diff --git a/Module.php b/Module.php
index 412d833..56fc799 100755
--- a/Module.php
+++ b/Module.php
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@
          *
          * @var bool
          */
-        public static $enableRating = true;
+        public $enableRating = true;
+    
+        /**
+         * Whether to enable comment premoderate or not.
+         *
+         * @var bool
+         */
+        public $enablePremoderate = true;
         
         /**
          * Initializes the module.
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@
             if ($this->commentModelClass === null) {
                 $this->commentModelClass = CommentModel::className();
             }
-            if (self::$enableRating && $this->ratingModelClass === null) {
+            if ($this->enableRating && $this->ratingModelClass === null) {
                 $this->ratingModelClass = RatingModel::className();
             }
             if (\Yii::$app instanceof Application) {
diff --git a/controllers/DefaultController.php b/controllers/DefaultController.php
index 8d36503..6c7448a 100755
--- a/controllers/DefaultController.php
+++ b/controllers/DefaultController.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                 if ($model->load(\Yii::$app->request->post())) {
                     $model->setAttributes($entity_data);
                     if ($model->save()) {
-                        if (empty($model->parent_id) && $module::$enableRating) {
+                        if (empty($model->parent_id) && $module->enableRating) {
                             $ratingModelClass = $module->ratingModelClass;
                             /**
                              * @var RatingModel $rating
diff --git a/models/CommentModel.php b/models/CommentModel.php
index 995f987..9007156 100755
--- a/models/CommentModel.php
+++ b/models/CommentModel.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     
     use artbox\webcomment\behaviors\ParentBehavior;
     use artbox\webcomment\models\interfaces\CommentInterface;
+    use artbox\webcomment\Module;
     use yii\behaviors\AttributeBehavior;
     use yii\behaviors\BlameableBehavior;
     use yii\behaviors\TimestampBehavior;
@@ -131,11 +132,6 @@
                     'integer',
                 ],
                 [
-                    [ 'status' ],
-                    'default',
-                    'value' => 0,
-                ],
-                [
                     [ 'parent_id' ],
                     'exist',
                     'targetAttribute' => 'id',
@@ -168,6 +164,26 @@
                     },
                 ],
                 [
+                    'class'      => AttributeBehavior::className(),
+                    'attributes' => [
+                        ActiveRecord::EVENT_BEFORE_INSERT => 'status',
+                    ],
+                    'value'      => function () {
+                        /**
+                         * @var Module $module
+                         */
+                        $module = \Yii::$app->getModule('artbox-comment');
+                        if (!$module) {
+                            Module::registerMe();
+                        }
+                        if ($module->enablePremoderate) {
+                            return self::STATUS_HIDDEN;
+                        } else {
+                            return self::STATUS_ACTIVE;
+                        }
+                    },
+                ],
+                [
                     'class' => ParentBehavior::className(),
                 ],
             ];
diff --git a/widgets/CommentWidget.php b/widgets/CommentWidget.php
index 8872a56..65500c4 100755
--- a/widgets/CommentWidget.php
+++ b/widgets/CommentWidget.php
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
                     ) ? CommentModel::SCENARIO_GUEST : CommentModel::SCENARIO_USER,
                 ]
             );
-            if ($module::$enableRating) {
+            if ($module->enableRating) {
                 $ratingModelClass = $module->ratingModelClass;
                 $ratingModel = $this->createRating($ratingModelClass);
             } else {
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