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`wp_update_discussion_settings`

WordPress tool. Update comment/discussion settings (allow comments, moderation, notifications)

This is a write tool: it updates discussion settings in your WordPress account. Claude asks you to confirm before it runs.

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Update discussion settings in my WordPress account.

It takes 0 required and 16 optional parameters.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`default_comment_status`	string	No	Default Comment Status
`default_ping_status`	string	No	Default Ping Status
`default_pingback_flag`	boolean	No	Default Pingback Flag
`require_name_email`	boolean	No	Require Name Email
`comment_registration`	boolean	No	Comment Registration
`close_comments_for_old_posts`	boolean	No	Close Comments For Old Posts
`close_comments_days_old`	integer	No	Close Comments Days Old
`thread_comments`	boolean	No	Thread Comments
`thread_comments_depth`	integer	No	Thread Comments Depth
`page_comments`	boolean	No	Page Comments
`comments_per_page`	integer	No	Comments Per Page
`comment_order`	string	No	Comment Order
`comments_notify`	boolean	No	Comments Notify
`moderation_notify`	boolean	No	Moderation Notify
`comment_moderation`	boolean	No	Comment Moderation
`comment_whitelist`	boolean	No	Comment Whitelist

Related WordPress tools

wp_update_all_plugins
wp_update_category
wp_update_comment
wp_update_core
wp_update_email_settings
wp_update_general_settings

Before you can call it

This tool needs a connected WordPress account. The WordPress connect guide covers how to authorize it and what it unlocks, and the quickstart gets a client talking to the server in about five minutes.

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