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_close_comments_for_old_posts( WP_Post $posts, WP_Query $query )

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 old posts on the fly, without any extra DB queries. Hooked to the_posts.

Parameters

$posts

(WP_Post) (Required) Post data object.

$query

(WP_Query) (Required) Query object.

Return

(array)

Source

File: wp-includes/comment.php

function _close_comments_for_old_posts( $posts, $query ) {
	if ( empty( $posts ) || ! $query->is_singular() || ! get_option( 'close_comments_for_old_posts' ) ) {
		return $posts;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the list of post types to automatically close comments for.
	 *
	 * @since 3.2.0
	 *
	 * @param string[] $post_types An array of post type names.
	 */
	$post_types = apply_filters( 'close_comments_for_post_types', array( 'post' ) );
	if ( ! in_array( $posts[0]->post_type, $post_types, true ) ) {
		return $posts;
	}

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

	if ( time() - strtotime( $posts[0]->post_date_gmt ) > ( $days_old * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) ) {
		$posts[0]->comment_status = 'closed';
		$posts[0]->ping_status    = 'closed';
	}

	return $posts;
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.7.0 Introduced.

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