Comment E-Mail Verification
If a comment is held for moderation an email message is sent to the comment author with a link to verify the comment author's email address.
4.8(4 reviews)
·90 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, Comment E-Mail Verification is a WordPress spam plugin with 90 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 16K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.
4.8/54 reviews
90active installs
16K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
If a comment is held for moderation an email message is sent to the comment author with a link to verify the comment author’s email address. When the comment author clicks on that link the comment gets approved immediately. This makes discussions more lively as users don’t have to wait for the blog admin to approve the comment.
Blog owners may also choose to hold the comments in the moderation queue even after successful verification. The verification status is shown in the comment lists in the admin.
If an author has a previously approved comment and his comments gets approved automatically according to the ‘comment_whitelist’ option in WordPress no email is sent.
If a comment is classified as spam by Akismet or another anti-spam plugin no email is sent.
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.9+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.4.2
- Fixes another bug that caused verification links generated with older versions of the plugin to malfunction with some setups
- JavaScript sanity checks of SMTP options
- Better sanitization of SMTP options in PHP (when JavaScript is turned off)
- Verification codes not generated for trackbacks or pingbacks (thanks Joost de Valk for feedback and code contribution)
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