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_close_comments_for_old_post( bool $open, int $post_id )

This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

Close comments on an old post. Hooked to comments_open and pings_open.

Parameters

$open

(bool) (Required) Comments open or closed.

$post_id

(int) (Required) Post ID.

Return

(bool) $open

Source

File: wp-includes/comment.php 

function _close_comments_for_old_post( $open, $post_id ) {
	if ( ! $open ) {
		return $open;
	}

	if ( ! get_option( 'close_comments_for_old_posts' ) ) {
		return $open;
	}

	$days_old = (int) get_option( 'close_comments_days_old' );
	if ( ! $days_old ) {
		return $open;
	}

	$post = get_post( $post_id );

	/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/comment.php */
	$post_types = apply_filters( 'close_comments_for_post_types', array( 'post' ) );
	if ( ! in_array( $post->post_type, $post_types, true ) ) {
		return $open;
	}

	// Undated drafts should not show up as comments closed.
	if ( '0000-00-00 00:00:00' === $post->post_date_gmt ) {
		return $open;
	}

	if ( time() - strtotime( $post->post_date_gmt ) > ( $days_old * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	return $open;
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/plugin.php: apply_filters()

Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
wp-includes/option.php: get_option()

Retrieves an option value based on an option name.
wp-includes/post.php: get_post()

Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.
wp-includes/comment.php: close_comments_for_post_types

Filters the list of post types to automatically close comments for.

Changelog

Version Description
2.7.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_close_comments_for_old_post