One Click Close Comments

Version: 2.2.1

Conveniently close or open comments for a post or page with one click.

Author:	Scott Reilly (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:	4.7
WordPress version tested:	5.7.2
Plugin version:	2.7.1
Added to WordPress repository:	12-06-2009
Last updated:	02-04-2021 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.
Rating, %:	98
Rated by:	10
Plugin URI:	https://coffee2code.com/wp-plugins/one-click-...
Total downloads:	155 303
Active installs:	10 000+
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From the admin listing of posts (‘Edit Posts’) and pages (‘Edit Pages’), a user can close or open comments to any posts to which they have sufficient privileges to make such changes (essentially admins and post authors for their own posts). This is done via an AJAX-powered color-coded indicator. The color-coding gives instant feedback on the current status of the post for comments: green means the post/page is open to comments, red means the post/page is closed to comments. Being AJAX-powered means that the change is submitted in the background after being clicked without requiring a page reload.

This plugin will only function for administrative users in the admin who have JavaScript enabled.

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Hooks

The plugin exposes one filter for hooking. Such code should ideally be put into a mu-plugin or site-specific plugin (which is beyond the scope of this readme to explain).

c2c_one_click_close_comments_click_char (filter)

The ‘c2c_one_click_close_comments_click_char’ hook allows you to use an alternative character, string, or markup as the plugin’s indicator in the posts listing tables. It is the character that gets color-coded to indicate if comments are open or close, and the thing to click to toggle the comment open status. You can make use of Dashicons by specifying the desired dashicon’s name (with the “dashicons-” prefix). By default this is the comments dashicon, dashicons-admin-comments.

Arguments:

$char (array): The character, string, or markup to be used for display (by default this is dashicons-admin-comments).

Example:

/**
 * Changes the character used as the one-click link to a bullet (solid circle).
 *
 * @param string $char The default character.
 * @return string
 */
function custom_one_click_char( $char ) {
    return '&bull;';
}
add_filter( 'c2c_one_click_close_comments_click_char', 'custom_one_click_char' );

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FAQ

I can see the colored comment bubble indicating current commenting status, but why aren’t they clickable?

The commenting status link/button is only clickable is you have JavaScript enabled.

What does the color-coding of the comment bubble mean?

Green means the post is currently open for comments; red means the post is not currently open for comments.

How can I customize the color-coding used for the comment bubble?

You can customize the colors via CSS. .comment-state-1 indicates comments are open. .comment-state-0 indicates comments are closed.

How can I customize the character used to represent commenting status?

By default, commenting status is represented using the comment bubble dashicon, dashicons-admin-comments. You can change this by filtering c2c_one_click_close_comments_click_char. Here’s an example — added to a theme’s functions.php file — to change it to the original bullet (solid circle) character:

add_filter( 'c2c_one_click_close_comments_click_char', function ( $a ) { return "&bull;"; } );

How can I open or close comments when editing a specific post?

WordPress already includes the interface for you to edit the comment status for a specific post. When editing a post, you’ll find the setting in the “Discussion” section; the checkbox is labeled “Allow Comments”.

Why does the comment status indicator indicate that comments are open, when in reality comments are disabled (or vice vera)?

The comment status indicator only reflects the value of the “Allow Comments” setting for the post. In most cases, the indicator will accurately reflect the ability for the user to see the comment form and/or submit a comment.

However, other plugins, the theme, or custom code may affect the visitor’s ability to see the comment form when viewing a post and/or may permit or disable commenting at the time the post is shown to them despite the value of the setting. For instance, you could have another plugin installed which disables comments for a post after one year. After a year, that plugin would disable comments in its own way, but the comment status indicator for the post could reflect that comments are open since technically the post’s “Allow Comments” setting would still be enabled.

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2.7.1 (2021-04-01)

2.7 (2020-08-02)

2.6.1 (2019-11-24)