Skip to main content

All Questions

Tagged with
Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
0 votes
1 answer
47 views

Customize the new comment notifications sent to the post author after the comment is approved

I use the code below to customize the email notifications of new comments sent to the post author. This works fine for unmoderated comments, but not for moderated ones. In general, all comments are ...
Yuri's user avatar
  • 1,131
0 votes
1 answer
45 views

Who approved a comment, to show up in dashboard

About 10 years ago (!) this message was posted Find out which moderator approved comment? That perfectly works but I would like the "Approved by [---]" to show up in the "comments" ...
tvs's user avatar
  • 1
1 vote
0 answers
91 views

Wordpress comments - how to check if comment still needs to be approved?

I created a comments.php template and which contains the following code: <div class="amb-single-comments amb-container-parent override"> <div class="amb-single-comments-...
ralphjsmit's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
42 views

Why do comment moderators need to have all create/edit/delete toboth posts and pages?

I struggled quitea bit to be able to set up my moderator account. Until I allowed all posts and pages capabilities and now the can finally moderate comments. I didn't deactivate one by one precisely ...
Goma's user avatar
  • 29
1 vote
1 answer
51 views

How to moderate (manually approve) comments of a specific (registered) User

I have a WordPress blog that gets a ton of comments. I have a freelancer that does support on the blog and replies to these comments. In a tryout phase, though, I'd like the comments of this support ...
3DHardware's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
88 views

Reject Comments Based on Author Email

I know that I can't guarantee emails are valid without signups, but I noticed a problematic user wanting to troll was using @example.com email addresses. How might I maintain a blacklist of such ...
Tom J Nowell's user avatar
  • 60.6k
0 votes
1 answer
1k views

Sending comment notifications to different recipients depending on taxonomy terms

I try to add a filter to the comment notification recipients function, for adding different recipients/moderators depending on the taxonomy terms of each post. This is my code so far, but it doesn't ...
Mahe Neel's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
546 views

Can I allow registered users to comment without being logged in or having to be approved?

I am assisting a friend by admining a website for his podcast (http://www.castlereport.us). I've had a little bit of experience with WordPress, but have no coding and customization skills. Only my ...
Bob Peck's user avatar
3 votes
1 answer
200 views

Exclude internal links from comment moderation?

The first option on Settings - Discussion - Comment Moderation is: Hold a comment in the queue if it contains "1" or more links. (A common characteristic of comment spam is a large number of ...
Michael Rogers's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
73 views

Comment moderation

I am using a plugin (dwqa) that overrides wordpress' Settings->Discussion options (eg: I select "Comment author must have a previously approved comment" but comments are approved regardless). If I ...
theyuv's user avatar
  • 209
8 votes
5 answers
18k views

How to change the email notification recipient (user) for new comments?

How do you change the user that gets the notification email announcement for new comments and comment moderation? WordPress sends the notices to the admin user. My client is the editor of the site. I ...
user93385's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
146 views

Disable comment moderation in multisite

I'm looking for a way to disable comment moderation in wordpress completely over the whole of multisite. This is important because my site requires users to log in to use it, and every new site has to ...
ameeromar's user avatar
  • 301
2 votes
1 answer
1k views

Allow contributors to moderate comments comments on posts they write

I run a multi-author wordpress site where we have a large number of contributors that can write articles, which are published after they are reviewed by an editor. (This is all standard wordpress ...
ScruffyDan's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
41 views

Related Links Page with moderated, user suggested link submissions

Updating an old dinosaur of a site to Wordpress (3.5.1),   one of the more popular pages on the old site is a “Related Links” page with links for and about kids. (e.g. fitness, nutrition, ...
WallabyKid's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
176 views

Comment Blacklist

I have a list of words that I placed in my blacklist_key option values update_option( 'blacklist_keys', $words);. But I still can make a comment with such words. Any ideas? I can't answer my question ...
LouieV's user avatar
  • 149
1 vote
1 answer
103 views

Comment Moderation and CDN Caching

I work on a site that is entirely cached by a CDN. We are about to roll out comments and will be moderating every comment before it goes live. When someone posts a comment and the page is rendered ...
kingkool68's user avatar
  • 1,219
1 vote
0 answers
117 views

Why does akismet prevent jetpack comments from appearing in my moderation queue? [closed]

On the blog I run, when I have Akismet activated, it somehow prevents comments posted via Jetpack from appearing in the moderation queue. I know it's Akismet because I have disabled every plugin but ...
Jacob Roberts's user avatar
3 votes
2 answers
3k views

Hide comments awaiting moderation from user who submitted the comments

This is a strange one. I host a website that is primarily for children. All posts are moderated. Users are required to enter a user name and location (State), but are not required to be registered ...
VWTom's user avatar
  • 33
3 votes
1 answer
2k views

Stop wordpress from sending out moderation emails

This question was originally posted at stackoverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11435952/stop-wordpress-from-sending-out-moderation-emails but after a tip from @MaxGherkins I'm posting a ...
mario's user avatar
  • 131
4 votes
2 answers
1k views

How can I manage all multisite pending comments in one place?

