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Comment Moderation

ReactPress includes a built-in comment system. Visitors can leave comments on theme article pages; administrators moderate and reply in Admin.

Comment workflow

Admin actions

  1. Open the Comments list
  2. Filter by post, status, time
  3. Per comment: Approve, Reject, Mark spam, Reply
  4. Bulk delete or change status

Moderation policy

Configure in Settings → Comments (version-dependent):

OptionDescription
Auto-approveNew comments publish immediately
Require reviewVisible only after admin approval
Login requiredOnly registered users can comment (requires registration)

Anti-spam recommendations

  • Enable review or third-party CAPTCHA in production (roadmap)
  • Periodically clean spam comments
  • Use Webhooks for new-comment notifications (Settings → Webhook)

Theme display

The official reactpress-theme-starter theme includes comment UI via Toolkit comment API.

Custom themes must integrate comment components themselves. See Theme development and /api/comment in Headless API.