Ticket #4904: 4904.diff

wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/plugins/support-forums/inc/class-moderators.php

@@ -21 +21 @@
                 add_filter( 'bbp_map_primary_meta_caps',        array( $this, 'map_meta_caps' ), 10, 4 );
                 add_action( 'bbp_post_request',                 array( $this, 'edit_user_handler' ), 0 );
 
+                // Allow moderators to reply to closed topics (marked as spam for instance)
+                add_filter( 'bbp_current_user_can_access_create_reply_form', array ( $this, 'allow_create_reply_form_access' ), 10 );
+
                 // Append 'view=all' to forum, topic, and reply URLs in moderator views.
                 add_filter( 'bbp_get_forum_permalink',          array( $this, 'add_view_all' ) );
                 add_filter( 'bbp_get_topic_permalink',          array( $this, 'add_view_all' ) );
@@ -1020 +1023 @@
         public function store_moderator_username( $post_id ) {
                 update_post_meta( $post_id, self::MODERATOR_META, wp_get_current_user()->user_nicename );
         }
+
+        /**
+         * Allow moderators to reply to closed topics (e.g. marked as spam)
+         *
+         * @param bool $retval
+         * @return bool
+         */
+        public function allow_create_reply_form_access( $retval ) {
+                return current_user_can( 'moderate' ) || $retval;
+        }
 }