I have a WP multisite installation with a large number of sites. Thanks to auto-approving comments from registered users and invite only registration we no longer need to receive email notifications ...
ToniWidmo's user avatar
  • 335
2 votes
0 answers
125 views

Community Moderation Plugin for Comments [closed]

Is there any wordpress plugin that allows the community to moderate the comments by themselves in Slashdot style? I found a plugin that allows the visitors to like or dislike the comments. But it ...
Mert Nuhoglu's user avatar
2 votes
3 answers
3k views

Add delete, approve, spam Links to Comments

Anyone know how to add quick comment moderation links for users who have permission to add/edit posts and comments? (Upprove / Unappove / Edit / Spam / Trash ). Note: in my comments.php I call the ...
Arg Geo's user avatar
  • 449
0 votes
2 answers
981 views

comment awaiting moderation

I use worpress 3.3.2 and there several users in my multiblog. Only registered users can leave comments, but comments must be approved by post author or administrator. When some user makes a comment ...
moonvader's user avatar
  • 332
1 vote
1 answer
2k views

Author can only see own post comment and can moderate

I am trying to make things work like where author can see only them post comment in admin comment section and they can moderate as well. While admin should have all permission. I am having one code ...
pixelngrain's user avatar
  • 1,390
2 votes
1 answer
917 views

Allowing logged in users to comment without moderation across a multisite installation

I currently do web admin for an internet community based on BuddyPress and Multi Site, and use the Comment author must have a previously approved comment setting to make it easier for users to comment ...
ToniWidmo's user avatar
  • 335
2 votes
1 answer
105 views

Get the number of comments awaiting moderation

Is there any 'official' way to get the number of comments, awaiting moderation? I've taken a look at get_comments_status - is it what I need or are there other methods?
elixoid's user avatar
  • 21
0 votes
2 answers
121 views

Admin moderates ALL comments (including post author)

I have comments enabled on my custom post type page, which works well but I need the admin to moderate all comments before they are published. At the moment the post author whose level is '...
Adam Moss's user avatar
  • 1,062
3 votes
1 answer
1k views

Multiple Comment Moderators and Notifications

I am looking for a way to make it so multiple authors/moderators within wordpress get notified when there is a new comment waiting approval. I'm thinking of switching over to Disqus for this type ...
hisnameisjimmy's user avatar
4 votes
2 answers
2k views

How to auto-approve internal pingbacks?

Whenever I write a post on my blog and link to a previous post, that pingback shows up as a comment needing to be approved. I am running Disqus, but this was happening even pre-use of that plugin. ...
warren's user avatar
  • 281
5 votes
1 answer
702 views

3 moderators to approve comment

Guys, I need to know how to do the following: When I receive a comment ... This comment must be approved by three moderators. To appear on the site. Anyone know how to do it or some plugin?
Alyson Veras's user avatar
1 vote
2 answers
623 views

How Do I Allow Comment Moderation for Other User's Posts?

I want to setup a user account that only has access to moderate comments - for all posts - but doesn't have access to edit any posts. When I give the user the moderate comments privilege (using an ...
The How-To Geek's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
743 views

Embed a page within WordPress dashboard?

We're using Facebook Comments for the comment functionality on our WordPress blog. I thought it'd be nice to embed the page with Facebook Moderation tools on the WP Dashboard. That way, we can ...
Squrler's user avatar
  • 395
1 vote
1 answer
2k views

show if comment is in moderation

How to display a moderation-message with a comment after posting a comment. The workflow should be: post a comment wp thinks this one has to be moderated user sees his comment with a messe like "thx ...
user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
785 views

Hold comments for moderation only if user is not logged in

Is there any way to allow logged-in users to post comments without them being held for moderation, while requiring that any comment from anonymous users be approved? I have developed a system for ...
nhinkle's user avatar
  • 145
2 votes
1 answer
944 views

Capability for allowing user to post own comments without moderation

I work at a radio station that has several WP user roles -- for simplicity sake, let's say Admin, Programmer, Subscriber, in decreasing order of ability. Currently, Admin users need to approve ...
aendra's user avatar
  • 1,045