[arisudi]

How to limit the Number of replies a user can make per day?

[Robin W]

Just written this – should work

add_filter ('bbp_current_user_can_access_create_reply_form' , 'rew_limit_replies') ;

function rew_limit_replies ($retval) {
	//set limit
	$limit = 5 ;
	//get replies for today
	$user_id = get_current_user_id() ;
	$reply=bbp_get_reply_post_type() ;
	$today = getdate();
	$args = array(
		'post_type'=> $reply,
		'order'    => 'ASC',
		'orderby' => 'ID',
		'post_status' => 'publish',
		'posts_per_page' => -1,
		'post_author' => $user_id,
		'date_query' => array(
		array(
			'year'  => $today['year'],
			'month' => $today['mon'],
			'day'   => $today['mday'],
		),
		),
		
		);              

	$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
	$count = $the_query->found_posts;
	if ($count>=$limit) $retval = 0 ;
return $retval ;
}

Just amend the line ‘$limit = 5 ;’ to whatever number you want

Put this in your child theme’s function file –

ie wp-content/themes/%your-theme-name%/functions.php

where %your-theme-name% is the name of your theme

or use

Code Snippets

[Robin W]

you could add this to change the wording

function change_translate_text( $translated_text ) {
	if ( $translated_text == 'You cannot reply to this topic.' ) {
	//set limit
	$limit = 5 ;
	//get replies for today
	$user_id = get_current_user_id() ;
	$reply=bbp_get_reply_post_type() ;
	$today = getdate();
	$args = array(
		'post_type'=> $reply,
		'order'    => 'ASC',
		'orderby' => 'ID',
		'post_status' => 'publish',
		'posts_per_page' => -1,
		'post_author' => $user_id,
		'date_query' => array(
		array(
			'year'  => $today['year'],
			'month' => $today['mon'],
			'day'   => $today['mday'],
		),
		),
		
		);              

	$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
	$count = $the_query->found_posts;
	if ($count>=$limit) $translated_text = 'You have exceeded the number of replies you can post in a day' ;
	}
	return $translated_text;
}
add_filter( 'gettext', 'change_translate_text', 20 );

[arisudi]

Thank you very much!

[Robin W]

🙂

[nomanattique]

@robin-w I have added this code in the child theme but it’s not working…
here is the complete code…kindly check and let me know..it’s correct?

<?php
// Exit if accessed directly
if ( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

// BEGIN ENQUEUE PARENT ACTION
// AUTO GENERATED - Do not modify or remove comment markers above or below:

if ( !function_exists( 'chld_thm_cfg_locale_css' ) ):
    function chld_thm_cfg_locale_css( $uri ){
        if ( empty( $uri ) && is_rtl() && file_exists( get_template_directory() . '/rtl.css' ) )
            $uri = get_template_directory_uri() . '/rtl.css';
        return $uri;
    }
endif;
add_filter( 'locale_stylesheet_uri', 'chld_thm_cfg_locale_css' );

if ( !function_exists( 'chld_thm_cfg_parent_css' ) ):
    function chld_thm_cfg_parent_css() {
        wp_enqueue_style( 'chld_thm_cfg_parent', trailingslashit( get_template_directory_uri() ) . 'style.css', array( 'bbp-default','fontawesome','slick','disputo-bootstrap' ) );
    }
endif;
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'chld_thm_cfg_parent_css', 10 );

// END ENQUEUE PARENT ACTION

add_filter ('bbp_current_user_can_access_create_reply_form' , 'rew_limit_replies') ;

function rew_limit_replies ($retval) {
	//set limit
	$limit = 2 ;
	//get replies for today
	$user_id = get_current_user_id() ;
	$reply=bbp_get_reply_post_type() ;
	$today = getdate();
	$args = array(
		'post_type'=> $reply,
		'order'    => 'ASC',
		'orderby' => 'ID',
		'post_status' => 'publish',
		'posts_per_page' => -1,
		'post_author' => $user_id,
		'date_query' => array(
		array(
			'year'  => $today['year'],
			'month' => $today['mon'],
			'day'   => $today['mday'],
		),
		),
		
		);              

	$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
	$count = $the_query->found_posts;
	if ($count>=$limit) $retval = 0 ;
return $retval ;
}

[nomanattique]

I have added this code in function.php…in child theme..but didn’t work at that time

[Robin W]

looks ok, sorry can’t say why it is not working.

[DeepBlue]

Hi

1) Does this function limits only replies or also new topics ?

2) I need something similar but for unapproved users :

how to limit the number of posts until at least one gets approved

for instance : 3 posts limit (new topic or reply) until at least one gets approved

so that unapproved user is unable to post 1000 posts

thanks

[Robin W]

1. only replies
2. bespoke code needed

[mmervic]

@robin-w How to limit the Number of replies a user can make per minute? Thank you

[Robin W]

I tried, but cannot get minutes to work. I can limit per hour