Anyone can comment!

  • How can I fix this? Anyone is able to comment on each topic?
    If this can’t be fixed, I’m considering just using the blog for news and not allow anyone to comment. I’ll simply use the forum that I already have for discussion. What do ya think?

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  • Thread Starter lawilson

    (@lawilson)

    In saying “anyone”, I mean anyone that isnt’ registered.

    1) When you make a post, clear the “Allow Comments” and “Allow Pings” check boxes.
    2) Open your index.php file, find the following line:
    <?php comments_popup_link(__('Comments (0)'), __('Comments (1)'), __('Comments (%)'));?>
    Comment it out.
    3) A little further down, find this:
    <?php include(ABSPATH . 'wp-comments.php'); ?>
    And comment that out too.
    TG

    …make them register?
    Or, alternatively, have an administrator approve all comments?
    Just a thought.

    Thread Starter lawilson

    (@lawilson)

    My point is that currently anyone can go to the blog and submit a comment. I realize this is not a forum, but in a forum, you can’t comment unless permission has been given. I don’t want to restrict comments for my approval. Those who take the time to register have free reign to comment immediately. I don’t want outsiders commenting, so I need to know how to block that to begin with.

    Thread Starter lawilson

    (@lawilson)

    Ok, thanks a lot for that info. I’ll decide what’s the best option for this blog.

    There is an emergent comment “registration” in 1.3 similar to the plugin I mentioned in my previous post so you may want to test the alpha version, too.
    In the options of 1.3-alpha-4 there is now a check box for:
    “Comment author must have a previously approved comment” (before a comment appears)

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