How to turn off the 1st post / Topic Moderation requirement - How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/ Discussion Board en-US Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:44:08 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: How to turn off the 1st post / Topic Moderation requirement https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/4/#post-10793 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:59:30 +0000 The 0 of this option doesn't disable Spam control, if you read this topic properly you should know the Spam Control should be turned off for this purpose. Please try to set "No" the spam control. And make sure you use the latest version. Also you can decrease the spam suspect ion level on the same admin page, it's described here:

https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/#post-8222

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/4/#post-10793 RE: How to turn off the 1st post / Topic Moderation requirement https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/3/#post-10774 Thu, 10 Aug 2017 17:33:18 +0000 I am also having this issue. 

This setting: User is New (under hard spam control) during

Is set to zero but 1st post is still getting moderated. And if that user posts additionally, all their posts end up in moderation if I don't get that first one approved in a timely manner. 

I do not want to moderate posts at this time. Why does a zero in this field not remove the need for moderation. This is not a testing/timing issue on my side. It is an expectation I have of the WP Foro. 

If I put a zero in a field, it should mean No or Null or Off. Maybe you should not allow a zero in this field if you don't want us to set it that way. I would want another option in that case. 

I think Moderation settings should be first On or Off. If On, then how many New User posts do you want to moderate, 1 or more, but don't allow me to set it to zero. 

It just isn't clear in the current setup that I cannot turn off moderation.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 TIMS Forum https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/3/#post-10774 RE: How to turn off the 1st post / Topic Moderation requirement https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/3/#post-8273 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:36:16 +0000 Please don't use phrase "flagged as spam". It just suspected and suggested for moderation. There maybe such cases, but not all posts will be set as unapproved. Here on this forum we use the same functions with high spam scanning levels and only 10% of new users posts becomes Unapproved and 90% of spam posts become unapproved. I think you need to test it for more time, not for just a few posts. wpForo.com is the live example of Spam Control function. There is no any extra functions on this site, all is native and default.

Also please let me know, do you have Akismet activated? If so please deactivate it for a few days. Also you can try it with 15/15.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/3/#post-8273 RE: How to turn off the 1st post / Topic Moderation requirement https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/3/#post-8252 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:56:49 +0000 Ok I tried the above settings, spam control on, 20, 20 and first 1 post hard spam control and the first post someone makes is kicked into moderation. I've attached the post to show it has nothing in it that should be flagged as spam. 

 

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]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 detsportsnation https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/3/#post-8252 RE: How to turn off the 1st post / Topic Moderation requirement https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/3/#post-8246 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:48:48 +0000 I'd recommend this if you don't have many spam attacks:

https://wpforo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wpForo-Antispam-light.png

 

If you got many spams, I'd recommend this:

https://wpforo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wpForo-Antispam-hard.png

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/3/#post-8246 RE: How to turn off the 1st post / Topic Moderation requirement https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/3/#post-8245 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:40:42 +0000
Posted by: Trapperdrew

UPDATE:

These settings worked for me, Also i installed the anti spam thing.

See attached.

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Just a recommendation, never do this! It's better to set levels 20/20 than set it 1/1 and disable Spam Control. Currently you don't have spam topics and you dont know how well this function may protect your forum when time is come.

Please don't make your forum unprotected like it shown on this screenshot. Forums with such option set will be unprotected for all spammers.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/3/#post-8245 RE: How to turn off the 1st post / Topic Moderation requirement https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/2/#post-8240 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:23:14 +0000 UPDATE:

These settings worked for me, Also i installed the anti spam thing.

See attached.

 

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]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Trapperdrew https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/2/#post-8240 RE: How to turn off the 1st post / Topic Moderation requirement https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/2/#post-8238 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:16:17 +0000 I just had one happen, This is the users first post ever,  in a topic that is active. I had to Approve the comment

See attached.

 

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]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Trapperdrew https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/2/#post-8238 RE: How to turn off the 1st post / Topic Moderation requirement https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/2/#post-8237 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:16:01 +0000
Posted by: Trapperdrew

On mine AKismet is not even installed.

Then read this please: https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/#post-8222

If you don't have spam topics and want to turn off the Spam Control, you can disable it in Forums > Tools > Atispam admin page.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/2/#post-8237 RE: How to turn off the 1st post / Topic Moderation requirement https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/2/#post-8235 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:11:26 +0000 On mine AKismet is not even installed.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Trapperdrew https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-turn-off-the-1st-post-topic-moderation-requirement/paged/2/#post-8235