Function Signature:
wp_throttle_comment_flood
Function Description:
Determines whether a comment should be blocked because of comment flood.
Function Examples:
⚠️ Examples below are generated with GPT-3 once every hour. Do not take them too seriously.
Consider them as some extra input in your learning process - reason about them. Will it work? What could fail?
// Example 1: Throttle comment flood to prevent spamming
add_action( 'init', 'custom_throttle_comment_flood' );
function custom_throttle_comment_flood() {
if ( ! is_user_logged_in() && ! empty( $_POST['comment'] ) ) {
wp_throttle_comment_flood( true );
}
}
// Example 2: Customize the throttle time for comment flood
add_filter( 'wp_throttle_comment_flood', 'custom_throttle_time', 10, 3 );
function custom_throttle_time( $blocked, $time_lastcomment, $time_newcomment ) {
$throttle_time = 30; // Set custom throttle time in seconds
if ( $time_newcomment - $time_lastcomment < $throttle_time ) {
return true; // Block comment if posted too quickly
}
return $blocked;
}
// Example 3: Disable comment flood throttling for specific user roles
add_filter( 'wp_throttle_comment_flood', 'disable_throttle_for_admin', 10, 3 );
function disable_throttle_for_admin( $blocked, $time_lastcomment, $time_newcomment ) {
if ( current_user_can( 'administrator' ) ) {
return false; // Allow administrators to post comments without throttle
}
return $blocked;
}