wp_new_comment( array $commentdata, bool $avoid_die = false )

Adds a new comment to the database.


Description

Filters new comment to ensure that the fields are sanitized and valid before inserting comment into database. Calls ‘comment_post’ action with comment ID and whether comment is approved by ClassicPress. Also has ‘preprocess_comment’ filter for processing the comment data before the function handles it.

We use REMOTE_ADDR here directly. If you are behind a proxy, you should ensure that it is properly set, such as in wp-config.php, for your environment.

See https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/9235

See also


Parameters

$commentdata

(Required) Comment data.

  • 'comment_author'
    (string) The name of the comment author.
  • 'comment_author_email'
    (string) The comment author email address.
  • 'comment_author_url'
    (string) The comment author URL.
  • 'comment_content'
    (string) The content of the comment.
  • 'comment_date'
    (string) The date the comment was submitted. Default is the current time.
  • 'comment_date_gmt'
    (string) The date the comment was submitted in the GMT timezone. Default is $comment_date in the GMT timezone.
  • 'comment_parent'
    (int) The ID of this comment's parent, if any. Default 0.
  • 'comment_post_ID'
    (int) The ID of the post that relates to the comment.
  • 'user_id'
    (int) The ID of the user who submitted the comment. Default 0.
  • 'user_ID'
    (int) Kept for backward-compatibility. Use $user_id instead.
  • 'comment_agent'
    (string) Comment author user agent. Default is the value of 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' in the $_SERVER superglobal sent in the original request.
  • 'comment_author_IP'
    (string) Comment author IP address in IPv4 format. Default is the value of 'REMOTE_ADDR' in the $_SERVER superglobal sent in the original request.

$avoid_die

(Optional) Should errors be returned as WP_Error objects instead of executing wp_die()?

Default value: false


Return

(int|false|WP_Error) The ID of the comment on success, false or WP_Error on failure.


Source

File: wp-includes/comment.php

function wp_new_comment( $commentdata, $avoid_die = false ) {
	global $wpdb;

	if ( isset( $commentdata['user_ID'] ) ) {
		$commentdata['user_id'] = $commentdata['user_ID'] = (int) $commentdata['user_ID'];
	}

	$prefiltered_user_id = ( isset( $commentdata['user_id'] ) ) ? (int) $commentdata['user_id'] : 0;

	/**
	 * Filters a comment's data before it is sanitized and inserted into the database.
	 *
	 * @since WP-1.5.0
	 *
	 * @param array $commentdata Comment data.
	 */
	$commentdata = apply_filters( 'preprocess_comment', $commentdata );

	$commentdata['comment_post_ID'] = (int) $commentdata['comment_post_ID'];
	if ( isset( $commentdata['user_ID'] ) && $prefiltered_user_id !== (int) $commentdata['user_ID'] ) {
		$commentdata['user_id'] = $commentdata['user_ID'] = (int) $commentdata['user_ID'];
	} elseif ( isset( $commentdata['user_id'] ) ) {
		$commentdata['user_id'] = (int) $commentdata['user_id'];
	}

	$commentdata['comment_parent'] = isset($commentdata['comment_parent']) ? absint($commentdata['comment_parent']) : 0;
	$parent_status = ( 0 < $commentdata['comment_parent'] ) ? wp_get_comment_status($commentdata['comment_parent']) : '';
	$commentdata['comment_parent'] = ( 'approved' == $parent_status || 'unapproved' == $parent_status ) ? $commentdata['comment_parent'] : 0;

	if ( ! isset( $commentdata['comment_author_IP'] ) ) {
		$commentdata['comment_author_IP'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
	}
	$commentdata['comment_author_IP'] = preg_replace( '/[^0-9a-fA-F:., ]/', '', $commentdata['comment_author_IP'] );

	if ( ! isset( $commentdata['comment_agent'] ) ) {
		$commentdata['comment_agent'] = isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']: '';
	}
	$commentdata['comment_agent'] = substr( $commentdata['comment_agent'], 0, 254 );

	if ( empty( $commentdata['comment_date'] ) ) {
		$commentdata['comment_date'] = current_time('mysql');
	}

	if ( empty( $commentdata['comment_date_gmt'] ) ) {
		$commentdata['comment_date_gmt'] = current_time( 'mysql', 1 );
	}

	$commentdata = wp_filter_comment($commentdata);

	$commentdata['comment_approved'] = wp_allow_comment( $commentdata, $avoid_die );
	if ( is_wp_error( $commentdata['comment_approved'] ) ) {
		return $commentdata['comment_approved'];
	}

	$comment_ID = wp_insert_comment($commentdata);
	if ( ! $comment_ID ) {
		$fields = array( 'comment_author', 'comment_author_email', 'comment_author_url', 'comment_content' );

		foreach ( $fields as $field ) {
			if ( isset( $commentdata[ $field ] ) ) {
				$commentdata[ $field ] = $wpdb->strip_invalid_text_for_column( $wpdb->comments, $field, $commentdata[ $field ] );
			}
		}

		$commentdata = wp_filter_comment( $commentdata );

		$commentdata['comment_approved'] = wp_allow_comment( $commentdata, $avoid_die );
		if ( is_wp_error( $commentdata['comment_approved'] ) ) {
			return $commentdata['comment_approved'];
		}

		$comment_ID = wp_insert_comment( $commentdata );
		if ( ! $comment_ID ) {
			return false;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Fires immediately after a comment is inserted into the database.
	 *
	 * @since WP-1.2.0
	 * @since WP-4.5.0 The `$commentdata` parameter was added.
	 *
	 * @param int        $comment_ID       The comment ID.
	 * @param int|string $comment_approved 1 if the comment is approved, 0 if not, 'spam' if spam.
	 * @param array      $commentdata      Comment data.
	 */
	do_action( 'comment_post', $comment_ID, $commentdata['comment_approved'], $commentdata );

	return $comment_ID;
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-4.7.0 The $avoid_die parameter was added, allowing the function to return a WP_Error object instead of dying.
WP-4.3.0 'comment_agent' and 'comment_author_IP' can be set via $commentdata.
WP-1.5.0 Introduced.