Approval for comments not working

  • kappaluppa

    (@kappaluppa)


    20 years ago

    All of a sudden (isn’t that how it goes…) the requirement to approve all comments is not working. In Options –> Discussion I have the following checked:

    * Attempt to notify any Weblogs linked to from the article (slows down posting.)
    * Allow link notifications from other Weblogs (pingbacks and trackbacks.)
    * Allow people to post comments on the article

    E-mail me whenever:

    * Anyone posts a comment
    * A comment is held for moderation

    Before a comment appears:

    * An administrator must approve the comment (regardless of any matches below)
    * Comment author must fill out name and e-mail
    * Comment author must have a previously approved comment

    —-
    And, I’ve added simple words to the comment moderation section in hopes it would block auto posting of the comments.

    But the comments still automatically go up.

    Any ideas out there?

    Thanks,
    K

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  • Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    20 years ago

    Spam comments?

    Install or activate either Spam Karma 2 or Akismet.

    Then go get Bad Behavior and activate it too.

    http://unknowngenius.com/blog/wordpress/spam-karma/
    http://akismet.com/
    http://akismet.com/

    Thread Starter kappaluppa

    (@kappaluppa)

    20 years ago

    No, this does not have to do with spam.
    I want ALL comments held for moderation and have that box checked, but comments are still coming through without authorization.

    vectorboy

    (@vectorboy)

    20 years ago

    Maybe you can try to update the .htaccess …
    Good luck!
    vectorboy

    Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    20 years ago

    Alas, .htaccess changes won’t help ensure that comments are held for moderation.

    Just for grins, what happens if you uncheck
    * Comment author must have a previously approved comment

    Thread Starter kappaluppa

    (@kappaluppa)

    20 years ago

    I tried both already – updating .htaccess AND using the ‘reverse psychology’ on the check boxes. and no go. I’m checking my db in phpMyAdmin, maybe the changes are not getting there.
    K <———— puzzled and crossing fingers

    katford728

    (@katford728)

    19 years, 8 months ago

    I’m also having this problem. This worked fine before our blog went up today, but when it went live, this feature was not functioning. Can anyone help? Thanks.

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