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Site administrators have the option of providing a comments section for users. Comments can be added to many modules and displayed in a variety of ways. Comments can be screened, filtered, and made available to selected groups. This provides quick easy interaction from site users, while maintaining good moderation and security.
The Comment Manager allows the Site administrator to edit and delete any comment that has been posted to the site, originating in any module that supports the comments feature.
Like the Blocks Administration page, some filters options are available to help the site administrator manage the comments. Let’s have a look at these filters operated from three combo box menus:
“Module” - By selecting a particular module, the ‘List Comments’ will display the comments that were posted in the selected module.
“Status” - By selecting a particular status, the ‘List Comments’ will display the comments that have the selected status. Here are definitions of the possible status options:
| Status | Definition |
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| Pending | By default, when a comment is posted, it has to be activated by the Site administrator in order to be displayed on the site. Comments that have not been activated keep this status. Note that automatic activation of comments can be set in the settings of each module that supports comments. |
| Active | Comments that have been activated by the Site administrator have this status. These comments are now displayed on the website |
| Hidden | The Site administrator can hide a comment by turning its status to hidden. A hidden comment will not be displayed on the website. |
Table 2.6. Comments Status
“Number of results” - This is the number of comments that the Comment List will display on the page at the time.
The List Comment table displays the comments that correspond to the previous filters. Here is the description of the different columns:
| Column | Description |
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| Title | The title of the comment. Clicking on the title of the comment will display the actual comment. |
| Posted | The date and time that the comment was originally posted. |
| Poster | The registered username of the person who posted the comment. Clicking on the username of the comment will display the profile of this user. |
| IP | This is the IP address of the computer from which the comment was posted. |
| Module | This is the module from which the comment originated. |
| Status | This column displays the status of the comment, as previously explained. |
Table 2.7. List Comments
The Site administrator can delete a comment by clicking on the ‘Delete’ link in the last column of the table.
The Site administrator can also edit the comment by clicking on the ‘Edit’ link. This action will display a page where all the comment properties can be edited.
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