Configuration

Create an comments.php file under your /config directory with the following options available to you. You can also use multi-environment options to change these per environment.

<?php

return [
    '*' => [
        'indexSidebarLimit' => 25,
        'indexSidebarGroup' => true,
        'indexSidebarIndividualElements' => false,
        'defaultQueryStatus' => ['approved'],

        // General
        'allowGuest' => false,
        'guestNotice' => '',
        'guestRequireEmailName' => true,
        'guestShowEmailName' => true,
        'requireModeration' => true,
        'moderatorUserGroup',
        'autoCloseDays' => '',
        'maxReplyDepth' => '',
        'maxUserComments' => '',

        // Voting
        'allowVoting' => true,
        'allowGuestVoting' => false,
        'downvoteCommentLimit' => 5,
        'hideVotingForThreshold' => false,

        // Flagging
        'allowFlagging' => true,
        'allowGuestFlagging' => false,
        'flaggedCommentLimit' => 5,

        // Templates - Default
        'showAvatar' => true,
        'placeholderAvatar' => '',
        'showTimeAgo' => true,
        'outputDefaultCss' => true,
        'outputDefaultJs' => true,

        // Templates - Custom
        'templateFolderOverride' => '',
        'templateEmail' => '',

        // Security
        'enableSpamChecks' => true,
        'securityMaxLength' => '',
        'securityFlooding' => '',
        'securityModeration' => '',
        'securitySpamlist' => '',
        'securityBanned' => '',
        'securityMatchExact' => false,
        'recaptchaEnabled' => false,
        'recaptchaKey' => '',
        'recaptchaSecret' => '',

        // Notifications
        'notificationAuthorEnabled' => true,
        'notificationReplyEnabled' => true,
        'notificationSubscribeAuto' => false,
        'notificationSubscribeDefault' => true,
        'notificationSubscribeEnabled' => false,
        'notificationSubscribeCommentEnabled' => false,
        'notificationModeratorEnabled' => false,
        'notificationModeratorApprovedEnabled' => false,
        'notificationAdmins' => [],
        'notificationAdminEnabled' => false,
        'notificationFlaggedEnabled' => false,

        // Permissions
        'permissions' => [],

        // Custom Fields
        'showCustomFieldNames' => false,
        'showCustomFieldInstructions' => false,
    ]
];

Configuration options #

• indexSidebarLimit - Set a limit for the number of elements in the comments index sidebar in the control panel.
• indexSidebarGroup - Whether to group elements in the comments index sidebar in the control panel.
• indexSidebarIndividualElements - Whether to show individual elements in the comments index sidebar in the control panel.

• defaultQueryStatus - Set the default status for element queries to return.

• allowGuest - Whether to allow guest commenting.

• guestNotice - When guest commenting is not allowed, and the user is a guest, display this message in place of the form.
• guestRequireEmailName - Whether guests should be required to enter their name and email.
• guestShowEmailName - Whether guests should be shown fields to enter their name and email.
• requireModeration - Whether comments should be moderated before being public.
• moderatorUserGroup - The UID of the User Group that should moderate comments and receive notifications.
• autoCloseDays - Number of days until commenting is automatically closed. 0 to disable.
• maxReplyDepth - Set the number of levels (depth) replies to comments can have. Leave empty for no restrictions, 0 to disable replies, or any number to limit how many levels of replies can be made.

• maxUserComments - Set the number of comments each user is allowed for each owner element. Leave empty for no restrictions.

• allowVoting - Whether to allow voting.

• allowGuestVoting - Whether to allow guest voting.
• downvoteCommentLimit - Number of down votes required for comment to be marked as isPoorlyRated.

• hideVotingForThreshold - Whether to hide voting altogether when isPoorlyRated is true.

• allowFlagging - Whether to allow flagging.

• allowGuestFlagging - Whether to allow guest flagging.

• flaggedCommentLimit - Number of flags required for comment to be marked as isFlagged.

• showAvatar - Whether to show an avatar for comments

• placeholderAvatar - When "Show avatar" is enabled, and a guest is making a comment, show this as their avatar.
• showTimeAgo - Whether to show how long ago a comment was made.
• outputDefaultCss - Whether to output the default CSS for the form.

• outputDefaultJs - Whether to output the default JS for the form.

• templateFolderOverride - Provide a path to your own templates in the below folder.

• templateEmail - The template Comments will use for HTML emails.

• enableSpamChecks - Whether to enable spam checks for comments.

• securityMaxLength - The maximum number of characters a single comment can have.
• securityFlooding - The number of seconds between commenting.
• securityModeration - A collection of words that if entered require comments to be moderated.
• securitySpamlist - A collection of words that if entered mark comments as spam.
• securityBanned - A collection of words that if entered mark comments as trashed.
• securityMatchExact - Whether to enable exact keyword matching. With this turned on, it will no longer match words within other words (eg. ‘craft’ will not match ‘crafty’).
• recaptchaKey - The required key for ReCAPTCHA.

• recaptchaSecret - The required secret for ReCAPTCHA.

• notificationAuthorEnabled - Whether to notify element authors when a comment is made.

• notificationReplyEnabled - Whether to notify comment authors when a reply is made.
• notificationSubscribeAuto - Whether to automatically subscribe to notifications on any comments on the same element, after your first reply.
• notificationSubscribeDefault - Whether to automatically subscribe to notifications on comments that the user owns.
• notificationSubscribeEnabled - Whether to allow subscriber notification altogether.
• notificationSubscribeCommentEnabled - Whether to notify comment authors when a reply is made.
• notificationModeratorEnabled - Users can subscribe to a specific thread of comments made on an element.
• notificationModeratorApprovedEnabled - Whether to notify comment authors when their comment has been approved via moderation.
• notificationAdmins - Enter the email address of any administrators, used for the below settings.
• notificationAdminEnabled - Admins will receive an email whenever someone makes a comment.

• notificationFlaggedEnabled - Users receive an email when someone replies to their comment.

• showCustomFieldNames - Whether custom fields should show their field names as labels.

• showCustomFieldInstructions - Whether custom fields should show their instruction text underneath labels.

Control Panel #

You can also manage configuration settings through the Control Panel by visiting Settings → Comments.