Federico Andrioli

Auto approve comments by Commenter (email, name, url), User and Role (Akismet and wpDiscuz compatible).
Usage
<ol>
<li>Open Comments -> Auto Approve Comments</li>
<li>Go to Settings -> Discussion and check “Comment must be manually approved” </li>
<li>Optionally install and activate Akismet (comments flagged as SPAM will never get auto approved) </li>
<li>Configure your auto approval filters in “Commenters”, “Users” and “Roles”</li>
<li>Save and you’re done</li>
</ol>
From now on all the comments that match at least one of the configurations in “Commenters”, “Users” or “Roles” will always be auto approved.
Commenters – example
Add one Commenter per line, follow the example below:
<pre><code>tom@myface.com
tom@myface.com,Tom
tom@myface.com,www.myface.com
tom@myface.com,www.myface.com,Tom
tom@myface.com,Tom,www.myface.com
</code></pre>
Users – example
Add one Username per line, follow the example below:
<pre><code>steveknobs76
jeffmezos012
larrymage98
marktuckerberg2004
</code></pre>
Roles – example
Add one Role per line, follow the example below:
<pre><code>contributor
editor
yourcustomrole
subscriber
</code></pre>
Developers
Official Github repository: 
https://github.com/fedeandri/auto-approve-comments

Auto Approve Comments

Auto approve comments by Commenter (email, name, url), User and Role (Akismet and wpDiscuz compatible)

safecomments

SafeComments is a powerful WordPress plugin that provides real-time comment moderation across multiple languages. It automatically filters spam, profanity, and inappropriate content while allowing legitimate comments to be published instantly. 
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Support for 100+ languages</li>
<li>Real-time comment moderation</li>
<li>Non-blocking operation for optimal performance</li>
<li>Automatic approval of safe comments</li>
<li>Comprehensive spam detection</li>
<li>Advanced profanity filtering</li>
<li>Inappropriate content detection</li>
<li>Easy to set up and configure</li>
</ul>
SafeComments works in the background, analyzing each comment as it’s submitted. The non-blocking architecture ensures your website’s performance isn’t affected while providing robust protection against unwanted content.
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.8 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>Active internet connection for real-time moderation</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin utilizes two external services for comment moderation and content analysis:
<ol>
<li>SafeComments API (safecomments.ai)</li>
</ol>
– Purpose: Primary service for comment moderation, spam detection, and content filtering 
– Data transmitted: 
 * Comment ID 
 * Comment content 
 * User ID 
 * Site URL 
 * Plugin version 
– When: Data is sent whenever a new comment is submitted 
– Service documentation: 
 * Terms of Service: https://safecomments.ai/terms 
 * Privacy Policy: https://safecomments.ai/privacy
<ol>
<li>OpenAI API</li>
</ol>
– Purpose: Natural language processing for comment content analysis 
– Data transmitted: 
 * Comment content 
– When: Data is sent whenever a new comment is submitted for analysis 
– Service documentation: 
 * Terms of Service: https://openai.com/terms 
 * Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/privacy

SafeComments

Real-time WordPress comment moderation system that filters spam and inappropriate content while auto-approving safe comments in 100+ languages.

Auto Approve Comments vs SafeComments