How to use comment_flood_trigger action in WordPress

comment_flood_trigger action

Fires before the comment flood message is triggered.

To use comment_flood_trigger action, first you have to register it using add_action. You can write this code into the 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_execute_on_comment_flood_trigger_event which takes 2 parameters and we registered it using add_action. The first parameter comment_flood_trigger is the name of the hook, the second parameter weplugins_execute_on_comment_flood_trigger_event 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_action to remove the comment_flood_trigger action.

Parameters

Below are the 2 parameters required to use this hook:

• $time_lastcomment : (int) Timestamp of when the last comment was posted.
• $time_newcomment : (int) Timestamp of when the new comment was posted.

Live Example 1: Basic Hook Implementation

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

    function weplugins_execute_on_comment_flood_trigger_event($time_lastcomment, $time_newcomment){
       // You can write code here to be executed when this action occurs in WordPress. 
       // Use the parameters received in the function arguments & implement the required additional custom functionality according to your website requirements.
    }
    // Add the action
    add_action( "comment_flood_trigger", "weplugins_execute_on_comment_flood_trigger_event" , 10, 2);
    

Live Example 2: Removing a Hook Callback

To remove a hook callback, use the example below:

    remove_action( "comment_flood_trigger", "weplugins_execute_on_comment_flood_trigger_event", 10, 2 );
    

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

Live Example 3: Custom Functionality on Comment Flood

Here’s an example to log a message when the comment flood trigger action fires:

    function weplugins_log_comment_flood($time_lastcomment, $time_newcomment){
       error_log("Comment flood detected: Last comment at $time_lastcomment, new comment at $time_newcomment");
    }
    // Add the action
    add_action( "comment_flood_trigger", "weplugins_log_comment_flood" , 10, 2);
    

Contact Us

If you’re having any trouble using this hook or need custom development, please contact our WordPress Development Team and we’d be happy to assist you.