This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

_close_comments_for_old_posts( WP_Post $posts, WP_Query $query )

Close comments on old posts on the fly, without any extra DB queries. Hooked to the_posts.


Parameters

$posts

(WP_Post) (Required) Post data object.

$query

(WP_Query) (Required) Query object.


Return

(array)


Source

File: wp-includes/comment.php

function _close_comments_for_old_posts( $posts, $query ) {
	if ( empty( $posts ) || ! $query->is_singular() || ! get_option( 'close_comments_for_old_posts' ) )
		return $posts;

	/**
	 * Filters the list of post types to automatically close comments for.
	 *
	 * @since WP-3.2.0
	 *
	 * @param array $post_types An array of registered post types. Default array with 'post'.
	 */
	$post_types = apply_filters( 'close_comments_for_post_types', array( 'post' ) );
	if ( ! in_array( $posts[0]->post_type, $post_types ) )
		return $posts;

	$days_old = (int) get_option( 'close_comments_days_old' );
	if ( ! $days_old )
		return $posts;

	if ( time() - strtotime( $posts[0]->post_date_gmt ) > ( $days_old * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) ) {
		$posts[0]->comment_status = 'closed';
		$posts[0]->ping_status = 'closed';
	}

	return $posts;
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.7.0 Introduced.