',
			'order'              => 'ASC',
			'include_unapproved' => true,
		)
	);

	/* translators: Name of a comment's author after being anonymized. */
	$anon_author = __( 'Anonymous' );
	$messages    = array();

	foreach ( (array) $comments as $comment ) {
		$anonymized_comment                         = array();
		$anonymized_comment['comment_agent']        = '';
		$anonymized_comment['comment_author']       = $anon_author;
		$anonymized_comment['comment_author_email'] = '';
		$anonymized_comment['comment_author_IP']    = wp_privacy_anonymize_data( 'ip', $comment->comment_author_IP );
		$anonymized_comment['comment_author_url']   = '';
		$anonymized_comment['user_id']              = 0;

		$comment_id = (int) $comment->comment_ID;

		/**
		 * Filters whether to anonymize the comment.
		 *
		 * @since 4.9.6
		 *

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VersionDescription
4.9.6Introduced.

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