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<h3>Comment Moderation Role by WPBeginner</h3>
<p>This comment moderation plugin improves the comment moderation permissions on your WordPress site.</p>
<p>The new role “WPB Comment Moderator” is created on your site to allow you to give users access only to the comment moderation screen. Unlike the WordPress default settings, a comment moderator is not required to be able to author posts, so you can keep your content secure.</p>
<p>The Comment Moderator can approve, decline, or edit any comments on any post.</p>
<p>This plugin also allows your Authors and Contributors to moderate comments on the posts they wrote. That means your guest authors can continue interacting with their readers, without getting access to other articles or comments.</p>
<h3>How Do I Create a Comment Moderator User?</h3>
<p>Once this plugin is activated, simply edit a user’s profile and change their role to WPB Comment Moderator. This will grant them access only to the comment moderation screens within WordPress, keeping the rest of your site secure.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Comment Moderation Role is created by the <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/" rel="friend nofollow ugc">WPBeginner</a> team.</p>
<h3>What’s Next?</h3>
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Comment Moderation Role by WPBeginner

Add a new comment moderator user role to your site.

Security Insight

<p><strong>Stop fake or misused emails in your comment section.</strong><br />
This plugin prevents spam and ensures valid email ownership by requiring users to confirm their email address before a comment is submitted.</p>
<p>When a user leaves a comment, they’ll receive a one-time confirmation link by email. Their comment won’t appear until they click the link — no accounts, no passwords and no friction for real users.</p>
<p><strong>Why Use It?</strong><br />
– Improves trust and deliverability.<br />
– Cuts down on abuse, spam and bot activity.<br />
– Ensures email addresses actually belong to the commenter.<br />
– Comments from verified users go straight to approved or pending in the future.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Email confirmation required before comment is accepted.</li>
<li>Comments with unconfirmed emails are automatically deleted after 3 days.</li>
<li>One-time confirmation — verified commenters skip confirmation next time.</li>
<li>Lightweight, secure, and privacy-friendly.</li>
<li>Admin tool to manually clear all verified email records.</li>
<li>No account creation required.</li>
<li>No third-party services or API keys needed.</li>
<li>Only one confirmation email sent per hour to a single email address to prevent abuse.</li>
</ul>


Email Validator for Comments

Blocks comment submission until the user confirms their email address with a one-time link. No accounts or captchas required.

Comment Moderation Role by WPBeginner vs Email Validator for Comments