Here are the steps on how to moderate comments in WordPress:
- Go to Dashboard > Comments.
- You will see a list of all the comments that have been submitted to your website.
- To approve a comment, click on the Approve button.
- To mark a comment as spam, click on the Spam button.
- To move a comment to the trash, click on the Trash button.
- To restore a comment from the trash, click on the Untrash button.
- To permanently delete a comment, click on the Delete button.
Here are some additional tips for moderating comments in WordPress:
- Check comments regularly. It is important to check comments regularly to make sure that they are not spam or abusive.
- Approve comments that are relevant to your content. Only approve comments that are relevant to your content and that add value to the discussion.
- Delete comments that are spam or abusive. Spam comments are comments that are irrelevant to your content and that are designed to promote a product or service. Abusive comments are comments that are offensive or threatening.
- Reply to comments that are helpful or insightful. Replying to comments is a great way to engage with your readers and to build a community around your website.
- Use the Pending status to hold comments for review. If you are not sure whether or not to approve a comment, you can mark it as pending. This will hold the comment for review until you have a chance to look at it.
- Use the Trash folder to temporarily remove comments. If you need to remove a comment but you don’t want to delete it permanently, you can move it to the trash folder. You can restore comments from the trash folder at any time.
- Use the Delete button to permanently delete comments. If you want to permanently delete a comment, click on the Delete button. Once a comment is deleted, it cannot be restored.