Editing custom fields for comments

Question

I need help with why the save function is not working in the edit_comment hook.

Here is the code for the 'comment_post' hook:

add_action( 'comment_post', 'save_comment_meta_data' );
function save_comment_meta_data( $comment_id ) {
    if ( ( isset( $_POST['private'] ) ) && ( $_POST['private'] != '') )
    $private = wp_filter_nohtml_kses($_POST['private']);
    add_comment_meta( $comment_id, 'private', $private );
}

And here is the 'edit_comment' hook:

add_action( 'edit_comment', 'extend_comment_edit_metafields' );
function extend_comment_edit_metafields( $comment_id ) {
    if( ! isset( $_POST['extend_comment_update'] ) || ! wp_verify_nonce( $_POST['extend_comment_update'], 'extend_comment_update' ) ) return;
        if ( ( isset( $_POST['private'] ) ) && ( $_POST['private'] != '') ) :
        $private = wp_filter_nohtml_kses($_POST['private']);
        update_comment_meta( $comment_id, 'private', $private );
        else :
        delete_comment_meta( $comment_id, 'private', $private );
        endif;
}

This adds a checkmark box in the edit window to make the comment private.

The checkmark box appears but it does not save when I update the comment in the edit window. Any idea why?

Answer 1

I think you've way over-complicated things. Assuming private is a checkbox, just check for it being set, and act accordingly. With form $_POST data, a checkbox will send its value if checked, and will send nothing if not checked:

if ( isset( $_POST['private'] ) ) {
    update_comment_meta( $comment_id, 'private', 'private' );
} else {
    delete_comment_meta( $comment_id, 'private', 'private' );
}

Note that, since a checkbox is binary (checked/unchecked), you can hard-code the value into your update_comment_meta() call, thereby inherently sanitizing the user input.