Closes comments on blog entries after a user-configurable period of time, with an option to make allowances for active discussions.
| Author: | James McKay (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 2.8 |
| WordPress version tested: | 3.2.1 |
| Plugin version: | 2.4.1 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 08-02-2007 |
| Last updated: | 18-08-2013
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Rating, %: | 80 |
| Rated by: | 1 |
| Plugin URI: | https://github.com/jammycakes/comment-timeout |
| Total downloads: | 15 973 |
| Active installs: | 200+ |
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This plugin extends the comment closing functionality in WordPress to allow
you to extend the discussion time when older posts have recent comments
accepted, or to override the comment closing time on a post by post basis.
Note: PHP 4 is no longer supported. As of version 2.1, Comment Timeout requires PHP 5.2 or later.
If you are still using PHP 4, you should use Comment Timeout 2.0.1.
FAQ
My page layout breaks when comments are closed!
This is the fault of your theme, not this plugin. Some theme authors do not test
their themes properly with posts for which comments have been closed.
See this blog post for details.
You should contact your theme developer and ask them for a fix.
ChangeLog
2.4.1
- Comment Timeout now works with PHP 5.4.
2.4.0
- You can now optionally specify a date on which to close comments across the board, and then
to re-open them at a later date. This is useful if you are going on holiday, for example, or
if you want to take an indefinite break from blogging.
- Timeout options are now hidden on the admin page when “Close comments” is deselected.
2.3.0
- Added an option to allow users to reset all per-post settings to their defaults.
2.2.0
- Comment Timeout now integrates with WordPress’s built in comment closing feature. Enabling
or disabling comments through the “Discussion” tab will be reflected in Comment Timeout.
- Old versions of WordPress (prior to 2.8) are no longer supported.
2.1.2
- Fixed: “allow comments” and “allow pings” options were being disabled when old posts were
edited using Quick Edit. See this issue
- The home page for Comment Timeout is now the Bitbucket repository
2.1.1
- Fixed layout of files to make automatic upgrades work properly.
2.1.0
- Added option to disable or modify the message indicating when comments will time out.
- Added template tags to allow further customisation in the theme.
- Made the per-post option display correctly on WordPress 2.5 and later.
- Discontinued support for PHP 4.
2.0.1
- Fixed a bug that was causing comments to be closed incorrectly when pings were disabled.
2.0
- Fixed a bug that was allowing comments through from spam bots on old posts.
2.0 alpha 1
- Initial release of Comment Timeout 2.0. This was a total rewrite with new features:
- Link Limits, Three Strikes and You’re Out moved to separate plugins.
- Timeouts can now be set on a post-by-post basis.
- Redesigned admin page.
- Comments on old posts can be sent to the moderation queue instead of being blocked.
