Features

Setting a license is required if you choose to want support and plugin updates.

Simply enter your license key and you'll receive feedback if the license is valid.

After a successful license, you'll see your subscription and license status.

You can also opt-in to beta releases.

If you have any issues setting your license, please email support.

Another popular feature is you can enable unlimited editing for logged-in users.

Unlimited Editing on the Frontend

With Unlimited Editing enabled, users are shown a "Click to Edit" button with no timer present.

Users will be able to edit their comment as long as unlimited editing is enabled.

For each post type on the site, you can:

• Hide the Comment Section

• Enable discussion settings by default (for new items only)

• Force comments open, closed, or leave as-is.

• Force pingbacks open, closed, or leave as-is.

If you ever want to blanket show or hide comments, the per-post-type settings will prove beneficial.

One requested feature was for allowing the timer to be canceled when a user is done editing.

If the timer is available, a "Cancel Timer" button will be shown.

Clicking "Cancel Timer" will stop editing for the comment.

The default behavior of WordPress is to expire a post after 14 days. This feature changes that up.

You can now set up expiration based on post activity. If a post gets updated, or a new comment is posted, the clock resets.

Set the Expiration Time (in days)

Since expiration goes off of last activity, the number of days will be the amount without any activity.

Enable for Post Types

You can choose to enable this feature for some post types or all post types.

Allow Per-Post Overrides

By enabling per-post overrides, each post, page, or post type will have a sidebar option so that you can set the expiration at the post label.

You can modify any text string that is shown to the end user in the translations section.

There are several tools in Comment Edit Pro, with more to come. Currently there are two tools available, which allow you to set a comment expiration based on post activity, and the ability to enable/disable comments site-wide per post type.

Coming soon.

Adding a Webhook

When clicking on "Add New Webhook", a modal will display which will have the webhook options.

You'll need to add in a webhook URL, a request method, and request format.

Please refer to your webhook documentation on what the webhook is compatible with.

You're also able to set the Request Headers and Request Body. Your webhook documentation will have the parameters that you should set.

Finally, you can configure what triggers the webhook. By default, Comment Edit Pro will ping the webhook on approved and pending comments.

Finding the Webhook Status

When editing a comment in the admin, you'll see a Webhooks section and it'll display the status of the webhook request.

Webhooks can be complicated, so if you run into any issues, please contact support.

With the advanced settings, you can configure Comment Edit Pro to do some basic protection.

You're also able to set the various comment HTML settings.

Disable All New Comments

If you're under attack by a spammer or you just need to disable comments for a while, you can use this option.

Hide All Comments

If you wish to hide all comments on your site, you can select this option.

Disable Spam Protection

If you need to disable spam protection for any reason, you can check this option.

Set Comment Area HTML IDs and Classes

Some of the integrations require knowledge of the HTML structure of your comment section. This section allows you to let Comment Edit Pro know about the comment structure.

If you need any help with this, please contact support.

You can find existing integrations by visiting the Integrations tab in Comment Edit pro.

You'll find two available services:

• ConvertKit

• Mailchimp

• Slack

Comment Edit Pro supports Akismet, reCAPTCHA 3, and Cloudflare Turnstile for spam protection.

By default, users have 5 minutes to edit their comment. You can adjust this value to make the timer shorter or longer.

Editing the Timer Length

The Timer on the Frontend

When you adjust the timer, new comments will be able to edit for the number of minutes you have set.

Sometimes comments are left in haste or in the moment, and the user would simply like to remove the comment rather than edit it. Allowing users to delete their comments is a nice way of self-policing their comments.

Enabling Comment Deletion

When a user edits a comment, they will see a button allowing them to delete their own comment.

When a user chooses to delete their own comment, a confirmation is shown.

Delete Only Option

The "Delete Only" option is designed to only show the Delete option when editing a comment. The Edit button isn't visible, but a Delete option instead.

Removing the Confirmation

When editing their comment, the Delete button is shown.

By default, a confirmation is shown to the user to prevent accidental clicks.

You can disable or enable this confirmation by toggling the setting.

