From 6698543be34e794394837a5222f0873346af5c1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joshua Purdy Date: Tue, 30 May 2017 17:42:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add filter `require_valid_content` to bypass WP Error when submitted comment is empty --- wp-includes/comment.php | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/wp-includes/comment.php b/wp-includes/comment.php index ba60070fd..e31c396b7 100644 --- a/wp-includes/comment.php +++ b/wp-includes/comment.php @@ -3069,7 +3069,10 @@ function wp_handle_comment_submission( $comment_data ) { } if ( '' == $comment_content ) { - return new WP_Error( 'require_valid_comment', __( 'ERROR: please type a comment.' ), 200 ); + $require_valid_comment = apply_filters('require_valid_comment', true, $commentdata ); + if ($require_valid_comment){ + return new WP_Error( 'require_valid_comment', __( 'ERROR: please type a comment.' ), 200 ); + } } $commentdata = compact( -- 2.11.0.windows.1