Comment Model

Stores feed comments, threaded replies, and their moderation-aware relationships.

Table

• Table: fcom_post_comments

• Primary key: id

• Extends: Model

Attributes

Column	Type	Nullable	Default	Description
id	BIGINT UNSIGNED	No	—	Primary key for the row.
user_id	BIGINT UNSIGNED	Yes	—	WordPress user ID associated with the row.
post_id	BIGINT UNSIGNED	Yes	—	Associated feed post ID.
parent_id	BIGINT UNSIGNED	Yes	—	Parent row ID used for threading or hierarchy.
reactions_count	BIGINT UNSIGNED	Yes	0	Cached number of reactions attached to the record.
message	LONGTEXT	Yes	—	Raw message or body content.
message_rendered	LONGTEXT	Yes	—	Rendered HTML representation of the message.
meta	LONGTEXT	Yes	—	Serialized meta payload used by FluentCommunity.
type	VARCHAR(100)	Yes	'comment'	Subtype discriminator for the row.
content_type	VARCHAR(100)	Yes	'text'	Content subtype such as text, document, or survey.
status	VARCHAR(100)	Yes	'published'	Lifecycle or moderation status.
is_sticky	TINYINT(1), cast: int	Yes	0	Boolean-like flag used for pinned or sticky records.
created_at	TIMESTAMP	Yes	—	Creation timestamp maintained by the ORM.
updated_at	TIMESTAMP	Yes	—	Update timestamp maintained by the ORM.

Relationships

Method	Type	Target	Notes
user()	belongsTo	User	Signature: —
xprofile()	belongsTo	XProfile	Signature: —
media()	hasOne	Media	Signature: —
post()	belongsTo	Feed	Signature: —
space()	hasOneThrough	BaseSpace	Signature: —
reactions()	hasMany	Reaction	Signature: —

Scopes

Scope	Parameters	Purpose
SearchBy	$query, $search	Search By scope declared on the model.
ByContentModerationAccessStatus	$query, $user, $space = null	By Content Moderation Access Status scope declared on the model.

Key Methods

Method	Description
getCommentParentUserIds()	Collects the users that participated in a thread for mention and notification workflows.
getHumanExcerpt()	Returns a short, human-readable excerpt of the comment body.

Usage Examples

use FluentCommunity\App\Models\Comment;

$records = Comment::query()
    ->searchBy('example')
    ->limit(10)
    ->get();

$first = Comment::query()->first();