How to use comment_flood_filter filter in WordPress

comment_flood_filter filter

Filters the comment flood status.

To use comment_flood_filter filter, first you have to register it using add_filter. You can write this code into functions.php of your activated theme or in a custom WordPress Plugin.

We at WePlugins always prefer to create a custom WordPress Plugin while using hooks so nothing breaks when you update your WordPress Theme in the future.

In the below live example, we have defined a function weplugins_modify_comment_flood_filter_defaults which takes 3 parameters and we registered using add_filter. The first parameter comment_flood_filter is the name of the hook, the second parameter weplugins_modify_comment_flood_filter_defaults is the name of the function which needs to be called, the third parameter is the priority of calling the hook if the same hook is used multiple times and the last parameter is the number of arguments (if any) to be passed in the registered function.

Sometimes, you have to remove a registered hook so you can use remove_filter to remove comment_flood_filter filter.

Parameters

Below are the 3 parameters required to use this hook.

• $bool: (bool) Whether a comment flood is occurring. Default false.
• $time_lastcomment: (int) Timestamp of when the last comment was posted.
• $time_newcomment: (int) Timestamp of when the new comment was posted.

Live Example

add_filter( 'comment_flood_filter', '__return_false' );

Below is an example of how you can use this hook.

Example 1: Modify Comment Flood Filter

This example shows how to modify the comment flood filter to customize its behavior according to your website’s requirements.

    function weplugins_modify_comment_flood_filter_defaults($bool, $time_lastcomment, $time_newcomment) { 
        // Update the $bool variable according to your website requirements and return this variable.
        // You can modify the $bool variable conditionally too if you want.
        return $bool; 
    }
    // add the filter
    add_filter( "comment_flood_filter", "weplugins_modify_comment_flood_filter_defaults", 10, 3 );
    

Example 2: Remove Comment Flood Filter

This example demonstrates how to remove a previously registered comment flood filter hook callback.

    remove_filter( "comment_flood_filter", "weplugins_modify_comment_flood_filter_defaults", 10, 3 );
    

Please make sure to provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments while removing the hook callback.

Example 3: Disable Comment Flood Filter

In this example, we show how to completely disable the comment flood filter by returning false.

    add_filter( 'comment_flood_filter', '__return_false' );
    

Contact Us

If you need customization or are having any trouble using this hook, feel free to Contact Us. We’d be happy to assist you.