bbPress: Minimum Length for Topics and Replies
Refuses very short forum posts such as "thanks" or "+1" by requiring a minimum number of characters in topics and replies.
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if ( ! function_exists( 'bbp_add_error' ) ) {
return;
}
$wpide_bbp_min_topic = 40;
$wpide_bbp_min_reply = 10;
add_filter( 'bbp_new_topic_pre_content', function ( $content ) use ( $wpide_bbp_min_topic ) {
if ( mb_strlen( trim( wp_strip_all_tags( (string) $content ) ) ) < $wpide_bbp_min_topic ) {
bbp_add_error( 'wpide_bbp_short', sprintf( '<strong>Error:</strong> Please describe your topic in at least %d characters.', $wpide_bbp_min_topic ) );
}
return $content;
} );
add_filter( 'bbp_new_reply_pre_content', function ( $content ) use ( $wpide_bbp_min_reply ) {
if ( mb_strlen( trim( wp_strip_all_tags( (string) $content ) ) ) < $wpide_bbp_min_reply ) {
bbp_add_error( 'wpide_bbp_short', sprintf( '<strong>Error:</strong> Replies need at least %d characters.', $wpide_bbp_min_reply ) );
}
return $content;
} );Notes
Set separate limits for topics and replies at the top.
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