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apply_filters( 'rest_allow_anonymous_comments', bool $allow_anonymous, WP_REST_Request $request )

Since
4.7.0
Filters whether comments can be created via the REST API without authentication.

Description

Enables creating comments for anonymous users.

Compatibility

WordPress
since 4.7.0
  • 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

$allow_anonymousbool
Whether to allow anonymous comments to be created. Default false.
$requestWP_REST_Request
Request used to generate the response.

Where this hook fires · 1

  • wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php:476WP_REST_Comments_Controller::create_item_permissions_check()

Source code

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			 *			 * @param bool $allow_anonymous Whether to allow anonymous comments to			 *                              be created. Default `false`.			 * @param WP_REST_Request $request Request used to generate the			 *                                 response.			 */			$allow_anonymous = apply_filters( 'rest_allow_anonymous_comments', false, $request ); 			if ( ! $allow_anonymous ) {				return new WP_Error(					'rest_comment_login_required',					__( 'Sorry, you must be logged in to comment.' ),					array( 'status' => 401 )

Changelog

Introduced in 4.7.0. 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.

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