Retrieve spam comment

Here’s what to do.

Open phpmyadmin
Find your database
Click the name of the db so all the tables open on the right
Find the _comments table
Click the first box along from the word _comments (if you hover it, the word ‘Browse’ will appear
All the comments will appear
Now, loon to the top right above the table, it will sat ‘Page Number:’
In the drop down box, go to the last page.

This has the most recent comments.

Find the comment

Click the pen icon on the same line

Some tables will appear

One table will have the word ‘Spam’ in it

Delete that word and put a single number 1 there instead

Click Go.

The comment should then be recovered.

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Alternately – and much much easier, install this:
https://unknowngenius.com/blog/wordpress/spam-karma/

and that will also allow you to get it ??

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Using the phpmyadmin (or any other admin app) method above, setting ‘Spam’ to 0 (zero) instead of 1 (one) will mark the comment as ‘awaiting approval’.