Filter hook 'pre_comment_approved'

Hook Information

Hook Parameters

Usage Examples

<?php
// Hook into pre_comment_approved
add_filter('pre_comment_approved', 'my_custom_filter', 10, 2);

function my_custom_filter($approved, $commentdata) {
    // Your custom filtering logic here
    return $approved;
}

Source Code Context

<?php
1335  	 *
1336  	 * @param int|string|WP_Error $approved    The approval status. Accepts 1, 0, 'spam', 'trash',
1337  	 *                                         or WP_Error.
1338  	 * @param array               $commentdata Comment data.
1339  	 */
1340  	return apply_filters( 'pre_comment_approved', $approved, $comment_data );
1341  }
1342  
1343  /**
1344   * Checks if a comment contains disallowed characters or words.
1345   *

PHP Documentation

<?php
/**
	 * Filters a comment's approval status before it is set.
	 *
	 * @since 2.1.0
	 * @since 4.9.0 Returning a WP_Error value from the filter will short-circuit comment insertion
	 *              and allow skipping further processing.
	 *
	 * @param int|string|WP_Error $approved    The approval status. Accepts 1, 0, 'spam', 'trash',
	 *                                         or WP_Error.
	 * @param array               $commentdata Comment data.
	 */