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Comment Link Moderation Whitelist

Allows for whitelisted URLs to not count against the comment moderation max number of links limit.

By Scott Reilly·Comment·Free
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·0 active installs·Updated 5 years ago
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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.

0/5Rating
0active installs
1.8K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018

Overview

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…

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Compatibility

WordPress4.7+ requiredTested up to 5.4.19
PHPfalse+ required

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Changelog

1.1.3 (2020-05-12)

  • Change: Use HTTPS for link to WP SVN repository in bin script for configuring unit tests
  • Change: Note compatibility through WP 5.4+
  • Change: Update links to coffee2code.com to be HTTPS
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Scott ReillyScott Reilly
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.3
Last Updated
May 13, 2020
WP Requires
4.7+
Tested Up To
5.4.19
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
0
Downloads
1.8K+
Added
Jan 28, 2018
Business
Free

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Developer

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