Checks if a given request has access to delete a comment.

$request WP_REST_Request Required

Full details about the request.

true|WP_Error True if the request has access to delete the item, error object otherwise.

File: wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php. View all references

public function delete_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
	$comment = $this->get_comment( $request['id'] );
	if ( is_wp_error( $comment ) ) {
		return $comment;
	}

	if ( ! $this->check_edit_permission( $comment ) ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'rest_cannot_delete',
			__( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to delete this comment.' ),
			array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() )
		);
	}
	return true;
}