Title: auto-moderate plugin?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# auto-moderate plugin?

 *  [brittanie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brittanie/)
 * (@brittanie)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-moderate-plugin/)
 * I have installed Scott Hansen’s auto-close comments plugin and like the way it
   works, but I was wondering if there is a way to modify it so that instead of 
   closing comments after a certain day, it sends them to auto moderation after 
   XX days. Perhaps changing this query:
 * `$wpdb->query("
    UPDATE $tableposts SET comment_status = 'closed' WHERE comment_status
   = 'open' AND post_status = 'publish' AND post_date < '$date' ");
 * to something like this”
    ` SET comment_status = 'moderated' `
 * I know there are already a few[auto-mod plugins](http://frenchfragfactory.net/ozh/archives/2005/02/02/wordpress-plugin-auto-moderate-comments/)
   but most of those take into account the date of the last comment, not the date
   of the post. Also, the above linked plugin apparently doesn’t work nicely with
   Akismet.
 * I’m no good with writing code. Any ideas would be greatly welcomed.

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 *  [rustifer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rustifer/)
 * (@rustifer)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-moderate-plugin/#post-351738)
 * Looking at my 2.0. wp install, you can set comment_status to open, closed, or
   registered_only. Your idea of changing ‘closed’ to ‘registered_only’ and leaving
   all the rest the same would be ok in that light.
 *  Thread Starter [brittanie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brittanie/)
 * (@brittanie)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-moderate-plugin/#post-351743)
 * But I don’t have a system set up for registered users on my blog. I’m still interested
   in something that sets auto-mod after a certain time, even if it’s a different
   plug-in. The only one I’ve been able to find, as I said above, doesn’t work with
   Akismet in 2.0.1
 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-moderate-plugin/#post-351775)
 * _oops_
 *  Thread Starter [brittanie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brittanie/)
 * (@brittanie)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-moderate-plugin/#post-351783)
 * what was that all about?
 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-moderate-plugin/#post-351815)
 * It’s called a mistake*. I make them from time to time.
 * *I came to realize the context of this thread made my reply invalid, so I edited
   it out.
 *  Thread Starter [brittanie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brittanie/)
 * (@brittanie)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-moderate-plugin/#post-351831)
 * Mmmm. I thought the -oops- was your first response.
 * “I make them from time to time.”
 * Now if only I can get my husband to admit to the same thing.
 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-moderate-plugin/#post-351832)
 * Hehe. Send him my way. Hey, I’ve been married before…

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-moderate-plugin/#post-351832)
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