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Comment Approved

Notify a user when their comment is approved.

By nielsvanrenselaar·Comment·Free
4.6(14 reviews)
·500 active installs·Updated 7 years ago
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As of April 2026, Comment Approved is a WordPress comment plugin with 500 active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 14 reviews. It has been downloaded 21K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Comments – wpDiscuz.

4.6/514 reviews
500active installs
21K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

This WordPress plugin will sent out a customizable notification to a user that has left an comment on your site after approval of the comment.

It’s a tiny plugin which I hope to expand in the near future. Let me know if you miss something.

Icon by Max Steenbergen / maxsteenbergen.com

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Ratings & Reviews

4.614 reviews
5 ★
12
4 ★
1
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
1

Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.6.1

  • [NEW] Added support for [the_title] to display the post title in the notification mail.
  • [NEW] Use [the_title] and [name] in the subject of the notification mail.
  • [MISC] Removed support for %shortcode% shortcodes, use the [shortcode] syntax instead.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

nielsvanrenselaarnielsvanrenselaar
Plugin Info
Version
1.6.1
Last Updated
Nov 20, 2018
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
4.9.29
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
500
Downloads
21K+
Added
Aug 26, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

commentmessageapprovalapprovednotification

Developer

N
nielsvanrenselaar
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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