WP_Comment_Query::__construct( string|array $query = '' )

Parameters

$querystring|arrayoptional

Array or query string of comment query parameters.

• author_email string
  Comment author email address.
• author_url string
  Comment author URL.
• author__in int[]
  Array of author IDs to include comments for.
• author__not_in int[]
  Array of author IDs to exclude comments for.
• comment__in int[]
  Array of comment IDs to include.
• comment__not_in int[]
  Array of comment IDs to exclude.
• count bool
  Whether to return a comment count (true) or array of comment objects (false). Default false.
• date_query array
  Date query clauses to limit comments by. See WP_Date_Query.
  Default null.
• fields string
  Comment fields to return. Accepts 'ids' for comment IDs only or empty for all fields.
• include_unapproved array
  Array of IDs or email addresses of users whose unapproved comments will be returned by the query regardless of $status.
• karma int
  Karma score to retrieve matching comments for.
  
• meta_key string|string[]
  Meta key or keys to filter by.
• meta_value string|string[]
  Meta value or values to filter by.
• meta_compare string
  MySQL operator used for comparing the meta value.
  See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value.
• meta_compare_key string
  MySQL operator used for comparing the meta key.
  See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value.
• meta_type string
  MySQL data type that the meta_value column will be CAST to for comparisons.
  See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value.
• meta_type_key string
  MySQL data type that the meta_key column will be CAST to for comparisons.
  See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value.
• meta_query array
  An associative array of WP_Meta_Query arguments.
  See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values.
• number int
  Maximum number of comments to retrieve.
  Default empty (no limit).
• paged int
  When used with $number, defines the page of results to return.
  When used with $offset, $offset takes precedence. Default 1.
• offset int
  Number of comments to offset the query. Used to build LIMIT clause. Default 0.
• no_found_rows bool
  Whether to disable the SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS query.
  Default: true.
• orderby string|array
  Comment status or array of statuses. To use 'meta_value' or 'meta_value_num', $meta_key must also be defined.
  To sort by a specific $meta_query clause, use that clause’s array key. Accepts:
  

  • 'comment_agent'
  • 'comment_approved'
  • 'comment_author'
  • 'comment_author_email'
  • 'comment_author_IP'
  • 'comment_author_url'
  • 'comment_content'
  • 'comment_date'
  • 'comment_date_gmt'
  • 'comment_ID'
  • 'comment_karma'
  • 'comment_parent'
  • 'comment_post_ID'
  • 'comment_type'
  • 'user_id'
  • 'comment__in'
  • 'meta_value'
  • 'meta_value_num'
  • The value of $meta_key
  • The array keys of $meta_query
  • false, an empty array, or 'none' to disable ORDER BY clause.

  Default: 'comment_date_gmt'.
• order string
  How to order retrieved comments. Accepts 'ASC', 'DESC'.
  Default: 'DESC'.
• parent int
  Parent ID of comment to retrieve children of.
  
• parent__in int[]
  Array of parent IDs of comments to retrieve children for.
  
• parent__not_in int[]
  Array of parent IDs of comments *not* to retrieve children for.
• post_author__in int[]
  Array of author IDs to retrieve comments for.
  
• post_author__not_in int[]
  Array of author IDs *not* to retrieve comments for.
  
• post_id int
  Limit results to those affiliated with a given post ID.
  Default 0.
• post__in int[]
  Array of post IDs to include affiliated comments for.
  
• post__not_in int[]
  Array of post IDs to exclude affiliated comments for.
  
• post_author int
  Post author ID to limit results by.
• post_status string|string[]
  Post status or array of post statuses to retrieve affiliated comments for. Pass 'any' to match any value.
  
• post_type string|string[]
  Post type or array of post types to retrieve affiliated comments for. Pass 'any' to match any value.
• post_name string
  Post name to retrieve affiliated comments for.
  
• post_parent int
  Post parent ID to retrieve affiliated comments for.
  
• search string
  Search term(s) to retrieve matching comments for.
  
• status string|array
  Comment statuses to limit results by. Accepts an array or space/comma-separated list of 'hold' (comment_status=0), 'approve' (comment_status=1), 'all', or a custom comment status. Default 'all'.
• type string|string[]
  Include comments of a given type, or array of types.
  Accepts 'comment', 'pings' (includes 'pingback' and 'trackback'), or any custom type string.
• type__in string[]
  Include comments from a given array of comment types.
  
• type__not_in string[]
  Exclude comments from a given array of comment types.
  
• user_id int
  Include comments for a specific user ID.
• hierarchical bool|string
  Whether to include comment descendants in the results.
  

  • 'threaded' returns a tree, with each comment’s children stored in a children property on the WP_Comment object.
  • 'flat' returns a flat array of found comments plus their children.
  • Boolean false leaves out descendants.

  The parameter is ignored (forced to false) when $fields is 'ids' or 'counts'. Accepts 'threaded', 'flat', or false. Default: false.
• cache_domain string
  Unique cache key to be produced when this query is stored in an object cache. Default is 'core'.
• update_comment_meta_cache bool
  Whether to prime the metadata cache for found comments.
  Default true.
• update_comment_post_cache bool
  Whether to prime the cache for comment posts.
  Default false.

Default:''