_close_comments_for_old_posts( WP_Post[] $posts, WP_Query $query ): WP_Post[]

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

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

Parameters

$postsWP_Post[]required: Array of post objects.
$queryWP_Queryrequired: Query object.

Return

WP_Post[]

Source

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;
}

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Hooks

apply_filters( ‘close_comments_for_post_types’, string[] $post_types ): Filters the list of post types to automatically close comments for.

Uses	Description
apply_filters()`wp-includes/plugin.php`	Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
get_option()`wp-includes/option.php`	Retrieves an option value based on an option name.

Changelog

Version	Description
2.7.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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azadehnoory 2 years ago

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Automatically disable comments on old custom post types:
```
add_filter( 'close_comments_for_post_types', 'wpdocs_close_comments' );
function wpdocs_close_comments() : array {
    return array( 'your_old_custom_post_type' );
}
```
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_close_comments_for_old_posts( WP_Post[] $posts, WP_Query $query ): WP_Post[]

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