{"id":12985,"date":"2024-02-21T19:22:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T02:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/?p=12985"},"modified":"2024-02-21T19:22:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T02:22:51","slug":"how-do-i-disable-anonymous-comments-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/2024\/02\/21\/how-do-i-disable-anonymous-comments-in-wordpress.html","title":{"rendered":"How do I disable anonymous comments in WordPress?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To disable anonymous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/wordpress-hosting.html\">comments in WordPress<\/a>, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<li>Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the &#8220;Settings&#8221; section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on &#8220;Discussion&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the option labeled &#8220;Comment author must fill out name and email&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check this option to require that commenters provide their name and email address.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down and click &#8220;Save Changes&#8221; 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