A modern discussion layer for WordPress. Your comments stay native WordPress comments — always.
Alternatives to Decent Comments
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Modern, moderated comments for WordPress: threaded replies, reactions and one moderation dashboard. Connect in two minutes, no keys to copy.
Turn your WordPress menu into smart navigation. Show the right links to the right people.
Add a lightweight emoji picker to the default WordPress comment textarea so visitors can insert emojis quickly.
Add comment subscriptions to the blog comment form.
Enables per-post override of "Automatically close comments on posts older than" option in the WP Discussion Settings.
Disable WordPress comments globally, by content type, or automatically after a set number of days.
WordPress comments plugin with AJAX live comments, comment voting, inline feedback, social login, custom comment forms and WooCommerce reviews.
AJAX comments with layered spam protection and no CAPTCHA. Threaded replies, load more, and 5 editable notification emails. Free, no pro version.
Your client finishes the page. You keep the final say. Pinned notes, replies and photo ideas on your own site, behind a review code.