Large blogs often have a very high number of comments, which is difficult to manage. So many blogs create a moderator role for users to make it easier to manage.
Below is a guide for you to allow users to moderate comments on WordPress.
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Why is it necessary for blog users to moderate comments on WordPress?
Comment moderation is not an easy task for large blogs. Not only preventing spam, answering viewers’ questions is also extremely important. This helps the blog fight spam, providing a healthy environment and experience.
WordPress has a built-in commenting system, but there is no way to create a user account solely responsible for moderating comments. To moderate comments, users need Editor access to all of your content.
The best way to allow users to moderate comments is to use a WordPress plugin. This allows you to create a separate comment moderator user role. Also keep your website secure.
Let’s go to through the following simple and quick way to do it!
How to add a moderator role on WordPress?
To do this, you need to use the Comment Moderation Role plugin . This method allows you to add a moderator role easily. The plugin is designed for medium to high traffic blogs for easier moderation. The good news is that this plugin is completely free.
The first thing you need to do is install and activate the plugin. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.
You will then have a new feature called ‘WPB Comment Moderators’ to assign to users.
To assign the comment moderator role to the current user, simply navigate to Users » All Users . Then, click the checkbox for the user for whom you want to change the role.
Then just select the new ‘WPB Comment Moderator’ role from the dropdown box that says ‘Change role to…’. Then click the ‘Change’ button. User role changes will apply automatically.
Create a new user role.
Now, when users log in, they will only have access to the comment moderation panel. You can also create a new user and assign the comment moderator role to the user when creating a profile. To do this, navigate to Users » Add new and enter the new user information.
Then select the ‘WPB Comment Moderator’ role from the ‘Role’ drop-down menu. Make sure you click the ‘Add New User’ button to save the changes and create a new user.
Now, when your new users log into their account, they will see the comment moderation dashboard. Notice how the dashboard only allows users to moderate comments and edit their profile. All other WordPress admin dashboard features are hidden.
Epilogue
I hope this article helped you better understand comment moderation in WordPress.
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