Sends an email to the comment author when their comment gets approved (only if it's held for moderation).
As of April 2026, Comment Approval Notification is a WordPress comments plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.
The Comment Approval Notification plugin will send an email to the comment author when you approve their comment. The email sent is fully customizable, with shortcodes, through a settings page.
Please note that this plugin has only been tested with PHP 5.2.x.
A full list of available shortcodes is available here.
| WordPress | 2.6+ requiredTested up to 2.7 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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