Title: Comments without approval
Last modified: June 27, 2018

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# Comments without approval

 *  Resolved [aaamax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaamax/)
 * (@aaamax)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-without-approval-2/)
 * Greetings,
    I have the posts open to all without approval and working correctly.
   However, I can not get the comments to be open as well. I still need to approve
   each manually. Settings>discussion settings> “Allow people to post comments on
   new articles” is checked “Comment author must fill out name and email Users must
   be registered and logged in to comment “ is not checked. “Comment author must
   have a previously approved comment and Comment must be manually approved” are
   not checked. Along with 3 hyperlinks allowed.
 * Any help is greatly appreciated,
    Thanks!

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 *  [a2hostingrj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/a2hostingrj/)
 * (@a2hostingrj)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-without-approval-2/#post-10440093)
 * Do the comments contain URL links? WordPress usually “holds” comments that have
   links in it:
 * [https://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-moderation](https://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-moderation)
 *  Thread Starter [aaamax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaamax/)
 * (@aaamax)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-without-approval-2/#post-10440606)
 * Thanks for getting back to me so quick.
    No there are no links in the comments.
   just standard replies to posts. I am using the plugin “User Submitted Posts” 
   so posting is accessible on the frontend and to the public. There are no settings
   that I can see that involve “comments” only posts.
 *  [a2hostingrj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/a2hostingrj/)
 * (@a2hostingrj)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-without-approval-2/#post-10443900)
 * Check in the “User Submitted Posts” settings if there is an option for comments
   moderation
 *  Thread Starter [aaamax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaamax/)
 * (@aaamax)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-without-approval-2/#post-10449475)
 * Update.
    I was at my wits end and I scanned over my plugins for the zztime and
   looked at Akismet plugin, it was active and I had never loaded it nor activated
   it… I suppose it came loaded to begin with on WP. Well, DAMN! I deactivated it
   and SNAP, I have comments working as they should. cheers.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [aaamax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaamax/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-without-approval-2/#post-10449475)
 * Status: resolved

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