After releasing the Short Comment Filter Plugin, I’ve gotten feedback from people at WP Tavern and I’ve finally gotten a chance to implement their suggestions. I’ve added enough features that I’m bumping the version number to 2.0. Get the new version here

New Features

• Filtered Comment Count – Look at the settings page to see how many comments have been filtered
• Customizable Filter Message – Specify a custom message to be displayed if a comment is too short. Use %type% and %length% for a dynamic message

Fixes

• Email Notification – Notification emails are no longer sent out for filtered comments
• Filtering Trackbacks – Trackbacks are no longer filtered. Only comments are required to meet the minimum length requirement

Again, here’s the download link