Comment Tools

Manage blog comments — approve, trash, and clean up spam.

wp_list_comments

Level: 🔵 READ

List comments filtered by status.

Show me all comments pending approval on my blog.

How many spam comments do I have right now?

Level: 🟡 WRITE / 🔴 DANGER

Approve, trash, spam-mark, or bulk-delete comments.

Approve a comment:

Approve the pending comment from "Bob Smith"
on my post "Top 10 Hiking Trails".

Trash all spam:

Delete all spam comments on my site.

warning

Bulk deleting comments is irreversible. Claude will ask you to confirm.

Check pending comments regularly — unanswered comments hurt engagement
Run wp_list_comments with status=spam before bulk-deleting to see what you're removing