====== Blog Comments ======

Starting from yoursite.com/admin

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After clicking the //Blog comments// link, you will see a list of comments on all blog posts.


===== Sifting through comments =====

If you have a lot of comments to sift through, it would be handy to use the filters in the sidebar. For example, if you want a list of new comments that have not yet been approved and aren't considered spam, select the following filters:

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Comments can be sorted by clicking the column headings to sort by //Name//, //IP address//, //Date/time submitted//, //Is approved//, //Spam detected//. Clicking a second time on a column heading toggles between ascending and descending order. Comments can also be searched:

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Simply type one or more terms into the search field and click the //Search// button. This search functionality can be combined with the sorting and filtering techniques described above to effectively narrow down the list of comments to work with.

===== Editing =====

After finding an interesting comment, click on it to view and/or edit its details. Here you can change any of the comment's fields, including the //Is approved// checkbox. Just make sure to click the //Save// button when you're done, or the //Delete// link to remove the comment.
===== Approving comments, or Why isn't my comment showing up? =====

Comments don't show up on the blog post page right after being posted. They must be marked as //approved// first. As the admin, this is your job. Individual comments can be approved as described [[#editing|above]], but for larger numbers of comments, this becomes tedious.

This is where bulk editing becomes useful. The first step is optional: [[#sifting_through_comments|narrow down the list of comments]] as described above. Then, tick the checkboxes for all of the comments you want to simultaneously edit, then select one of the options (usually //Approval all selected//). Finally, click the //Go// button.