Reply scheduling
ReplyMind → Settings → Advanced Settings → Reply Scheduling. Enable it and set a delay from 1 to 168 hours (one week; default 1).
When Reply Mode is Auto, each reply is held for the configured number of hours before it's posted. A reply that lands six hours after the visitor's comment reads like a real author catching up on comments through the day, not a bot answering in two seconds.
- Only affects Auto mode. Suggestion-mode drafts are still generated immediately so authors can review without waiting.
- Implemented as an offset on the
wp_schedule_single_event()call, so it uses WP-Cron. On low-traffic sites, set up a real cron hittingwp-cron.phpso delayed replies post on time — see Troubleshooting.
Email approval workflow
ReplyMind → Settings → Advanced Settings → Email Approval. Only relevant when Reply Mode is Suggestion.
After the AI drafts a reply, ReplyMind emails the post author (or the configured fallback recipient — default: the site admin email — when the post has no author or author email) a message containing:
- The visitor's original comment.
- The AI-generated draft.
- Two one-click buttons: Approve (publishes the reply as a child comment) and Reject (discards the draft).
The links carry a single-use token stored as a transient that expires after 48 hours. Approve posts the reply and redirects to the post; Reject discards the draft. Neither requires a WordPress login — handy for authors who don't live in the admin dashboard. Email approval also works for WooCommerce reviews.