Delete Comments Demo

Here is the behavior of a user deleting a comment.

As you can see, when a user deletes a comment, a status update shows and the comment is removed from view.

Enabling comment editing is a great way for users to fix their own mistakes when leaving a comment.

As of Comment Edit Pro 3.0, there is no longer a requirement to have Comment Edit Lite installed. However, if you want comment editing, must be activated.

Finding the Admin Settings From the Plugins Screen

If you are on the plugin's screen, search for Comment Edit Pro and click on the Settings link.

Finding the Admin Settings from the Menu

Alternatively, in the admin menu, head to Settings->Comment Edit Pro.

reCAPTCHA Admin Settings

You can find reCAPTCHA in the Integrations tab for Comment Edit Pro.

Retrieving reCAPTCHA 3 Keys

Visit the documentation above on how to create your reCAPTCHA 3 keys. The interface will look like this:

reCAPTCHA 3 Options

reCAPTCHA 3 for Logged-in Users

If you don't want to show reCAPTCHA 3 for your logged-in users, you can check this option.

The Comment and Submit Button IDs

For advanced users, if you have a different comment form ID and/or submit button ID, you can enter those here (without the # sign).

reCAPTCHA Threshold

reCAPTCHA ranks submissions on a scale of 0-1, with 1 being the best score.

By default, this is set to 0.5, but you can set this higher or lower depending on your audience.

Akismet Anti-Spam

is a great way to protect your comment section from spam.

If you have a personal or non-commercial site, you can get .

Comment Edit Pro Akismet Options

Enable Akismet for Comments

Some users use Akismet for purposes other than comments. If you don't want Akismet protection for comments, you can disable this.

Enable Akismet for Logged-in Users

If you want to skip Akismet protection for logged-in users, you can disable this option.

Enable Akismet for Edited Comments

With comment editing, each edited comment is checked for spam when Akismet is enabled.

You can disable this option if you want Akismet protection turned off for edited comments.

Skip Akismet for Pingbacks/Trackbacks

You can disable Akismet from checking any new pingbacks or trackbacks.

Skip Akismet for Valid Gravatars

for hosting user avatars. If a user has a valid Gravatar, they can skip the spam check.

You can modify how Comment Edit Pro looks on the frontend through the appearance settings.

Within the Appearance tab, you can:

• Show or hide the timer

• Set the timer to Words or Compact

• Change the button theme

• Change the loading image

Showing or Hiding the Timer

By default, the timer is shown. However, if you don't want to display a timer at all, you can uncheck this option.

Timer Appearance

By default, the timer is shown as words.

You can also choose compact to appear more like a countdown.

Button Themes

By default, there are no frontend styles applied to the editing buttons. You can change this by selecting a button theme.

If you select any of the button themes, you'll be asked if you'd like to enable icons.

Enabling icons is recommended to give your buttons a nice boost in appearance with contextual icons.

By default, the editing interface and buttons has no styles.

However, there are three themes you can take advantage of to spruce up the editing interface.

Slack integration is now available for Comment Edit Pro. You can receive a Slack notification for new comments, and even edited comments.

To retrieve your Webhook URL for Slack, please follow the first 3 steps in the guide below.

Once your Slack webhook is set up and configured, you can now receive notifications each time a new comment is posted.

You can also choose to have comments in moderation sent, and also allow notifications upon an edited comment.

Why Flodesk?

Flodesk customers filter their subscribers into segments and have a robust custom-field solution.

Enabling Flodesk

Visit the Flodesk settings in the Integrations tab. Click on "Enable Flodesk." You'll be prompted to enter your Flodesk API key

Retrieving the API Keys

Log into your Flodesk account and hover over your profile section. From there, head to Integrations.

Click on the API Keys tab to create a new API key.

When creating a new API key, you'll be presented with a modal, where you can copy your key.

Adding the Flodesk Key to the Integration

Input your API Key and click on "Connect to Flodesk."

If your credentials are correct, you'll be able to select between adding subscribers to a segment.

Selecting a Segment

You'll want to select at least one Segment to assign subscribers to.

