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Comment Rules v1.0.0

Keyword hold and spam rules, link and length limits, and auto-closing old posts for comments, with the reason shown in the comments list.

Start a 14-day free trial → Get the free version

No credit card for the trial. Pro from $2.42/mo, billed annually. 14-day money-back guarantee.

Comment Rules gives you clear, simple rules for new comments and tells you which rule caught each one.

Free

$0 forever

  • Keyword hold/spam rules
  • Link limits
  • Close comments by age
Download free

Comment Rules Pro

$29 per year, single site

Everything in Free, plus:

  • Commenter reputation
  • Auto-approve trusted
  • Per-post rules
Try Pro free for 14 days

Screenshots

Comments > Comment Rules: hold and spam word lists, where to look and whole-word matching
Comments > Comment Rules: hold and spam word lists, where to look and whole-word matching
The "Comment rule" column on the Comments screen shows why each comment was held, sent to spam or approved
The "Comment rule" column on the Comments screen shows why each comment was held, sent to spam or approved
Pro: commenter reputation (hold new commenters, auto-approve regulars) below the per-post-type closing settings
Pro: commenter reputation (hold new commenters, auto-approve regulars) below the per-post-type closing settings

Pro pricing

One licence covers updates and support for a year. Pick the number of sites you run it on.

Single site

$29/year

$2.42 per month, billed annually

Buy Single site

5 sites

$58/year

$4.83 per month, billed annually

Buy 5 sites

25 sites

$116/year

$9.67 per month, billed annually

Buy 25 sites

Checkout and licensing run on Freemius, our merchant of record. 14-day money-back guarantee. Prices in USD; any applicable tax is shown at checkout.

Requirements

WordPress 6.4 or newer (tested up to 7.1), PHP 7.4 or newer. Works with the block editor and the classic editor.

Installation

  1. Download the free version or start the Pro trial above. Freemius emails you the zip and, for Pro, your licence key.
  2. In WordPress go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the zip and activate it.
  3. Pro: paste the licence key when the plugin asks for it, or later under the plugin's Account screen.

Stuck? Open a support ticket and include your WordPress and PHP versions.