Comment Approved Notifier Extended vs Ozh' Absolute Comments

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: * Visit the WordPress.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.

First versions of Absolute Comments implemented several features that are now, out of the box, part of WordPress. Absolute Comments now simply adds a “Reply” link into comment notification emails, prefills the comment reply with the commenter’s name, and adds a few cute icons. There’s no option or settings: just activate and forget it’s even a plugin. Official page: Absolute Comments Tip: To keep track of this plugin’s evolution and features, you are advised to subscribe to the author’s feed or follow him on Twitter: @ozh