Hold All Reviews for Moderation and Notify Website Admin
Building better MyListing websites. One code snippet at a time.
Overview
The Hold All Reviews for Moderation and Notify Website Admin snippet allows for greater control of the Listing reviews being posted to a MyListing website.
When a user posts a review for a Listing, the review will be held in the system, the website admin will be notified via email, and the review will be released when/if the website admin approves it.
Implementation
- Grab the code snippet.
- Follow the provided instructions.
- Save your changes.
//// INSTRUCTIONS:
//// Copy and paste the code snippet below into the child theme's functions.php file.
//// You can edit the functions.php file from your WordPress dashboard (Appearance > Theme Editor) or via FTP.
--------------------------- CODE SNIPPET IS BELOW THIS LINE ---------------------------
// HOLD ALL REVIEWS FOR MODERATION AND NOTIFY WEBSITE ADMIN
add_filter( 'pre_comment_approved', function( $commentstatus, $commentdata ) {
$commentstatus = 0;
return $commentstatus;
}, 10, 2 );
add_filter( 'wp_update_comment_data', function( $data, $comment, $commentarr ) {
if ( isset( $data['comment_approved'] ) ) {
$data['comment_approved'] = 0;
}
return $data;
}, 99, 3 );