Adding Custom Fields

Adding Custom Fields is straightforward. Just map each custom field to a comment field.

You can also add your own custom fields.

Set up Default Options

You can also set the sign-up label, and whether double-opt-in is enabled.

What the User Sees

The user will see a Subscribe checkbox, and if they subscribe, the user will be sent an email for an opt-in request.

Enabling Comment Logging

Comment Logging is taking an extra precaution when users edit their comments. If you have a long timer or unlimited editing enabled, logging will store all edits of a comment.

The edited comment is stored on the individual comment in the admin, and you can easily revert back to the original comment.

Restoring a Comment

With Comment Logging and Stats enabled, when a user leaves a comment, it is stored for reference so you can keep track of edits for a particular comment.

You can check out the edits for the comment, and even restore a previous edit.

Here's a quick demo of reverting a comment.

Cloudflare Turnstile is an alternative to reCAPTCHA 3 and is a non-interactive captcha replacement.

Turnstile can be used even if you do not host your sites with Cloudflare.

It works by sending a "challenge", and if that challenge succeeds, you should be able to complete an action (e.g., submitting a comment).

The challenge is dynamic, so if a particular challenge isn't effective anymore, the Turnstile widget can adapt to a new challenge automatically without having to do anything.

Comment Edit Pro Turnstile Settings

When enabling Turnstile, you can choose to enable it for logged-in users.

You'll also be prompted to retrieve a "Sitekey" and "Secret Key."

Turnstile's Getting Started section can help you retrieve your sitekey and secret key.

Additional Options

Additional options allow you to determine:

• The language used (set to Auto for auto-detection)

• The widget appearance (light or dark mode)

• The widget size (compact or normal)

The final option, the Submit button ID, is so we can add Turnstile to the submit button on your comment form. Since every comment form is unique, you'll have to input the ID for the submit button if it's not a standard comment section.

How Turnstile Works

When a user starts typing into the comment textarea, Turnstile is initiated.

A Turnstile widget is shown and if successful, it'll pass a token back.

Comment Edit Pro takes this token and verifies it when the comment is submitted.

By default, WordPress will show a comment avatar next to a comment based on a user's email address.

These avatars are powered by Gravatar.

With Gravatar Privacy Protection enabled, a commenter can choose not to display their avatar when their comment is loaded.

After a user checks the opt-in box, the avatar will be hidden.

Enabling Comment Character Control

Comment Character Control (CCC) will display a progress bar to indicate that the user has the right length for their comment when leaving a comment.

Here's what the user will see when they are leaving a fresh comment on your site:

Comment Character Control Demo

Please see below for how Comment Character Control works.

Configuration Options

Comment Edit Pro comes with a variety of features, with the major ones showcased on the home screen.

Scroll to view a brief description of each of the features.

Admin Tabs

Here is a brief description of the available admin tabs.

Home

The home tab displays the license status and has a card view of the major features of Comment Edit Pro. Each card has a shortcut to the admin panel setting.

Avatars

The Avatars tab allows you to configure Comment Avatars and Gravatar Privacy Protection.

Character Control

Comment Character Control enables a horizontal character meter below your comment form. It notifies the user of a comment that's too short or too long.

Comment Editing

The Comment Editing options allow you to adjust how comment editing works for your users. You can enable Frontend editing, unlimited editing for logged-in users, set up email alerts, and even modify the translations.

Integrations

The Integrations tab contains a few integrations such as Mailchimp and Slack integration.

With Mailchimp, you can get subscribers when users leave comments. For Slack, you can receive an alert for new comments.

License

The License screen allows you to input your Comment Edit Pro license so you can receive updates and support.

@ Mentions

@ Mentions allows you to configure mentions in your comments section. Users can interact with other commenters, and commenters can opt-in to be alerted when they are mentioned.

Spam Protection

Spam Protection currently supports three services:

• Akismet

• Cloudflare Turnstile

• Google reCAPTCHA 3

These are all optional services and you should be fine if you have your own spam protection mechanisms.

