Mention comment's Authors by Wabeo
“Mention comment’s authors” is a plugin that improves the WordPress comments fonctionality, adding a response system between authors. When adding a comment, your readers can directly mentioning the author of another…
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- Small user base (70+ active installs)
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.5 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Mention comment's Authors b… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| comments | >100 |
| >100 | |
| mention | >100 |
| poke | #13 |
| >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 from 12 reviews
About Mention comment's Authors by Wabeo
From the official readme · v0.9.8Description
“Mention comment’s authors” is a plugin that improves the WordPress comments fonctionality, adding a response system between authors.
When adding a comment, your readers can directly mentioning the author of another comment, like facebook or twitter do,using the “@” symbol.
This mention plugin add two features :
- In the comments field, when an user entered the “@” symbol, it allows, through an autocompletion system, to quote (or poke) a preceding commentator.
- Once comments validated, the mentioned names take the appearance of buttons. When the user clicks on it, window scrolls to the preceding comment from the person named. A class is added to it, for temporarily customize it in CSS.
This WordPress plugin is based on “jquery-sew” jQuery plugin, by mural.ly.
You can find more information on this post : wabeo : Un système de réponse dans les commentaires
Installation
For a non-ajax website
- Upload the plugin’s folder into
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- All done !
For an ajax-based website
- Upload the plugin’s folder into
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Add the line
add_filter( 'mcaajaxenable', '__return_true' );to your fonctions.php theme file - Call the function
mcaAjaxChange();in your javascript after each succefull ajax refresh - Be sure to apply the filter “commment_text” each time you load comments in ajax
- All done ! 😉
Changelog
0.9.8
- fix bug reported by @G3r0nimo, (plugin conflict with plugins uninstall page)
0.9.6
- Regex improvement (preserve spaces and commas around mentions)
- Send mail notifications only when comment is approved (thanks to @wpformation)
0.9.5
- Now compatible with nested comments
0.9.4
- Add filter hook “mca_comment_form” to target the comment form textarea
- Compact javascripts into one package, compatible with jQuery 1.9 (embed browser detection)
- Solve bugs…
0.9.2
- Improve filtering recipients system
- Solve minor bugs
0.9.1
- Prevent fatal error of mcaAuthors undefined
- On non-ajax mod, return only approved prevent commentators
- add filter hooks for mail composition and mail sending
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FAQ
Mention comment's Authors by Wabeo: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is Mention comment's Authors by Wa… free?
Yes. Mention comment's Authors by Wa… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Mention comment's Authors by Wa… safe to use in 2026?
Mention comment's Authors by Wa… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 70+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 35/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Mention comment's Authors by Wa…?
Mention comment's Authors by Wa… is active on 70+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 9,065 times since it launched in May 2013. It was downloaded 61 times in the last 30 days.
Does Mention comment's Authors by Wa… work with WordPress 7.1?
Mention comment's Authors by Wa… is officially tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Mention comment's Authors by Wa… last updated?
The latest version, 0.9.8, was released on May 30, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Mention comment's Authors by Wa…?
Mention comment's Authors by Wa… is developed and maintained by Willy Bahuaud.
What are the best alternatives to Mention comment's Authors by Wa…?
The most popular alternatives to Mention comment's Authors by Wa… are Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Pro… (5M+ installs), Disable Comments (1M+ installs) and Antispam Bee (700K+ installs).
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