Using WordPress ‘manage_comments_custom_column’ PHP action

The manage_comments_custom_column WordPress action allows you to display custom content in a single row of a custom column in the comments list table.

Usage

add_action('manage_comments_custom_column', 'your_custom_function', 10, 2);

function your_custom_function($column_name, $comment_id) {
    // your custom code here

}

Parameters

• $column_name (string): The custom column’s name.
• $comment_id (string): The comment ID as a numeric string.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: manage_comments_custom_column

Examples

Displaying the comment author’s email

Add the author’s email address in a custom column named “author_email”.

add_action('manage_comments_custom_column', 'display_author_email', 10, 2);

function display_author_email($column_name, $comment_id) {
    if ('author_email' === $column_name) {
        $comment = get_comment($comment_id);
        echo $comment->comment_author_email;
    }
}

Displaying the comment’s word count

Add the word count of a comment in a custom column named “word_count”.

add_action('manage_comments_custom_column', 'display_comment_word_count', 10, 2);

function display_comment_word_count($column_name, $comment_id) {
    if ('word_count' === $column_name) {
        $comment = get_comment($comment_id);
        $word_count = str_word_count($comment->comment_content);
        echo $word_count;
    }
}

Displaying the comment’s country flag

Add the commenter’s country flag in a custom column named “country_flag”.

add_action('manage_comments_custom_column', 'display_country_flag', 10, 2);

function display_country_flag($column_name, $comment_id) {
    if ('country_flag' === $column_name) {
        // Get the commenter's country code (assuming it's stored as comment meta)
        $country_code = get_comment_meta($comment_id, 'country_code', true);
        if ($country_code) {
            echo '<img src="/flags/' . $country_code . '.png" alt="' . $country_code . '">';
        }
    }
}

Displaying the comment’s rating

Add the rating of a comment in a custom column named “rating”.

add_action('manage_comments_custom_column', 'display_comment_rating', 10, 2);

function display_comment_rating($column_name, $comment_id) {
    if ('rating' === $column_name) {
        // Get the rating (assuming it's stored as comment meta)
        $rating = get_comment_meta($comment_id, 'rating', true);
        if ($rating) {
            echo $rating . '/5';
        }
    }
}

Displaying the comment’s featured status

Add the featured status of a comment in a custom column named “featured”.

add_action('manage_comments_custom_column', 'display_comment_featured_status', 10, 2);

function display_comment_featured_status($column_name, $comment_id) {
    if ('featured' === $column_name) {
        // Get the featured status (assuming it's stored as comment meta)
        $featured = get_comment_meta($comment_id, 'featured', true);
        echo $featured ? 'Yes' : 'No';
    }
}