WordPress - Comments

In WordPress, comments are a way for visitors to engage with your content by leaving feedback, questions, or opinions. Here's an overview of WordPress comments and how to manage them:

Enabling and Disabling Comments:

1. Enable Comments for Posts:

   • When creating or editing a post, you can enable or disable comments in the "Discussion" meta box. Make sure the "Allow comments" box is checked.

2. Enable Comments Globally:

   • Go to "Settings" > "Discussion" in the WordPress Dashboard.
   • Check the "Allow people to post comments on new articles" option.

Managing Comments:

1. Viewing Comments:

   • Go to "Comments" in the WordPress Dashboard to see a list of all comments.

2. Moderation:

   • You can moderate comments by approving, marking as spam, or trashing them.
   • Unapproved comments won't appear on the site until approved.

3. Replying to Comments:

   • You can reply to comments directly from the "Comments" screen or from the front end of your site.

4. Bulk Actions:

   • You can use the "Bulk Actions" dropdown to perform actions on multiple comments simultaneously.

Comment Settings:

1. Comment Moderation:

   • Set the number of links a comment must have to be held for moderation.
   • Go to "Settings" > "Discussion" and look for the "Comment Moderation" section.

2. Comment Blacklist:

   • Add specific words, IPs, or email addresses to the comment blacklist to automatically mark comments as spam.
   • Go to "Settings" > "Discussion" and look for the "Comment Blacklist" section.

Comment Notifications:

1. Email Notifications:
   • Authors can receive email notifications when someone leaves a comment on their posts.
   • Users can subscribe to comment threads to receive notifications.

Comment Form:

1. Customizing the Comment Form:
   • You can customize the comment form by going to "Settings" > "Discussion" and adjusting settings like comment form position, fields, and labels.

Comment Plugins:

1. Anti-Spam Plugins:
   • Consider using anti-spam plugins to reduce spam comments.
   • Popular options include Akismet, which comes pre-installed with WordPress, and other third-party plugins.