Webhooks

Webhooks allow you to ping third-party services when comments are posted. If you would like an automatic workflow for comments, then connecting to a third-party service via a webhook is a perfect way to manage your comments.

Why ConvertKit?

Several of our customers have requested a ConvertKit integration as it's cheaper than Mailchimp, and a bit more focused on ease-of-use and striking designs.

Enabling ConvertKit

Visit the ConvertKit settings in the Integrations tab. Click on "Enable ConvertKit." You'll be prompted to enter your ConvertKit API key and secret key.

Retrieving the API Keys

Log in to your ConvertKit account and go to the settings screen, which you can get to by clicking on your avatar on the top right.

Once on the settings page, scroll down until you see the Advanced section. Click on the Advanced section to get your API keys.

You will then be presented with your API Key and API Secret. These keys are what you would input into the ConvertKit integration.

Adding the Keys to the Integration

Input your API Key and Secret Key into the settings and click on "Connect to ConvertKit."

If your credentials are correct, you'll be able to select between adding subscribers to a form, or add subscribers to just tags.

Selecting a Form or Just Tags

If you are choosing the form route, simply click on the form you'd like the subscribers added to.

Adding Tags to Subscribers

Additionally, you can add tags to the subscribers. If a tag doesn't exist, you can create a new one.

Adding Custom Fields to Subscribers

Adding Custom Fields to subscribers allows you to pass on extra information about that user to ConvertKit.

When you view a user's profile, these custom fields will be present.

You can also use custom values for the custom field. Just select "Custom Value" from the dropdown and you'll be presented with a text box. Click the "X" button to go back to the dropdown.

The last options allow you to set what the user sees on the frontend. You can set the opt-in checkbox text, and also whether the checkbox is enabled by default. To comply with spam rules, it is highly recommended to have this unchecked. Most countries require double-opt-in.

What the User Sees

The users see a subscribe checkbox above the comment submit button.

Once the comment is posted, the commenter is sent a subscribe email.

The Added Subscriber

If all is well, the subscriber is added to ConvertKit with the custom fields and tags associated with the subscriber.

Comment Shortcuts enable comment-related items that are shown in existing admin menu items.

Configure Left Admin Sidebar Menu Items

For example, there is the Comments menu in the left sidebar. With Comment Shortcuts, you can add the main comment tabs in order to save you a few clicks.

You can configure what displays by heading to the Tools menu and clicking on Comment Shortcuts.

From there, you can configure what displays, and even enable or disable the Count Bubbles next to each menu item.

Disable the Admin Bar Comments Item

The next option allows you to hide the comments menu bar item in the admin bar.

You can hide the menu item with one click. If you do have the admin bar item enabled, the next section will cover shortcuts within the admin bar item itself.

Shortcuts in the Admin Bar Menu

When in the admin, you can hover over the Comments admin bar menu item and see the available shortcuts, which are very similar to the options shown in the admin sidebar.

In the admin bar in the admin, you can view:

• Approved comments

• Pending comments

• Spam comments

• Trash comments

On the frontend, there are several more options if you are viewing a post with comments.

In addition to the shortcuts to the site's comments, there are several Post Shortcuts.

• View approved comments for the post

• View pending comments for a post

• View spam comments for a post

• View trashed comments for a post

There are several advanced options as well:

1. Close or open comments for a post

2. Hide or show comments for a post

3. Delete post comments

You can adjust what is shown in the admin bar through the shortcut options.

Deleting All Post Comments

If you're ever in a situation where you need to remove all of the post's comments, you can do so with the Delete Post Comments shortcut.

It'll pop-up a modal where you can confirm deletion, and even skip the trash for the deleted comments.

The delete option will delete 30 comments at a time in order to not timeout on your server.

Why MailerLite?

MailerLite is a more polished and fully featured newsletter solution designed for marketers. It's also much easier to use than most newsletter solutions.

Looking for MailerLite Classic?

This guide works for the newer version of MailerLite. Please see the MailerLite Classic documentation on how to connect MailerLite Classic to your comment section.

