Clean Comment Form Styles
Gives the comment form full-width fields, rounded corners, a clear focus color and a solid submit button that match your accent color.
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Snippets for WordPress comments: fight spam, close comments on old posts, remove the website field, change the comment form and moderate faster. For bloggers and publishers who want useful discussions without the noise.
Gives the comment form full-width fields, rounded corners, a clear focus color and a solid submit button that match your accent color.
Removes the Comments menu, admin bar bubble and screen for users without moderation rights, such as authors and contributors.
Adds a hidden field to the comment form that people never see but many bots fill in. Comments that fill it are rejected before reaching the database.
Adds a small "Join the discussion" link with the comment count halfway through posts, so engaged readers find the comments faster.
Shows a short quote from the most recent approved comment two thirds of the way through a post, with a link to the discussion.
Rejects comments shorter than 15 characters or longer than 5,000 characters. Moderators are not limited.
Adds a [wpide_recent_comments] shortcode that lists the latest approved comments with the commenter's name, post title and a short excerpt.
Sends "comment awaiting moderation" emails to extra addresses, such as your community manager, besides the site admin and post author.
Hides existing comments and the comment form from visitors who are not logged in, including in feeds and the REST API, and invites them to log in.
Adds a [wpide_top_commenters] shortcode listing the people who left the most approved comments, a simple way to thank your community.