Author comments on their OWN approved posts are not moderated?

Thanks, that is what I have confirmed but I don’t understand why it would/should be that way.

If an author edits an approved posting, it is then marked as a draft and effectively resubmitted for approval.

If comments moderation is enabled, in my view, ALL comments should be moderated.

I’m hoping there is an easy way to get this done, hack or otherwise, it’s mission-critical for us.

-kj-

Thanks Moshu but are you sure that is the correct link? You’re not in that thread. 🙂

Ok, so far we’ve confirmed all appropriate comment moderation boxes are checked, we’ve also even added single-letter strings into the ‘comment moderation’ box:

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But I logged in as a user (level 1) and commented on my own posting and it appeared immediately.

Hellllllllllllllllllppppp!!! :#

Thanks Moshu, I tried that plugin (modifing the source code as indicated to force all comments into moderation) but it is not working. The site says to put some PHP in a file I can’t find so I don’t know what to do next. I emailed the author.

Podz has been offering suggestions but so far we’ve not been successful. I am confident we will find a way to get this done! But if we can’t, I will have to temporarily disable commenting on our many blogs and then start investigating alternative blogging platforms for use in our school.

It would be awesome to somehow allow ADMINs (or others of appropriate role level in a 2.0 install) to have their comments approved automatically, with all others not.

We’re running 1.5.2 right now but will upgrade in a heartbeat if that’s necessary to solve this problem.

Thanks, kj

-kj-

We must have 100%

Thanks Moshu, we are on 1.5.2, that file is different.

Podz recommended deleting the code in question entirely. I tried it in one of my personal 2.0 installs and it did not work, but I will try editing it as you suggest.

I can spell PHP, that’s about it. :/

I’m off to disable commenting on our half-dozen or so blogs until this is resolved, and, I have no choice but to also begin looking at alternative platforms.

It’s really, really REALLY going to SUCK if we have to ditch WordPress. I love this app. I just can’t deploy it in my K-8 school with this functionality.

-kj-

Skippy, thank you, very well said. I totally understand where you are coming from and appreciate your assistance.

Whether you believe me or not, I actually planned to “get professional help” tomorrow after I’d tried a few more things. The one benefit of repeated postings – and I was very cognizant of going overboard, sorry if I did – is that it keeps the thread at the top of the board, in the hope, as in this case, that a kind soul like yourself would stop by and step up. I haven’t tried the plugin yet, but, even if it doesn’t work, I hope you enjoy the Weird Al Ultimate Video Collection I just sent you … as a small token of my appreciation, if not for this, but for what have done for others as a WordPress developer.

Podz, do you have a wishlist also? Or a Paypal addy? I’d like to throw something your way, too, for that round of emails we traded in the wee hours this morning. Thanks for the effort, it’s why I don’t want to abandon this platform, at any cost.

Peace,

-kj-