Stop WordPress from sending email notifications for comments that have been manually approved.
As of April 2026, Filter Email Notifications is a WordPress admin plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 4.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.
Scenario
You’re the only user who can create posts and moderate comments on your WordPress installation.
You have both ‘Email me when anyone posts a comment’ and ‘Email me when a comment is held for moderation’ options checked.
You get an email about a comment awaiting moderation and you approve it.
The problem is that right after that you get a second email letting you know that a new comment has been posted, which of course you already knew about.
Solution
Instead of disabling email notifications for new comments alltogether, you can use this plugin and not receive the redundant emails mentioned above.
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| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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