Title: Moderate New Blogs
Author: David Sader
Published: <strong>July 14, 2010</strong>
Last modified: August 8, 2016

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used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Moderate New Blogs

 By [David Sader](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dsader/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/moderate-new-blogs.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/moderate-new-blogs/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/moderate-new-blogs/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/moderate-new-blogs/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/moderate-new-blogs/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moderate-new-blogs/)

## Description

WordPress [Multisite](https://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network) Network plugin.
New blogs(aka sites) await a final click from a Network Admin to activate. This 
plugin flags new blogs in Network Admin–>Sites as “Awaiting Moderation”.

## Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

 1. Upload `ds_wp3_moderate_new_blogs.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Network Activate
 3. Visit Network Admin->Settings page and checkbox “Moderate New Blogs”.
 4. Look for new blogs with “Awaiting Moderation” action at Network Admin->Sites page
    or Network Dashboard

Optional:
 To change the default message for an inactive blog use your own drop-
in plugin as described in wp-includes/ms-load.php: if ( file_exists( WP_CONTENT_DIR.‘/
blog-inactive.php’ ) ) return WP_CONTENT_DIR . ‘/blog-inactive.php’;

## FAQ

 * Will this plugin stop spammer blogs? No. Legit blogs wait until approved manually
   by SuperAdmin.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Moderate New Blogs” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ David Sader ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dsader/)

[Translate “Moderate New Blogs” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/moderate-new-blogs)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/moderate-new-blogs/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/moderate-new-blogs/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/moderate-new-blogs/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/moderate-new-blogs/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 4.6

 * WP 4.6 tests OK, cleanup php notices

## Meta

 *  Version **4.6**
 *  Last updated **10 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.3 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.6.30**
 * Tags
 * [moderate](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/moderate/)[moderation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/moderation/)
   [multisite](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multisite/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/moderate-new-blogs/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ David Sader ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dsader/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moderate-new-blogs/)

## Donate

Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin?

 [ Donate to this plugin ](http://dsader.snowotherway.org)