Title: Checking URLs before accepting wordpress comments
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Checking URLs before accepting wordpress comments

 *  [KeyDog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keydog/)
 * (@keydog)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checking-urls-before-accepting-wordpress-comments/)
 * Hello all
 * I administrate a list of URLs that spammers use when commenting and posting to
   forums.
 * Now I’m looking for someone who can create a plugin that checks my list against
   whatever a user is trying to post. Then depending on whether it’s on it, disallows
   the comment from ever being posted (deletes it).
 * Grez over at PunBB made such a URL Checker for PunBB forums, but I have friends
   who need this feature on WordPress.
 * I hope someone can point me in the right direction.

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checking-urls-before-accepting-wordpress-comments/#post-1654254)
 * Just go to Settings/Discussion in your admin panel and enter the URL into the“
   Comment Blacklist” section.
 *  Thread Starter [KeyDog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keydog/)
 * (@keydog)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checking-urls-before-accepting-wordpress-comments/#post-1654257)
 * That’s going to be a lot time spent by each admin doing that I reckon. That’s
   why I wondered if there isn’t a more convenient way to at least import a list?
 * The current list has 2500 URLs… 🙂
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checking-urls-before-accepting-wordpress-comments/#post-1654259)
 * Not that I know of. Have you tried Akismet yet? It’s quite effective.
 *  Thread Starter [KeyDog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keydog/)
 * (@keydog)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checking-urls-before-accepting-wordpress-comments/#post-1654260)
 * Yeah the guy is using that, and it gives him tons of comments to moderate it 
   seems.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checking-urls-before-accepting-wordpress-comments/#post-1654263)
 * Akismet does store spam comments in a queue for 15 days. If he’s referring to
   actually having to approve or mark comments as spam, make sure that “An administrator
   must always approve the comment” and “Comment author must have a previously approved
   comment” are unchecked and let Akismet do all of the hard work.
 *  Thread Starter [KeyDog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keydog/)
 * (@keydog)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checking-urls-before-accepting-wordpress-comments/#post-1654267)
 * Ok will check with him and get back on the issue… Thx in the meantime for fast
   responses.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checking-urls-before-accepting-wordpress-comments/#post-1654268)
 * You’re welcome!

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