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au/au\_anonymous\_comments
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Provides the ability for anonymous (not logged in) users to comment on public content and for that content to be moderated by the owner.

2.0.1(10y ago)2191GPL-2.0PHPPHP >=5.4

Since Sep 26Pushed 10y ago3 watchersCompare

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AU Anonymous Comments
=====================

[](#au-anonymous-comments)

Allow for not-logged-in users to comment on public content anonymously with moderation and spam control

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Unzip to the mod directory of your elgg installation

Spam Control Measures
---------------------

[](#spam-control-measures)

Anonymous commenters are checked against the stop forum spam database prior to comment save. Additionally the number of urls allowed in a comment is limited, and tighter htmlawed rules are imposed limiting the type of html that can be submitted.

Suggested plugin: recaptcha - [https://github.com/beck24/elgg\_recaptcha](https://github.com/beck24/elgg_recaptcha) |

Moderation
----------

[](#moderation)

Comments submitted anonymously are saved in the disabled state and are only visible to users who have edit capability on the content that was commented on.

Users with moderation ability will see unapproved comments with a unique style and an option to approve or delete the comment. A batch approval/deletion interface is also provided with each comment having a checkbox.

Content owners are notified by email when an anonymous comment is submitted, the email contains tokenized links to allow for moderation directly from email regardless of logged in status.

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

3924d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/738363?v=4)[Matt Beckett](/maintainers/beck24)[@beck24](https://github.com/beck24)

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Top Contributors

[![beck24](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/738363?v=4)](https://github.com/beck24 "beck24 (15 commits)")

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Tags

pluginelggcommentsAUanonymous comments

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