Enabling MailerLite

Visit the MailerLite settings in the Integrations tab. Click on "Enable MailerLite." You'll be prompted to enter your MailerLite API key.

Retrieving the API Keys

Log into your MailerLite account and find the Integrations tab on the left.

Find the section for API and click the "Use" button.

One on the APIs screen, click the button for "Generate New Token."

Name the token something memorable and create the token.

Once you've clicked on "Create Token", you're presented with your token (API key). Save this somewhere you can access it later such as in a password manager. You'll use this token in the Comment Edit Pro MailerLite integration settings.

Adding the MailerLite Token to the Integration

Input your API Key and click on "Connect to MailerLite."

Selecting a Group

Groups are like tags, and if you have any, they'll be listed in this section.

You can also add your own Groups (tags) and refresh them if they are updated elsewhere.

Selecting a Field (Custom Fields)

With Custom Fields, you can map all of your MailerLite fields to the various comment fields available.

You're also able to refresh your Fields and add in new ones. If you need to delete any fields, I recommend doing so in the MailerLite interface.

Set up Default Options

You can also set the sign-up label, whether to enable double-optin, and to have the signup checkbox enabled or disabled by default.

What the User Sees

The user will see a Subscribe checkbox; if they subscribe, they will be sent an email for an opt-in request.

What You'll See

If the user subscribes, you will be able to view the subscriber and see all of the mapped custom fields and groups.

It'll also have an opt-in date should you choose to disable double opt-in.

Enabling Frontend Editing

Frontend Editing is by far the most favorite feature of Comment Edit Pro.

It's easy to enable. Just toggle the frontend editing option in the admin settings, save, and you're good to go.

The Edit Comment Link

Most themes display an "Edit" link when you are logged in and viewing a comment on the frontend.

The default behavior is to take you to the backend comments section.

Comment Edit Pro overrides this behavior and launches a modal where you can edit the comment without having to visit the admin.

If you are logged in and the author of the post or an Editor/Admin, you can simple click the "Edit" link for the individual comment.

Frontend Editing Demo

Here's a quick demo of frontend editing in action.

When the modal launches, you can edit just about every aspect of the comment.

The following features are available in the popup modal:

• Edit the commenters name, email address, and URL

• Edit the comment

• Change the comment status (approved, pending, spam)

• Delete the comment

• A shortcut to the comment in the admin

Enabling the Frontend Moderation Menu

The frontend moderation menu is a small meatball icon on the frontend of a comment.

It expands to reveal editing options:

• Editing a comment

• Approving a comment

• Marking a comment as pending (moderated)

• Marking a comment as spam

• Deleting a comment

The moderation menu is designed for quick actions, but hidden in a way that isn't so obtrusive.

There are three themes available:

Install from the WordPress Admin

1. Log into your WordPress admin (i.e., your dashboard)

2. Go to Plugins->Add New

3. Go to Upload New

4. Find the plugin zip (from your downloads section)

5. Activate the plugin

After activation, you will be taken to the plugin's settings screen.

Install via FTP

1. Download the plugin zip file from .

2. Unzip the plugin zip in a place you can remember for the next steps

3. Log into your FTP program of choice for your website

4. Upload the unzipped folder into wp-content/plugins

5. Log into your admin dashboard

6. Head to the plugins screen

7. Search for Comment Edit Pro

8. Activate the plugin

After activation, you will be taken to the plugin's settings screen.

Enabling comment avatars is simple. By default, the comment system uses a service called Gravatars. Not everyone has a Gravatar, so this functionality will allow all users to have their own avatars.

Avatar Admin Features

You can disable/enable avatars for Logged-in users and Anonymous users.

Further options allow you to customize the avatar size, and change the label that prompts the user to change their avatar.

Setting an Avatar

When leaving a comment, you and your users can select an avatar to associate with your comment.

Avatars in the Comments

User selected avatars will show up in the comments section.

Editing Avatars

Logged-in users can edit their avatars at any time by clicking on their avatar in the comments section.

An admin or someone who can moderate comments can also change a commenter's avatar in the comments section in the admin.

