notify_post_author filter-hookWP 4.4.0

Filters whether to send the post author new comment and note notification emails, overriding the site settings and defaults. By default, notifications are sent for all notes and for approved comments.

Usage

add_filter( 'notify_post_author', 'wp_kama_notify_post_author_filter', 10, 2 );

/**
 * Function for `notify_post_author` filter-hook.
 * 
 * @param bool $maybe_notify Whether to notify the post author about the new comment.
 * @param int  $comment_id   The ID of the comment for the notification.
 *
 * @return bool
 */
function wp_kama_notify_post_author_filter( $maybe_notify, $comment_id ){
	// filter...
	return $maybe_notify;
}
$maybe_notify(true|false)
Whether to notify the post author about the new comment.
$comment_id(int)
The ID of the comment for the notification.

Changelog

Since 4.4.0 Introduced.
Since 7.1.0 Comment approval status is checked before this filter, and the filter no longer fires for invalid comment IDs.

Where the hook is called

wp_new_comment_notify_postauthor()
notify_post_author
wp-includes/comment.php 2567
$maybe_notify = apply_filters( 'notify_post_author', $maybe_notify, $comment_id );

Where the hook is used in WordPress

Usage not found.