Keep Akismet Spam Longer Before Deleting
Changes how long Akismet keeps caught spam before deleting it (15 days by default), giving you more time to rescue legitimate comments marked as spam.
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Code
$wpide_days = 30; // Days to keep spam.
add_filter( 'akismet_delete_comment_interval', function () use ( $wpide_days ) {
return max( 1, (int) $wpide_days );
} );Notes
Set $wpide_days; use a lower number to clean up sooner on very busy sites.
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