Comments
Contents
- Where Can I Access Comments?
- Comments Screen
- Edit Comments with Comment Actions
- Discussion Settings
- You Cannot Edit Your Comments on Other Blogs
- Video
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Comments are an important part of blogging. They extend the discussion beyond a blog post and allow your visitors to interact with you and other readers. There are numerous ways to access your comments and some easy ways to work with them. We’ll explain them all and you can decide what works best for you.
Where Can I Access Comments?
There are several locations where you can get access to your comments.
Comments Screen
The area with the most power for working with comments is the Comments screen, which can be accessed by clicking on Comments in the menu.
You can also use the Shortcuts menu in the upper right to access the Comments Screen.
When you load the Comments screen it will look similar to:
In the upper left are links to filter which if you would like to see All, Pending, Approved, or Spam comments.
The upper right has a search box and button that can be used to look for specific comments.
Bulk editing is available for comments. Check the boxes next to several comments and then click on the Actions drop down.
You’ll have options to Unapprove, Approve, Mark as Spam, and Delete. After making your selection, click the Apply button, and the comments will be updated.
Just to the right of the bulk editing area is a filter where you can limit the display to Comments or Pings instead of both. Make your choice from the drop down and click the Filter button.
Next is a button to Check for Spam. This will run your comments through Akismet again, which can be useful is the service has learned about a new spam technique and you’ve go a bunch of comments with a Pending status.
If you are looking at the Spam comments, you will see a Delete All Spam button. Use this to delete all spam comments on the blog. Be careful though; as soon as you click the button there is no going back.
The table lists comments. Approved comments have a white background and everything else will be yellow.
Edit Comments with Comment Actions
If you hover over a comment in the table, the comment action links will appear.
If you double-click on a comment, you can quickly edit the comment without going to a different screen. Make your changes and click the Save button.
Discussion Settings
There are many different options which control how comments and pings are handled on your blog. You can access these options through Settings->Discussion in the menu.
You Cannot Edit Your Comments on Other Blogs
It is not possible to edit or delete any comments you have left on another WordPress.com blog. You can try contacting the blog owner and ask them to edit or delete your comment.
Video
Watch the “Moderating your recent comments from the dashboard” video from WordPress.tv.
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Last modified: December 4, 2008
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