Why MailerLite Classic?

If you want to add MailerLite to your comment form but have yet to migrate to the newer version, you can use the Classic option to connect to MailerLite.

Enabling MailerLite

Visit the MailerLite settings in the Integrations tab.

Click on "Enable MailerLite." You'll be prompted to whether to enable MailerLite Classic.

You'll want to enable to Toggle for "Enable MailerLite Classic."

Retrieving the API Keys

Log into your MailerLite account and hover over your profile and find the Integrations section.

Find the section for API and click the "Use" button.

One on the APIs screen, you'll find your API key. You may need to create one if it doesn't exist yet.

Adding the MailerLite Token to the Integration

Input your API Key and click on "Connect to MailerLite."

Selecting a Group

Groups are like tags, and if you have any, they'll be listed in this section.

You can also add your own Groups (tags) and refresh them if they are updated elsewhere.

Selecting a Field (Custom Fields)

With Custom Fields, you can map all of your MailerLite fields to the various comment fields available.

You're also able to refresh your Fields and add in new ones. If you need to delete any fields, I recommend doing so in the MailerLite interface.

Set up Default Options

You can also set the sign-up label, whether to enable double-optin, and to have the signup checkbox enabled or disabled by default.

What the User Sees

The user will see a Subscribe checkbox. If they subscribe, they will receive an email with an opt-in request.

What You'll See

A successful subscriber adds the user to the correct groups and data mapped.

Coming soon.

Why Mailchimp?

Mailchimp is by far the largest provider for newsletters. Adding Mailchimp to your comment section is a no-brainer and is an easy way to get more subscribers through comments.

Mailchimp on the Front-end

With Mailchimp enabled in Comment Edit Pro, you'll see a checkbox just above the submit button.

Enabling Mailchimp

You'll find Mailchimp in the Integrations tab in Comment Edit Pro. If you're setting it up for the first time, you'll see an enable toggle switch.

Setting the Mailchimp API Key

Once Mailchimp is enabled, you can enter your Mailchimp API key.

Selecting a List

Once you have entered your API key, you will need to save the options so that you can select a list.

Configuring Mailchimp Options

Once a list is selected, you can configure and save the options.

You can customize:

• The sign-up label: this will show above the comment submit button.

• The checked state: you can check or uncheck the sign-up option.

Mailchimp in the Comment Section

With Mailchimp set up, you will now see a checkbox above the submit button for subscribing to a list.

Future Plans for Mailchimp

If this feature proves popular and users request it, there is a plan to allow a Mailchimp list per post setting.

If you enable email notifications, you will receive an email with a before and after of the comment edit.

Within this section you can:

• Enable email notifications

• Set an email address to send the comments to

• Set an email address for the "From" field in the email.

• Set the subject of the email

Here is a sample of the emails you will receive.

As you can see, the email contains the original comment and the edited one.

With logs enabled, you can also see a history of all the edits a commenter makes.

Enabling @ Mentions in the comment section allows others to mention people in their comments.

In addition, people who leave comments can opt-in to receiving notifications if someone has mentioned them in a comment.

Comment editing is enabled by installing Comment Edit Lite alongside Comment Edit Pro.

Please see the links below for the various comment editing features that Comment Edit Pro enables.

Enable or Disable Comment Editing

Enabling comment editing is a great way for users to fix their own mistakes when leaving a comment.

As of Comment Edit Pro 3.0, there is no longer a requirement to have Comment Edit Lite installed. However, if you want comment editing, Comment Edit Lite must be activated.

Enabling Frontend Editing

Frontend Editing is by far the most favorite feature of Comment Edit Pro.

It's easy to enable. Just toggle the frontend editing option in the admin settings, save, and you're good to go.

The Edit Comment Link

Most themes display an "Edit" link when you are logged in and viewing a comment on the frontend.

The default behavior is to take you to the backend comments section.

Comment Edit Pro overrides this behavior and launches a modal where you can edit the comment without having to visit the admin.

If you are logged in and the author of the post or an Editor/Admin, you can simple click the "Edit" link for the individual comment.

