Remove fediverse reply link for received comments (#2461)

Author: pfefferle

.github/changelog/2461-from-description

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fixed
+
+Simplified reply links by removing special handling for federated comments, making replies work the same for all comments where replying is allowed.

includes/class-comment.php

@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ public static function map_meta_cap( $caps, $cap, $user_id, $args ) {
 	 */
 	public static function comment_reply_link( $link, $args, $comment ) {
 		if ( self::are_comments_allowed( $comment ) ) {
-			if ( \current_user_can( 'activitypub' ) && self::was_received( $comment ) ) {
-				return self::create_fediverse_reply_link( $link, $args );
-			}
-
 			return $link;
 		}
 
@@ -95,28 +91,6 @@ public static function comment_reply_link( $link, $args, $comment ) {
 		return \apply_filters( 'activitypub_comment_reply_link', $block );
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Create a link to reply to a federated comment.
-	 *
-	 * This function adds a title attribute to the reply link to inform the user
-	 * that the comment was received from the fediverse and the reply will be sent
-	 * to the original author.
-	 *
-	 * @param string $link The HTML markup for the comment reply link.
-	 * @param array  $args The args provided by the `comment_reply_link` filter.
-	 *
-	 * @return string The modified HTML markup for the comment reply link.
-	 */
-	private static function create_fediverse_reply_link( $link, $args ) {
-		$str_to_replace = sprintf( '>%s<', $args['reply_text'] );
-		$replace_with   = sprintf(
-			' title="%s">%s<',
-			esc_attr__( 'This comment was received from the fediverse and your reply will be sent to the original author', 'activitypub' ),
-			esc_html__( 'Reply with federation', 'activitypub' )
-		);
-		return str_replace( $str_to_replace, $replace_with, $link );
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Check if it is allowed to comment to a comment.
 	 *