Filters

Extend Comment Edit Lite programatically.

Don't want to mess with code? Comment Edit Pro provides a user interface for the commonly-requested features.

sce_loading_img - Change the loading image

/**
* Filter: sce_loading_img
*
* Replace the loading image with a custom version.
*
* @since 1.0.0
*
* @param string  $image_url URL path to the loading image.
*/

Example:

//Simple Comment Editing
add_filter( 'sce_loading_img', 'edit_sce_loading_img' );
function edit_sce_loading_img( $default_url ) {
	return 'http://domain.com/new_loading_image.gif';
}

sce_comment_check_errors - Add custom error messages

/**
* Filter: sce_comment_check_errors
*
* Return a custom error message based on the saved comment
*
* @since 1.2.4
*
* @param bool  $custom_error Default custom error. Overwrite with a string
* @param array $comment_to_save Associative array of comment attributes
*/

Here's an example:

add_filter( 'sce_comment_check_errors', 'custom_sce_check_comment_length', 15, 2 );
function custom_sce_check_comment_length( $return = false, $comment = array() ) {
	$comment_content = trim( wp_strip_all_tags( $comment[ 'comment_content' ] ) );
	$comment_length = strlen( $comment_content );
	if ( $comment_length < 50 ) {
		return 'Comment must be at least 50 characters';
	}
	return false;
}

sce_allow_delete - Whether to allow comment deletion or not

/**
* Filter: sce_allow_delete
*
* Determine if users can delete their comments
*
* @since 1.1.0
*
* @param bool  $allow_delete True allows deletion, false does not
*/

Example:

// Disable delete functionality
add_filter( 'sce_allow_delete', '__return_false' );

sce_allow_delete_confirmation - Whether to show a delete confirmation or not

/**
 * Filter: sce_allow_delete_confirmation
 *
 * Boolean to decide whether to show a delete confirmation
 *
 * @since 2.1.7
 *
 * @param bool true to show a confirmation, false if not
 */

Example:

add_filter( 'sce_allow_delete_confirmation', '__return_false' );

sce_get_comment - Add extra data to the comment object

This is only used when retrieving a comment via Ajax and can be used by third-party plugins who post comments using Ajax

/**
* Filter: sce_get_comment
*
* Modify comment object
*
* @since 1.5.0
*
* @param object Comment Object
*/

sce_extra_fields - Add extra HTML to the editing interface

/**
* Filter: sce_extra_fields
*
* Filter to add additional form fields
*
* @since 1.4.0
*
* @param string Empty string
* @param int post_id POST ID
* @param int comment_id Comment ID
*/

sce_buttons - Add extra buttons to the editing interface (aside from Cancel and Save)

/**
* Filter: sce_buttons
*
* Filter to add button content
*
* @since 1.3.0
*
* @param string  $textarea_buttons Button HTML
* @param int       $comment_id        Comment ID
*/

sce_content - Modify the edit output HTML

/**
* Filter: sce_content
*
* Filter to overrall sce output
*
* @since 1.3.0
*
* @param string  $sce_content SCE content 
* @param int       $comment_id Comment ID of the comment
*/

sce_save_before - Modify the comment object before saving via AJAX

/**
* Filter: sce_save_before
*
* Allow third parties to modify comment
*
* @since 1.4.0
*
* @param object $comment_to_save The Comment Object
* @param int $post_id The Post ID
* @param int $comment_id The Comment ID
*/

sce_can_edit - Override the boolean whether a user can edit a comment or not

/**
* Filter: sce_can_edit
*p
* Determine if a user can edit the comment
*
* @since 1.3.2
*
* @param bool  true If user can edit the comment
* @param object $comment Comment object user has left
* @param int $comment_id Comment ID of the comment
* @param int $post_id Post ID of the comment
*/

Example: https://gist.github.com/ronalfy/6b4fec8b3ac55bc47f3f

sce_security_key_min - How many security keys will be stored as post meta

/**
* Filter: sce_security_key_min
*
* Determine how many security keys should be stored as post meta before garbage collection
*
* @since 1.0.0
*
* @param int  $num_keys How many keys to store
*/

sce_load_scripts - Whether to load SCE scripts or not

/**
* Filter: sce_load_scripts
*
* Boolean to decide whether to load SCE scripts or not
*
* @since 1.5.0
*
* @param bool  true to load scripts, false not
*/

sce_comment_time - How long in minutes to allow comment editing

/**
* Filter: sce_comment_time
*
* How long in minutes to edit a comment
*
* @since 1.0.0
*
* @param int  $minutes Time in minutes
*/

Example:

//Simple Comment Editing
add_filter( 'sce_comment_time', 'edit_sce_comment_time' );
function edit_sce_comment_time( $time_in_minutes ) {
	return 60;
}

sce_show_timer - Show or hide the timer

/**
 * Filter: sce_show_timer
 *
 * Filter allow you to hide the timer
 *
 * @since 2.3.0
 *
 * @param bool Whether to show the timer or not
 */

Example:

//Simple Comment Editing - Disable the timer
add_filter( 'sce_show_timer', '__return_false' );

sce_edit_text - Change the "Click to Edit" text.

/**
* Filter: sce_text_edit
*
* Filter allow editing of edit text
*
* @since 2.0.0
*
* @param string Translated click to edit text
*/

Example:

add_filter( 'sce_text_edit', function( $translated_text ) {
	return "Custom Edit Text";
} );

sce_edit_save - Change the "Save" button text.

/**
* Filter: sce_text_save
*
* Filter allow editing of save text
*
* @since 2.0.0
*
* @param string Translated save text
*/

Example:

add_filter( 'sce_text_save', function( $translated_text ) {
	return "Custom Save";
} );

sce_edit_cancel - Change the "Cancel" button text.

/**
* Filter: sce_text_cancel
*
* Filter allow editing of cancel text
*
* @since 2.0.0
*
* @param string Translated cancel text
*/

Example:

add_filter( 'sce_text_cancel', function( $translated_text ) {
	return "Custom Cancel";
} );

sce_edit_delete - Change the "Delete" button text.

/**
* Filter: sce_text_delete
*
* Filter allow editing of delete text
*
* @since 2.0.0
*
* @param string Translated delete text
*/

Example:

add_filter( 'sce_text_delete', function( $translated_text ) {
	return "Custom Delete";
} );

sce_akismet_enabled

/**
 * Filter: sce_akismet_enabled
 *
 * Allow third parties to disable Akismet.
 *
 * @param bool true if Akismet is enabled
 */
$akismet_enabled = apply_filters( 'sce_akismet_enabled', true );

Example:

add_filter( 'sce_akismet_enabled', function( $enabled ) {
	return false;
} );

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