comments – comment_approved custom value
I want to modify comments with an additional ‘comment_approved’ value. This value will be used elsewhere in a plugin that uses wp_list_comments
.
Looking at the wp_set_comment_status
function, I see this code (at about line 2371 in comment.php):
function wp_set_comment_status( $comment_id, $comment_status, $wp_error = false ) {
global $wpdb;
switch ( $comment_status ) {
case 'hold':
case '0':
$status="0";
break;
case 'approve':
case '1':
$status="1";
add_action( 'wp_set_comment_status', 'wp_new_comment_notify_postauthor' );
break;
case 'spam':
$status="spam";
break;
case 'trash':
$status="trash";
break;
default:
return false;
}
I don’t see a filter I can use to allow for another value (say “nodisplay” or “42”) that will allow wp_set_comment_status
to store my custom value.
Is there a way to store a custom value in the comment_approved field of the comments table?
The intent is to allow a plugin ajax call to set a comment to a status of ’42’ or ‘nodisplay’. The plugin will also look for that value and remove that comment from the wp_list_comments process. (So a filter is also needed to intercept the output of wp_list_comments to remove that ’42’ comment from the displayed list.)
I note this question has a similar intent, but it is from 2013, so perhaps there is a way now in 2022?
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