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apply_filters( 'notify_post_author', bool $maybe_notify, int $comment_id )

Since
4.4.0, 7.1.0
Filters whether to send the post author new comment and note notification emails, overriding the site settings and defaults. By default, notifications are sent for all notes and for approved comments.

Compatibility

WordPress
since 7.1.0
  • 6.7.7
  • 6.8.8
  • 6.9.7
  • 7.0.4
  • 7.1.0

Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0).

Parameters

$maybe_notifybool
Whether to notify the post author about the new comment.
$comment_idint
The ID of the comment for the notification.

Where this hook fires · 1

  • wp-includes/comment.php:2567wp_new_comment_notify_postauthor()

Source code

	 * @since 7.1.0 Comment approval status is checked before this filter,	 *              and the filter no longer fires for invalid comment IDs.	 *	 * @param bool $maybe_notify Whether to notify the post author about the new comment.	 * @param int  $comment_id   The ID of the comment for the notification.	 */	$maybe_notify = apply_filters( 'notify_post_author', $maybe_notify, $comment_id ); 	/*	 * wp_notify_postauthor() checks if notifying the author of their own comment.	 * By default, it won't, but filters can override this.	 */	if ( ! $maybe_notify ) {

Changelog

Introduced in 4.4.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

  1. 6.7.7
  2. 6.8.8
  3. 6.9.7
  4. 7.0.4
  5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

7.1.0
Comment approval status is checked before this filter, and the filter no longer fires for invalid comment IDs.from the docblock
4.4.0
Introduced.from the docblock

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