wp_get_unapproved_comment_author_email(): string

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Gets unapproved comment author’s email.

Description

Used to allow the commenter to see their pending comment.

Return

string The unapproved comment author’s email (when supplied).

Source

function wp_get_unapproved_comment_author_email() {
	$commenter_email = '';

	if ( ! empty( $_GET['unapproved'] ) && ! empty( $_GET['moderation-hash'] ) ) {
		$comment_id = (int) $_GET['unapproved'];
		$comment    = get_comment( $comment_id );

		if ( $comment && hash_equals( $_GET['moderation-hash'], wp_hash( $comment->comment_date_gmt ) ) ) {
			// The comment will only be viewable by the comment author for 10 minutes.
			$comment_preview_expires = strtotime( $comment->comment_date_gmt . '+10 minutes' );

			if ( time() < $comment_preview_expires ) {
				$commenter_email = $comment->comment_author_email;
			}
		}
	}

	if ( ! $commenter_email ) {
		$commenter       = wp_get_current_commenter();
		$commenter_email = $commenter['comment_author_email'];
	}

	return $commenter_email;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
5.7.0The window within which the author email for an unapproved comment can be retrieved was extended to 10 minutes.
5.1.0Introduced.

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