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Gmail Comment Approval
10+ installs · #43,274 most popular
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Disable Comments & Delete All Comments
by Themeisle
Disable comments globally on all posts or certain post types. Delete all comments at once, by post type or comment status. Manage links in comments.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rank
- #2,170
- Rating
- 5.0(41)
- Updated
- 18 days ago
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Simple Comment Editing
by David Stone
Allow your users to edit their comments for a period of time. Adjust the comment timer and save some admin headaches.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rank
- #4,763
- Rating
- 4.8(55)
- Updated
- 1 month ago
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Comments
by graphcomment
Don't disable comments — fix them. AI-assisted moderation, zero spam, ad-free — syncs back to your WordPress database. The Disqus alternative.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rank
- #9,337
- Rating
- 4.7(30)
- Updated
- 1 month ago
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WP Comment Notification
by WpExperts Hub
Choose who gets WordPress comment emails: send moderation and new comment notifications to your own list of addresses and the post author.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rank
- #9,309
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Updated
- 1 month ago
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Comment Moderation Role by WPBeginner
by WPBeginner
Add a new comment moderator user role to your site.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rank
- #11,789
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Updated
- 7 months ago
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Show Parent Comment
by Stephen Cronin
Add the parent comment to comments in the WP Admin area, in order to assist with comment moderation
- Installs
- 70+
- Rank
- #18,472
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Updated
- 11 years ago
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Crowd Control by Postmatic
by Postmatic
Comment moderation is a drag. Have your users lend a hand by flagging offensive comments and scrubbing your site clean.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rank
- #27,846
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Updated
- 7 years ago
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Email Validator for Comments
by Security Insight
Blocks comment submission until the user confirms their email address with a one-time link. No accounts or captchas required.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rank
- #42,720
- Rating
- No ratings
- Updated
- 1 year ago
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ShushThatNoise
by zingming
Hide unwanted comments without deleting them. Readers can click on the "Show" link to read the buried comment.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rank
- #41,573
- Rating
- No ratings
- Updated
- 16 years ago
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AOS Comment Spam Cleanup
by AOS Digital
Clean up comment spam by URL pattern, schedule auto-cleanups, block bots with a honeypot, and auto-score comment quality — all in one panel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rank
- #31,531
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Updated
- 1 month ago
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Multilingual Comment Moderation Emails for WPML
by mbain
Route WordPress comment moderation notification emails to a different address for each language on your WPML multilingual site.
- Installs
- Fewer than 10
- Rank
- #56,077
- Rating
- No ratings
- Updated
- 3 months ago
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Comments
by cigan1
A fast, privacy-first Disqus alternative for WordPress: threaded comments, reactions, and ML spam filtering. No ads, no tracking, no data resale.
- Installs
- Fewer than 10
- Rank
- #55,427
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Updated
- 15 days ago
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