wp_trash_comment() │ WP 2.9.0

Moves a comment to the Trash

If Trash is disabled, comment is permanently deleted.

Return

true|false. True on success, false on failure.

Usage

wp_trash_comment( $comment_id );

$comment_id(int|WP_Comment) (required)

Comment ID or WP_Comment object.

Changelog

wp_trash_comment() wp trash comment code ^{WP 6.3}

function wp_trash_comment( $comment_id ) {
	if ( ! EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS ) {
		return wp_delete_comment( $comment_id, true );
	}

	$comment = get_comment( $comment_id );
	if ( ! $comment ) {
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Fires immediately before a comment is sent to the Trash.
	 *
	 * @since 2.9.0
	 * @since 4.9.0 Added the `$comment` parameter.
	 *
	 * @param string     $comment_id The comment ID as a numeric string.
	 * @param WP_Comment $comment    The comment to be trashed.
	 */
	do_action( 'trash_comment', $comment->comment_ID, $comment );

	if ( wp_set_comment_status( $comment, 'trash' ) ) {
		delete_comment_meta( $comment->comment_ID, '_wp_trash_meta_status' );
		delete_comment_meta( $comment->comment_ID, '_wp_trash_meta_time' );
		add_comment_meta( $comment->comment_ID, '_wp_trash_meta_status', $comment->comment_approved );
		add_comment_meta( $comment->comment_ID, '_wp_trash_meta_time', time() );

		/**
		 * Fires immediately after a comment is sent to Trash.
		 *
		 * @since 2.9.0
		 * @since 4.9.0 Added the `$comment` parameter.
		 *
		 * @param string     $comment_id The comment ID as a numeric string.
		 * @param WP_Comment $comment    The trashed comment.
		 */
		do_action( 'trashed_comment', $comment->comment_ID, $comment );

		return true;
	}

	return false;
}