Title: Registering users Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Registering users * Resolved [Bob31](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bob31/) * (@bob31) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/) * I have set the discussion controls to restrict comments to registered users in an effort to control spam on my blog and to improve the quality of my comments. I have previously had a number of viewers register as users, and they have been cited as “subscriber”, and I have a list of their IDs. Is the registration to make comments different from this registration for “users”? If so, will I receive a different notification of such registration? Will I also have a different list of registered commentators? Will registered commentators still have to pass the several filters I have installed to control spam? And will I also have the right to approve or to reject their comments? I see a link in my Meta box for registration, but I’m not sure of its purpose. Is there a different link for those who want to leave comments? I hope someone can answer these questions for me. Thanks for any help. Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000488) * > Is the registration to make comments different from this registration for “ > users”? * No. It means that only people who register can post comments on your site. * > If so, will I receive a different notification of such registration? Will > I also have a different list of registered commentators? * No. And no. * > Will registered commentators still have to pass the several filters I have > installed to control spam? And will I also have the right to approve or to > reject their comments? * Yes & yes. * Thread Starter [Bob31](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bob31/) * (@bob31) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000548) * Thanks for your answers to my questions. I don’t see a clear instruction that informs viewers that they must register in order to leave a comment to any of my posts. How will they know that they have to do this? Are those who have currently been approved as “subscriber” now entitled to submit comments to any of my posts? I don’t know if any of them have, but I’m just wondering if they need a different status for their submission of comments. I still don’t clearly understand this particular part of the registration process. * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000549) * > I don’t see a clear instruction that informs viewers that they must register > in order to leave a comment to any of my posts. * //christianityetc.org/blog/an-invitation/#respond * Thread Starter [Bob31](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bob31/) * (@bob31) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000596) * I don’t understand your response to my inquiry. Where are any instructions to my viewers that tell them that they have to register in order to submit a comment to any of my posts? * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000610) * I’m not sure what’s not to understand. Visit the link I posted above. This link is the result of clicking on the “add comments” icon in any of your posts. * [http://christianityetc.org/blog/an-invitation/#respond](http://christianityetc.org/blog/an-invitation/#respond) * See the result? “You must be logged in to post a comment.” * In response to your statement: * > I don’t see a clear instruction that informs viewers that they must register > in order to leave a comment to any of my posts. * _“You must be logged in to post a comment.”_ * That is a pretty clear visual indicator that your guests must be logged in to comment. It is also a link. When clicked, it takes them to: //christianityetc. org/blog/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fchristianityetc.org%2Fblog%2Fan- invitation%2F * Where your guests/users can either login or Register in order to comment on your blog. * Thread Starter [Bob31](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bob31/) * (@bob31) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000616) * Thanks. This clarifies the procedure for me. * Thread Starter [Bob31](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bob31/) * (@bob31) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000786) * Clayton, I saw your comment in my “pending” box waiting for my approval. This indicates to me that you passed the filters for spam, but I didn’t see any notice of your registration in my blog. How could you submit your comment without being registered? You are not listed as one of my “subscriber” users. So I’m still somewhat confused about this registration step in this process. Your further help with this would be appreciated. Thanks. * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000792) * It wasn’t me. I have made no attempt to comment or register on your blog. I have no reason to. You do allow registration, so I can only assume that someone saw this thread and thought it might be amusing to use my nickname to comment or register on your blog. You should treat it as such. * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000796) * [@bob31](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bob31/) * I just happened to think; could it simply be a trackback or pingback type of issue that landed in your comments box? A lot of sites seem to mirror/scrape the posts here on wordpress.org, and maybe it caused a pingback or trackback to land in your moderation queue (if that’s even possible). Is the comment exactly the same as what I posted above? Here is some info that might be relevant. [http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging#Comment_Spam](http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging#Comment_Spam) That whole page is good reading. It may be possible that it’s a pingback/trackback type of thing, rather than someone actually trying to comment without registering, but I’m not sure. * Thread Starter [Bob31](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bob31/) * (@bob31) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000800) * Clayton, The comment had a little more detail with it in addition to the text of your statement. It may have been a “pingback”, but I don’t know how that feature of these programs works. I printed a copy of the Codex article on an “Introduction to Blogging”, so that may add to my understanding of some of these features. Since I required viewers to register before leaving any comment, I haven’t received any comments. I also haven’t received any spam. For awhile I was allowing non- passed comments to be sent to my “trash” box just so I could see what some viewers were saying about me and my blog, but none of their comments added anything to my posted topics for discussion. But now I don’t even bother with checking such“ trash”. I assume that my present settings are the best way for me to control spam, recognizing that legitimate comments are probably going to be few and far between on my blog. Thanks for you further response. * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000806) * You’re welcome. One other thing you may find useful; if you take a look in Dashboard > Settings > Discussion , you can [turn off the trackbacks and pingbacks](http://codex.wordpress.org/images/5/55/options-discussion1.png) if you like. That will still allow you to override the settings on individual posts if you want to make an exception for certain articles. * Your site is looking good, by the way. That theme is one of my favorites. Best wishes! * Thread Starter [Bob31](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bob31/) * (@bob31) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000812) * Basically I think that trackbacks and pingbacks represent legitimate responses to my posts, so I conclude that it is probably OK to accept them. Thanks for the compliment regarding the display of my site. I get a lot of comments regarding this feature of my site and the level of my writing, but most of them are treated as spam. At least a large number of viewers apparently regard my blog as interesting, because many of them have marked in with “bookmarks”. I’ll keep studying about this feature. Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) The topic ‘Registering users’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 12 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Bob31](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bob31/) * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registering-users/#post-2000812) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics