Sets the comment_status of a given comment object when creating or updating a comment.

$new_status string|int Required

New comment status.

$comment_id int Required

Comment ID.

bool Whether the status was changed.

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

protected function handle_status_param( $new_status, $comment_id ) {
	$old_status = wp_get_comment_status( $comment_id );

	if ( $new_status === $old_status ) {
		return false;
	}

	switch ( $new_status ) {
		case 'approved':
		case 'approve':
		case '1':
			$changed = wp_set_comment_status( $comment_id, 'approve' );
			break;
		case 'hold':
		case '0':
			$changed = wp_set_comment_status( $comment_id, 'hold' );
			break;
		case 'spam':
			$changed = wp_spam_comment( $comment_id );
			break;
		case 'unspam':
			$changed = wp_unspam_comment( $comment_id );
			break;
		case 'trash':
			$changed = wp_trash_comment( $comment_id );
			break;
		case 'untrash':
			$changed = wp_untrash_comment( $comment_id );
			break;
		default:
			$changed = false;
			break;
	}

	return $changed;
}