Allows for whitelisted URLs to not count against the comment moderation max number of links limit.
As of April 2026, Comment Link Moderation Whitelist is a WordPress comment plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Comments – wpDiscuz.
Allows for whitelisted URLs to not count against the comment moderation max number of links limit.
On the ‘Settings’ -> ‘Discussion’ admin page, WordPress allows admins to define the maximum number of links permitted in a comment before that number of links automatically triggers moderation for a comment. That setting is labeled “Hold a comment in the queue if it contains N or more links” under “Comment Moderation”, where “N” is the input for the specified number. If set, WordPress will blindly count any link that appears in the comment and hold that comment for moderation if enough links are found.
In certain cases, however, you’d like to your visitors to be able to link to certain trusted URLs (such as your own site) w…
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 5.4.19 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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