Zero bloat, single purpose plugin that automatically sends email notifications when comments are approved. Lightweight and focused.

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<p><strong>Comment Approved Notifier Extended</strong> is a lightweight WordPress plugin with a single focus: automatically notify comment authors when their comments are approved.</p>
<h4>🎯 Single Purpose, Zero Bloat</h4>
<p>This plugin does ONE thing and does it well:<br />
* Sends customizable email notifications when comments are approved<br />
* No unnecessary features, no performance overhead<br />
* Clean, efficient code following WordPress best practices</p>
<h4>✨ Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Automatic Email Notifications</strong> – Instantly notifies users when their comment is approved</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Templates</strong> – Personalize email subject and body with shortcodes</li>
<li><strong>Professional Email Design</strong> – Beautiful, responsive HTML email template</li>
<li><strong>Dark Mode Support</strong> – Email template adapts to user preferences</li>
<li><strong>Secure</strong> – Built with WordPress security standards (nonce verification, data sanitization, validation)</li>
<li><strong>Translation Ready</strong> – Fully translatable with .pot file included</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong> – Minimal database queries, no bloat</li>
<li><strong>Developer Friendly</strong> – Clean, well-documented code</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎨 Available Shortcodes</h4>
<p>Personalize your emails with these shortcodes:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>[commentauthor]</code> – Comment author’s name</li>
<li><code>[commentedposttitle]</code> – Title of the post</li>
<li><code>[commentaddress]</code> – Direct link to the comment</li>
<li><code>[commentcontent]</code> – The comment text</li>
<li><code>[blogname]</code> – Your site name</li>
<li><code>[blogurl]</code> – Your site URL</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔒 Security First</h4>
<ul>
<li>Email validation with <code>is_email()</code></li>
<li>Nonce verification for form submissions</li>
<li>Data sanitization with <code>sanitize_text_field()</code> and <code>wp_kses_post()</code></li>
<li>Output escaping for security</li>
<li>ABSPATH checks</li>
<li>Error logging for debugging</li>
</ul>
<h4>💡 Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Improve user engagement by notifying commenters</li>
<li>Build community by acknowledging contributions</li>
<li>Increase return visits to your blog</li>
<li>Professional communication with your audience</li>
</ul>
<h4>🌍 Translation Ready</h4>
<p>The plugin is fully translatable and includes:<br />
* Text domain: <code>comment-approved-notifier-extended</code><br />
* .pot file for translations<br />
* RTL support</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data beyond what WordPress already stores for comments. It uses existing comment author email addresses to send notifications.</p>
<h3>💝 Support This Plugin</h3>
<p>If Comment Approved Notifier Extended has saved you time and frustration, please consider:</p>
<ul>
<li>⭐ <strong><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/comment-approved-notifier-extended/reviews/" rel="ugc">Leave a 5-star review</a></strong> – Help others discover this solution</li>
<li>🐛 <strong><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/comment-approved-notifier-extended/" rel="ugc">Report bugs or request features</a></strong> – We value your feedback</li>
<li>☕ <strong><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/ufukart" rel="nofollow ugc">Buy me a coffee</a></strong> – Support continued development</li>
<li>📢 <strong>Share with others</strong> – Help fellow WordPress users avoid the “Missed Schedule” nightmare</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, feature requests, or bug reports:<br />
* Visit the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/comment-approved-notifier-extended/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org support forum</a><br />
* Check the <a href="https://www.zumbo.net/comment-approved-notifier-extended-wordpress-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin website</a></p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Original author: yakuphan</li>
<li>Current maintainer: UfukArt</li>
<li>Email template design: Responsive HTML email best practices</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p>
<p>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.</p>


Comment Approved Notifier Extended


I love the idea and it works nicely. Thanks for your plugin.


Very nice idea


...putting it's WP Admin page beneath the standard Settings page. For a plugin to have its own top level menu for such simple functionality is against WordPress standards (link not allowed, but see the Administration Menus page in the Codex) and just clutters up the WP Admin area unnecessarily.


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