Any idea what this means?
I don't see anything in the ActivityPub plugin for WordPress to approve individual interactions, and it doesn't appear to be integrated with the regular Comments feature in WordPress.
Post interactions settings in ActivityPub (all are checked)
Receive likes
Receive reblogs (boosts)
Types of interactions from the Fediverse your blog should accept.
Auto approve reactions
Quote Post pending message: "On Mastodon, you can control whether someone can quote you. This post is pending while we're getting the original author's approval."