Enables WordPress to display comment form field errors in the page or post with the comment form. Does not require Javascript or error page redirect.
As of April 2026, WP Inline Comment Errors is a WordPress comments plugin with 10 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.
The WP Inline Comment Errors plug-in enables WordPress to display comment form field errors directly in the page or post that displays the comment form. You can add your own validation functions for author, email, url, comment and custom meta comment form fields and customize the way the error messages or error indications appear. This is a purely PHP solution that does not rely on JavaScript or redirecting the browser to a error message page template.
Out of the box and without any configuration, the plug-in will display a list of errors in between the title and first field of the comment form. The plug-in will also show an asterisk as a required mark next to the label of the name, email and comment fields and repost the comment form data for these fields. You can further customize the b…
| WordPress | 3.5.1+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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