Entry Moderation
Moderation holds some entries for review before they count. A held entry is saved as Pending. Its notifications and integrations wait until you approve it.
Use it for testimonials, public listings, comments, or any form where you want to check entries first.
Turn it on
- Open the form’s Settings › Spam & privacy.
- Turn on Review entries before they count.
- Choose which entries to hold:
| Setting | Holds… |
|---|---|
| Review every entry | All entries. |
| Hold entries containing | Entries with these words or phrases (one per line or comma-separated). |
| Hold entries with more links than (0 = off) | Entries with many links, a common spam sign. |
| Hold the first entry from a new email address | First-time senders. |
| Hold entries from countries | Entries from the countries you choose. |
- Set the Message for held entries, e.g. Thank you! Your message will be reviewed.
- Click Save settings.
Approve or reject
- In Entries, open the Pending tab.
- Tick entries and use Approve or Reject in the bulk actions, or
- Open an entry and use the Waiting for review panel.
Approve moves the entry to Unread, then sends the notifications and runs the integrations. Reject moves the entry to Spam without running them. Both add a note to the entry with your name.
For multi-step approvals with emails to approvers, use Approval Workflows.