pre_wp_update_comment_count_now filter-hook . WP 4.5.0

Filters a post's comment count before it is updated in the database.

Usage

add_filter( 'pre_wp_update_comment_count_now', 'filter_function_name_2022', 10, 3 );
function filter_function_name_2022( $new, $old, $post_id ){
	// filter...

	return $new;
}

$new(int/null)

The new comment count.
Default: null

$old(int)

The old comment count.

$post_id(int)

Post ID.

Changelog

Where the hook is called

$new = apply_filters( 'pre_wp_update_comment_count_now', null, $old, $post_id );

Where in WP core the hook is used