Using WordPress ‘admin_comment_types_dropdown’ PHP filter

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The admin_comment_types_dropdown WordPress PHP filter allows you to modify the comment types shown in the drop-down menu on the Comments list table.

Usage

add_filter('admin_comment_types_dropdown', 'your_function_name');
function your_function_name($comment_types) {
    // your custom code here
    return $comment_types;
}

Parameters

  • $comment_types (string[]): An array of comment type labels keyed by their name.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: admin_comment_types_dropdown

Examples

Add a custom comment type to the drop-down menu

To add a custom comment type called ‘feedback’ to the drop-down menu:

add_filter('admin_comment_types_dropdown', 'add_feedback_comment_type');
function add_feedback_comment_type($comment_types) {
    $comment_types['feedback'] = __('Feedback', 'textdomain');
    return $comment_types;
}

Remove a specific comment type from the drop-down menu

To remove the ‘pingback’ comment type from the drop-down menu:

add_filter('admin_comment_types_dropdown', 'remove_pingback_comment_type');
function remove_pingback_comment_type($comment_types) {
    unset($comment_types['pingback']);
    return $comment_types;
}

Rename an existing comment type in the drop-down menu

To change the label of the ‘trackback’ comment type to ‘Referral’:

add_filter('admin_comment_types_dropdown', 'rename_trackback_comment_type');
function rename_trackback_comment_type($comment_types) {
    $comment_types['trackback'] = __('Referral', 'textdomain');
    return $comment_types;
}

Reorder comment types in the drop-down menu

To reorder comment types so that ‘trackback’ appears first:

add_filter('admin_comment_types_dropdown', 'reorder_comment_types');
function reorder_comment_types($comment_types) {
    $trackback = $comment_types['trackback'];
    unset($comment_types['trackback']);
    $comment_types = array('trackback' => $trackback) + $comment_types;
    return $comment_types;
}

Add a comment type only for a specific user role

To add a ‘moderator_note’ comment type only for users with the ‘editor’ role:

add_filter('admin_comment_types_dropdown', 'add_moderator_note_for_editors');
function add_moderator_note_for_editors($comment_types) {
    if (current_user_can('editor')) {
        $comment_types['moderator_note'] = __('Moderator Note', 'textdomain');
    }
    return $comment_types;
}