Frontend Editing Demo

Here's a quick demo of frontend editing in action.

When the modal launches, you can edit just about every aspect of the comment.

The following features are available in the popup modal:

• Edit the commenters name, email address, and URL

• Edit the comment

• Change the comment status (approved, pending, spam)

• Delete the comment

• A shortcut to the comment in the admin

Enabling the Frontend Moderation Menu

The frontend moderation menu is a small meatball icon on the frontend of a comment.

It expands to reveal editing options:

• Editing a comment

• Approving a comment

• Marking a comment as pending (moderated)

• Marking a comment as spam

• Deleting a comment

The moderation menu is designed for quick actions, but hidden in a way that isn't so obtrusive.

There are three themes available:

Editing the Timer Length

By default, users have 5 minutes to edit their comment. You can adjust this value to make the timer shorter or longer.

The Timer on the Frontend

When you adjust the timer, new comments will be able to edit for the number of minutes you have set.

Unlimited Editing on the Frontend

Another popular feature is you can enable unlimited editing for logged-in users.

With Unlimited Editing enabled, users are shown a "Click to Edit" button with no timer present.

Users will be able to edit their comment as long as unlimited editing is enabled.

Cancel the Timer

One requested feature was for allowing the timer to be canceled when a user is done editing.

If the timer is available, a "Cancel Timer" button will be shown.

Clicking "Cancel Timer" will stop editing for the comment.

Comment Logging and Stats

Enabling Comment Logging

Comment Logging is taking an extra precaution when users edit their comments. If you have a long timer or unlimited editing enabled, logging will store all edits of a comment.

The edited comment is stored on the individual comment in the admin, and you can easily revert back to the original comment.

Restoring a Comment

With Comment Logging and Stats enabled, when a user leaves a comment, it is stored for reference so you can keep track of edits for a particular comment.

You can check out the edits for the comment, and even restore a previous edit.

Here's a quick demo of reverting a comment.

Comment Deletion

Sometimes comments are left in haste or in the moment, and the user would simply like to remove the comment rather than edit it. Allowing users to delete their comments is a nice way of self-policing their comments.

Enabling Comment Deletion

When a user edits a comment, they will see a button allowing them to delete their own comment.

When a user chooses to delete their own comment, a confirmation is shown.

Delete Only Option

The "Delete Only" option is designed to only show the Delete option when editing a comment. The Edit button isn't visible, but a Delete option instead.

Removing the Confirmation

When editing their comment, the Delete button is shown.

By default, a confirmation is shown to the user to prevent accidental clicks.

You can disable or enable this confirmation by toggling the setting.

Delete Comments Demo

Here is the behavior of a user deleting a comment.

As you can see, when a user deletes a comment, a status update shows and the comment is removed from view.

Email Notifications

If you enable email notifications, you will receive an email with a before and after of the comment edit.

Within this section you can:

• Enable email notifications

• Set an email address to send the comments to

• Set an email address for the "From" field in the email.

• Set the subject of the email

Here is a sample of the emails you will receive.

As you can see, the email contains the original comment and the edited one.

With logs enabled, you can also see a history of all the edits a commenter makes.

Appearance Settings

You can modify how Comment Edit Pro looks on the frontend through the appearance settings.

Within the Appearance tab, you can:

• Show or hide the timer

• Set the timer to Words or Compact

• Change the button theme

• Change the loading image

Showing or Hiding the Timer

By default, the timer is shown. However, if you don't want to display a timer at all, you can uncheck this option.

Timer Appearance

By default, the timer is shown as words.

You can also choose compact to appear more like a countdown.

Button Themes

By default, there are no frontend styles applied to the editing buttons. You can change this by selecting a button theme.

If you select any of the button themes, you'll be asked if you'd like to enable icons.

Enabling icons is recommended to give your buttons a nice boost in appearance with contextual icons.

By default, the editing interface and buttons has no styles.

However, there are three themes you can take advantage of to spruce up the editing interface.

Translations

You can modify any text string that is shown to the end user in the translations section.