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Comment Validation
This plugin adds client-side validation to the Wordpress comment form, using the jQuery validation plugin.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 1
- Active installs
- 800+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 25 Apr 2010
- Added
- Nov 2008
- Requires WP
- 2.0.0
- Tested up to
- WP 2.9.2
- Downloads
- 23,220
Our analysis
AI-assistedComment Validation is a WordPress plugin designed to enhance the comment submission process by providing real-time validation. It displays appropriate messages when required fields are missing and highlights individual fields, helping users submit comments without errors.
This plugin uses jQuery and the jQuery Validation plugin, ensuring compatibility with standard WordPress themes. It is suitable for those who want to improve user experience on their blogs by reducing submission errors.
Best for: This plugin is best for bloggers who want to improve the comment submission experience on their sites.
What it does well
- ✓Provides real-time validation for comment forms
- ✓Displays messages for missing or incorrectly formatted fields
- ✓Uses jQuery for integration with WordPress themes
- ✓Compatible with the Draw Comments plugin
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in April 2010
- •Tested only up to WordPress version 2.9.2
- •Limited testing with other plugins
Verdict
Comment Validation offers useful features for enhancing comment forms, but its outdated status and limited compatibility testing may be a concern for some users.
From the developer
joern.zaefferer's own description of Comment Validation, lightly tidied.
Ever got annoyed when submitting a comment on a wordpress blog and just getting a blank page with a error message like “please fill out required fields” and nothing else? This plugin aims to help by adding validation to the comment form. When a user submits the form and something is missing, an appropiate message is displayed and individual fields are highlighted. When the email or url is in an incorrect format, a message is displayed accordingly.
Why should you install it? Because you care for comments and want to help users reduce mistakes that hold them off from commenting at all.
Whats the technology used? jQuery and the jQuery Validation plugin with a few customizations to make it fit into the standard WordPress theme.
Is it compatible with other plugins? The plugin is tested with the Draw Comments plugin and works, though the performance is slightly degraded. Other plugins haven’t yet been tested.
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