Managing Comments

Managing Comments

By inserting a comment block to a page on your website, visitors can add feedback and comment on pages and blog posts. To learn how to insert a block, click here.

When a comments block in inserted, comments are managed within the Comments menu.

The processes in this article include:

• Approve / Unapprove a Comment
• Reply to a Comment
• Quick Edit a Comment
• Edit a Comment
• Marking a Comment as Spam
• Deleting a Comment
• View a Comment

Within your Comments menu, you can:

• Search for existing comments.
• Filter comments and apply bulk actions.
• View author, comment, what that comment was in response to and when the comment was submitted.
• Approve and unapprove, reply, quick edit, delete and preview previously created comments on your website.

Approve and Unapprove a Comment

1. To unapprove a comment, click Unapprove.

1. To approve a comment, click Approve.

Reply to a Comment

1. To reply to a comment, click Reply.

1. Type the response as required, then click Reply when you are satisfied.

Quick Edit a Comment

1. To quickly edit your comment, click Quick Edit.

1. In the Quick Edit section, you can edit the comment or the url, as well as the name and email of the author. Once amended, click Update Comment.

Edit a Comment

1. To edit a comment, click Edit.

1. Edit the comment as required, then click Update when you are satisfied.

Marking a Comment as Spam

1. To mark a comment as spam, click Spam.

1. To retrieve the comment, click Undo.

Deleting a Comment

1. To delete a comment, click on Trash. The comment will then be deleted.

1. To retrieve the comment, click Undo.

View a Comment

1. Comments will appear as feedback under your posts. To view a comment on the relevant Post, click View Page.

1. View your comment as necessary.