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Comment Approved Notifier Extended

Zero bloat, single purpose plugin that automatically sends email notifications when comments are approved. Lightweight and focused.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version5.4
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 5.0 · PHP 5.6
Directory statusactive
Last directory update15 Aug 20262mo ago
Active installations500Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 7 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Comment Approved Notifier Extended version 5.4 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Comment Approved Notifier Extended is a lightweight WordPress plugin with a single focus: automatically notify comment authors when their comments are approved.

🎯 Single Purpose, Zero Bloat

This plugin does ONE thing and does it well:

* Sends customizable email notifications when comments are approved

* No unnecessary features, no performance overhead

* Clean, efficient code following WordPress best practices

✨ Key Features

  • Automatic Email Notifications – Instantly notifies users when their comment is approved
  • Customizable Templates – Personalize email subject and body with shortcodes
  • Professional Email Design – Beautiful, responsive HTML email template
  • Dark Mode Support – Email template adapts to user preferences
  • Secure – Built with WordPress security standards (nonce verification, data sanitization, validation)
  • Translation Ready – Fully translatable with.pot file included
  • Lightweight – Minimal database queries, no bloat
  • Developer Friendly – Clean, well-documented code

🎨 Available Shortcodes

Personalize your emails with these shortcodes:

  • [commentauthor] – Comment author’s name
  • [commentedposttitle] – Title of the post
  • [commentaddress] – Direct link to the comment
  • [commentcontent] – The comment text
  • [blogname] – Your site name
  • [blogurl] – Your site URL

🔒 Security First

  • Email validation with is_email()
  • Nonce verification for form submissions
  • Data sanitization with sanitize_text_field() and wp_kses_post()
  • Output escaping for security
  • ABSPATH checks
  • Error logging for debugging

💡 Use Cases

  • Improve user engagement by notifying commenters
  • Build community by acknowledging contributions
  • Increase return visits to your blog
  • Professional communication with your audience

🌍 Translation Ready

The plugin is fully translatable and includes:

* Text domain: comment-approved-notifier-extended

pot file for translations

* RTL support

Privacy Policy

This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data beyond what WordPress already stores for comments. It uses existing comment author email addresses to send notifications.

💝 Support This Plugin

If Comment Approved Notifier Extended has saved you time and frustration, please consider:

  • ⭐ Leave a 5-star review – Help others discover this solution
  • 🐛 Report bugs or request features – We value your feedback
  • ☕ Buy me a coffee – Support continued development
  • 📢 Share with others – Help fellow WordPress users avoid the “Missed Schedule” nightmare

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports:

org support forum

* Check the plugin website

Credits

  • Original author: yakuphan
  • Current maintainer: UfukArt
  • Email template design: Responsive HTML email best practices

License

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • approved comment
  • approve
  • email
  • notification
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 5.6
Update activity15 Aug 20262mo ago

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