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1. myisha
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Comment author must have a previously approved comment isn't working they are being held for moderation..The only way moderation worked is by checking ( An administrator must approve the comment (regardless of any matches below) or adding words to the moderation box..Any suggestions I need help LOL
   Other info
   url (http://myisha.net)
   I'm using 1.5(manual install)
   Default Theme comment.php(I haven't tweak anything)
   Thanks in advance

2. Lorelle
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Did you check your Options > Discussion settings? Have you turned on or off comment moderation?

   Also, check this http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=23507 discussion to see if anything there applies.

3. Jnetty99
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   That's funny, i have the opposite problem.

4. barkingmoose
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   I believe I am having the same problem as the original poster: all comments posted to my WP 1.5 blog are skipping the moderation queue despite the fact that I've checked the option that the comment author must have a previously approved comment.

   So my options look like this:

   [] An administrator must approve the comment (regardless of any matches below)
   X Comment author must fill out name and e-mail
   X Comment author must have a previously approved comment

   The only way I can get comments to be moderated is to check the first box, which I don't want to do -- I want previously approved commenters to be able to post comments.

   What gives?

5. myisha
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Lorelle says Did you check your Options > Discussion settings? Have you turned on or off comment moderation?

   Yes i have only after I found that An administrator must approve the comment (regardless of any matches below) working...Any suggestions?

6. James
   Happiness Engineer
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Both of you, try running /wp-admin/upgrade.php . It may fix the problem, it may not, but it won't damage anything. It's worth a shot.

7. theboywonder
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   barkingmoose, exactly the same for me :-/ I'm suprised how many problems there are in a final release (not that I don't appreciate this awesome script)!

8. myisha
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   ^bump^

   macmanx I tired what you suggested and still no go :(

9. APilgrim
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   I had the same problem, but i see my wp_options tables has no entry for "comment_whitelist" so somehow the install didn't create it.

10. APilgrim
    Member
    Posted 7 years ago #

    actually the problem seems to be in the code:
    if you don't have any moderation keywords set every comment gets approved in check_comment function:

    ...
    $mod_keys = trim( get_settings('moderation_keys') );
    if ('' == $mod_keys )
    return true; // If moderation keys are empty

    so add a moderation key...

11. richards1052
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    so add a moderation key...

    For all of you great programmers out there...have mercy on us ignoramuses. Tell how to do the things you already know how to do. Speaking in shorthand is great if you know the lingo. But I don't.

    Could someone spell out for me what a moderation key is & how I add it?

    Also, this same issue is the subject of this thread: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/25803

12. richards1052
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    I looked up moderation key in the codex & Apilgrim, if I understand him/her is saying to add a keyword to the banned word list under "comment moderation" if you have none listed. If that's what he's saying, then this is no fix for me. I have many words in that list & first time comments are still getting through.

    Or did I misunderstand something?

13. kidaz
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    The assumption I made is that comments were moderated for all comments.... AS IS IMPLIED in wordpress!
    But this is not the case.... moderation applies only to non-logged-in users only! Its rubbish I know.

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