---
title: "Manage user comments"
description: "You can give your users the opportunity to comment on your content in some sections of your application: Articles, Photos, Audio, Video, Favorites."
canonical_url: "https://www.goodbarber.com/help/manage-user-comments-r90/manage-user-comments-a212/"
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# Manage user comments

Source: https://www.goodbarber.com/help/manage-user-comments-r90/manage-user-comments-a212/

## 1. Enable the Comments

You can give your users the opportunity to **comment** on your content in some sections of your application: Articles, Photos, Audio, Video, Favorites.

To enable/disable comments:
1. From the left-side menu, click on **My App > Structure**
2. Click on the **3 dots** at the end of the selected content section
3. Select "**Settings**"
4. Enable/disable the **Internal comments**or the [Disqus comments](https://www.goodbarber.com/help/manage-user-comments-r90/integrate-disqus-comments-in-your-app-a91/)
5. Click on the **Save** button.

![](https://cmsphoto.ww-cdn.com/superstatic/1663330/art/default/27992459-27877038.jpg?v=1777471107.2371469)

## 2. Edit the Comments design

To edit the layout of the Comments:
1. Go to the left menu **My App > Structure**
2. Select the **section**you want to edit
3. Click the **Comments icon**

You can edit there the colors, fonts and other options.

![](https://cmsphoto.ww-cdn.com/superstatic/1663330/art/default/27992459-27877039.jpg?v=1777471107.245147)

## 3. Activate the comments Icon

To enable the comments icon on your page:
1. Go to the left menu **My App > Structure**
2. Select the **content section** (in this example a Blog section)
3. Click on **Edit Article**
4. Check the box "**Comments**"

![](https://cmsphoto.ww-cdn.com/superstatic/1663330/art/default/27992459-27877040.jpg?v=1777471107.253147)

5. Update the settings of your app.

The comments **button** will then be displayed in the list of actions available:

![](https://cmsphoto.ww-cdn.com/superstatic/1663330/art/default/27992459-27877041.jpg?v=1777471107.261147)

## 4. Manage the Comments

Delete, publish or moderate your comments.

**Tab List:**
1. Go to the left menu **Content > Comments >** **List** .
2. Click the current status to change it to:
**- Published
- Not listed
- Moderated**

![](https://cmsphoto.ww-cdn.com/superstatic/1663330/art/default/27992459-27877042.jpg?v=1777471107.277147)

Note: *In the upper right screen, use the drop down menu to filter comments by section or display the comments from all the sections.*

![](https://cmsphoto.ww-cdn.com/superstatic/1663330/art/default/27992459-27877043.jpg?v=1777471107.293147)

**Tab Settings:**
1. Go to the left menu **Content > Comments > Settings**
2. **Add an e-mail*** where to receive comments notifications.
**Leave the field empty to use the email address you provided for generating your app.*

![](https://cmsphoto.ww-cdn.com/superstatic/1663330/art/default/27992459-27877044.jpg?v=1777471107.301147)

3. Select the status of posted comments between: **Immediate publication or Pending** (you need to review them before posting them manually from your back office)
4. Enable/Disable the **Moderation** feature.

![](https://cmsphoto.ww-cdn.com/superstatic/1663330/art/default/27992459-27877045.jpg?v=1777471107.3091471)

5. Click the **Save button**
6. **Update** the settings in your back office.

## 5. Warning

- Sections using a **RSS feed**, **Youtube**or**Flickr source** can't have the comments activated even if the box is ticked, uncheck the box in your back office so your users don't get confused.
**-** **Wordpress.com, Blogger,** and **500px** sources allow **only to read** existing comments, not to post new comments from your app.

## 6. Video tutorial

***Note:** Menus have changed in the back office, but the behavior explained in the video is still accurate.*

[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoYQtVP3BzQ)