Feedback about Comments widget

It’s live! This is so exciting, thank you!

I was hoping for some editable features. Ability to remove google/facebook signin, and the ability for it to know the user’s name based on their access to the site (this is a long shot). The default names are a little quirky.

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Hey, thanks for completing this! Unfortunately, it won’t work for my purposes. It’s hard enough to get people to log into my site, nevermind convincing them to log into google or facebook. I was hoping to use this to build a testimonials page, but I need the ability for users to be able to enter a name and/or email address, and the ability to select a rating would be awesome.

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Hi @Holly_Lufkin @Manish_Gupta, thank you so much for your feedback, guys!

It’s true, the MVP version of the Comments widget is live, and I’m happy to hear such kind feedback from you :blush:

This is just the first iteration, and we’ll definitely be adding more features as we go. Just wanted to release the basic version in case it might be helpful for some users right away :slight_smile:

We’ve opened a Wishlist section for this widget, and you’re most welcome to add your ideas and suggestions there. We’ll also add some ideas we think worth implementing in the future, so feel free to upvote them, too.

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts and insights! We truly appreciate your input :hugs:

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I see the EDIT TEXTS in the settings, but they don’t seem to do anything, anyone know how to use them?

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Hi @Paul welcome back,

have you publish ?
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Hi there, @Paul :waving_hand:

Just in case, I’d like to clarify that this feature lets you edit the default widget texts, not the comments:

I’ve checked this feature in my test widget and everything is working fine. If the issue still persists on your end, please specify your widget ID. I’ll be happy to look into this for you :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hi,

How do I do this:

“MODERATION & CONTROL
Full control with built-in protection
Manage comments the way you want: approve, delete, restore, or invite moderators to help. Spam and bot protection is built in, keeping conversations clean and relevant without extra effort.”

I can’t find anywhere in the widget settings to do any of this?

Thanks

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Hi @Evolve_Your_Digital welcome to community :clap:

There’s already a wishlist for the brand-new widget and some suggestions. Check it out.
https://community.elfsight.com/c/wishlist/comments/236

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Hi there, @Evolve_Your_Digital and welcome to the Community:waving_hand:

Sina is right! This feature isn’t available yet, but we have a request for the pre-moderation mode on the Wishlist, Feel free to upvote it :slightly_smiling_face:

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It’s a bit misleading advertising that feature here:
https://elfsight.com/comments-widget/

I’ve just spent some time getting everything set up with the widget and need the ability to moderate comments.

Is there anyway as an admin I can delete a comment at least?

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Ah, I’m really sorry for the confusion caused by the information on the app page :pensive_face:

We totally agree — moderation mode is an essential feature for a widget like Comments, and we wanted to include from the start. Unfortunately, the implementation turned out to be more complex than we initially expected, and adding it right away would have delayed the app’s launch significantly.

That’s why we decided to release the app without moderation mode for now. However, I’d like to assure you that we keep this idea in mind and have plans to revisit it in future updates.

As for now, you can delete user comments as an admin. For this, you just need to sign in with Google or Facebook:

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