[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38925: Allow override of depth limits on comment reply link

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#38925: Allow override of depth limits on comment reply link
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 Reporter:  TravisR      |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Comments     |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 The core code currently hides the Reply link if a comment is at the
 maxDepth setting for comment nesting, but this appears to only be a
 constraint on the presentation. The API still allows replies through URL
 parameters and the REST interface, which demonstrates that there is not a
 functional reason for the constraint.

 I'm proposing that plugin authors are allowed to override this constraint
 by setting `$args['limit_by_depth'] = false` in a
 `comment_reply_link_args` filter. This requires only a minor,
 inconsequential change to comment-template.php per the attached patch.

 Note the '[https://wordpress.org/plugins/infinite-comment-
 replies/developers/ Infinite Comment Replies]' plugin currently achieves
 this by completely rewriting the reply link and thus masking everything
 that is handled in the core production of the link. The proposal above is
 a better option to achieve the same effect.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38925>
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