check_comment_flood_db() WordPress Function
The check_comment_flood_db() function in WordPress is used to check whether a particular IP address has made too many comments in a given time period. If the IP address has made more than the allowed number of comments, the function will return true. Otherwise, it will return false.
check_comment_flood_db() #
Hooks WP’s native database-based comment-flood check.
Description
This wrapper maintains backward compatibility with plugins that expect to be able to unhook the legacy check_comment_flood_db() function from ‘check_comment_flood’ using remove_action().
Source
File: wp-includes/comment.php
function check_comment_flood_db() { add_filter( 'wp_is_comment_flood', 'wp_check_comment_flood', 10, 5 ); }
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Changelog
Version | Description |
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4.7.0 | Converted to be an add_filter() wrapper. |
2.3.0 | Introduced. |