bbPress: Reject Posts With Blocked Words
Refuses forum topics and replies that contain words or phrases from your blocklist, showing the member a polite error instead of publishing them.
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Code
if ( ! function_exists( 'bbp_add_error' ) ) {
return;
}
// Words or phrases to block.
$wpide_bbp_blocked = array( 'casino', 'cheap pills', 'crypto giveaway' );
$wpide_bbp_scan = function ( $text ) use ( $wpide_bbp_blocked ) {
if ( current_user_can( 'moderate' ) ) {
return $text;
}
$plain = wp_strip_all_tags( (string) $text );
foreach ( $wpide_bbp_blocked as $word ) {
if ( preg_match( '/\b' . preg_quote( $word, '/' ) . '\b/iu', $plain ) ) {
bbp_add_error( 'wpide_bbp_blocked', '<strong>Error:</strong> Your post contains words that are not allowed in these forums.' );
break;
}
}
return $text;
};
add_filter( 'bbp_new_topic_pre_title', $wpide_bbp_scan );
add_filter( 'bbp_new_topic_pre_content', $wpide_bbp_scan );
add_filter( 'bbp_new_reply_pre_content', $wpide_bbp_scan );Notes
Matching ignores case and checks both the title and the content. Moderators are not checked.
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