Awebsome! Comment Author Mail Validation
Adds a new comment validation method in the "Before a comment appears" Discussion subsection panel.
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- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 15 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.1 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Awebsome! Comment Author Ma… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| authors | >100 |
| awebsome | #5 |
| comments | >100 |
| >100 | |
| validation | >100 |
Version adoption
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About Awebsome! Comment Author Mail Validation
From the official readme · v2.1Description
Adds a new comment validation method in the “Before a comment appears” Discussion subsection panel.
Features
- Avoided comment automattic approvals
- Adds a new highlighted option to “Before a comment appears” Discussion section subpanel
- Verification email sending every time a not registered user posts a comment
- Link checkback required to publish the comment and it wasn’t flagged as spam
- Included WP nonces security to verification email link
How it works?
- Not registered user posts a comment
- Not registered user receives an email with a validation link
- Not registered user follows validation link
- Comment is published
ToDo
- Integrate deeper with other validation methods
- Add mail customization options UI (headers, content-type, attachments, html…)
- Pretty permalinks URL integration (…permalink/nonce/cid)
Installation
Go easy!
- Upload!
- Activate option in Settings > Discussion > Before a comment appears and save changes.
- Enjoy!
Changelog
Done important improvements and more testing. Update required!
2.1
- Token generation revamped to fit WP API nonces functions
- Fixed validation link generation to support non-active permalinks structure
- Improved pre_comment_approved hook callback function (kudos xaviersarrate)
- Some readme.txt improvements
2.0.1
- Solved SVN newbie problems ;P
2.0
- Validation interception revamped
- Some functions advanced improvements
- Avoided functions WP already handles in API
- Fixed deactivation/uninstall options cleanup
- Added NONCE_KEY to token generator and validator as a random seed for security (kudos xaviersarrate)
- phpDoc improvements to functions
- Changed readme.txt descriptions
- POT regeneration
- Deleted en_EN translation (main pot lang)
1.3
- First plugin SVN update 🙂
- Internationalization problems solved
1.2
- First commiting to the wp-plugins SVN 🙂
- Internationalization + POT Generation
- Added es_ES translation
- Added es_CA translation
- Added en_EN translation
- Avoid mail validation for registered users
1.1
- Added nice PHPDOC compatible documentation
- Added JavaScript for admin field moving
- Added CSS to highlight CAMV fields
- General code clean up
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Awebsome! Comment Author Mail Valid…: quick answers
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Is Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V… free?
Yes. Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V… safe to use in 2026?
Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 16 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V…?
Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V… is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,943 times since it launched in January 2011. It was downloaded 46 times in the last 30 days.
Does Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V… work with WordPress 7.1?
Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V… is officially tested up to WordPress 3.1.4, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V… last updated?
The latest version, 2.1, was released on February 6, 2011 (16 years ago).
Who makes Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V…?
Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V… is developed and maintained by Raul Illana.
What are the best alternatives to Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V…?
The most popular alternatives to Awebsome! Comment Author Mail V… are Co-Authors, Multiple Author… (20K+ installs), Co-Authors Plus (20K+ installs) and Smart User Slug Hider (3K+ installs).
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