Title: Restrict Comments by User or Role
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Restrict Comments by User or Role

 *  [jawbreak77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jawbreak77/)
 * (@jawbreak77)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-comments-by-user/)
 * Is there a way, or perhaps a plugin, that will allow me to specify which users
   can leave comments? All users must be registered to view the blog, but unless
   I missed a really obvious setting, even the Subscriber role provides comment 
   permissions. I’d rather not deal with comment moderation, because I want certain
   users to be able to leave comments without waiting for an approval.
 * Essentially, I’m looking for something that can create a role (or specify a user)
   that provide true “read-only” access…without the ability to comment.
 * Any help is appreciated – thanks!

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-comments-by-user/#post-1539646)
 * Try looking for a role management or scoper plugin.

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 * [comment](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/comment/)
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 * [restrict](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/restrict/)
 * [role](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/role/)

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