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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;
}

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/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_posts