How to use edit_comment_link filter in WordPress

If you’re diving into WordPress development, hooks are like your magic wand. Today, let’s talk about the edit_comment_link filter hook. This hook allows you to filter the comment edit link anchor tag. We at WePlugins always recommend creating a custom WordPress Plugin for such customizations to avoid issues when updating your theme.

Using the edit_comment_link Filter

To use the edit_comment_link filter, you need to register it using add_filter. This can be done in your theme’s functions.php file or in a custom plugin. Below, you’ll find three live examples to help you understand how to use this filter effectively.

Parameters

Below are the 3 parameters required to use this hook:

• $link : (string) Anchor tag for the edit link.
• $comment_id : (string) Comment ID as a numeric string.
• $text : (string) Anchor text.

Example 1: Basic Usage

Here, we define a function weplugins_modify_edit_comment_link_defaults that takes three parameters and registers it using add_filter. The parameters are the hook name (edit_comment_link), the function name (weplugins_modify_edit_comment_link_defaults), the priority, and the number of arguments.

        function weplugins_modify_edit_comment_link_defaults($link, $comment_id, $text) { 
            // Modify the $link variable as per your requirements.
            return $link; 
        }
        // Register the filter
        add_filter("edit_comment_link", "weplugins_modify_edit_comment_link_defaults", 10, 3);
    

Example 2: Conditional Modification

In this example, we modify the edit link conditionally based on the comment ID.

        function weplugins_modify_edit_comment_link_defaults($link, $comment_id, $text) { 
            if ($comment_id == 123) {
                $link = '<a href="#">Special Edit Link</a>';
            }
            return $link; 
        }
        // Register the filter
        add_filter("edit_comment_link", "weplugins_modify_edit_comment_link_defaults", 10, 3);
    

Example 3: Removing the Filter

If you need to remove a registered filter, you can use remove_filter. Ensure you provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments while removing the hook callback.

        // Remove the filter
        remove_filter("edit_comment_link", "weplugins_modify_edit_comment_link_defaults", 10, 3);
    

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