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Normally, if you want to moderate your blog comments, most of us usually login to WordPress Admin to check for any new comments awaiting to be moderated. Now you don't have to do that because there is a plugin can help you to view and moderate your blog comments directly from your desktop.

That plugin is Moderator - written by Daniel Dura. It's not only a WP plugin but also an application that notifies whenever there is a new comment submitted on your blog, something similar to Yahoo Messenger or Gtalk.

Plugin Features:

• Viewing unmoderated comments.
• Dock and system tray notifications of the number of unmoderated comments.
• Accept, delete, and spam comments from within the desktop client.
• Close application window, or minimize it to the system tray while running.
• Shows the Gravatar icons for the user who posted the comment.

Requirements

Moderator currently requires version 2.6+ of WordPress be installed. Also, you will need Adobe AIR 1.1, which runs on Mac, Windows, and is currently in beta on Linux.

Installation

1. Download the current plugin bundle from here. (moderator_plugin.zip | 72KB)
2. Unzip the contents of the archive and place them in your WordPress install directory under {wordpress install}/wp-content/plugins. You should now have a directory called ‘moderator’ in the plugins folder.
3. Login to your administration panel, and go to the Plugins page. Activate the Moderator plugin by clicking on the ‘Activate’ link in the entry for this plugin.
4. Now that the plugin is activated, go to the Settings tab and select the Moderator admin page. Follow the instructions on that page to install the desktop client.

I think this is a very useful plugin that you can start using to make your comment moderation easily!

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