​

Configuration#

Create a 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.

The below shows the defaults already used by Comments, so you don't need to add these options unless you want to modify the values.

<?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' => '',
        'recaptchaMinScore' => 0.5,

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

        // Permissions
        'permissions' => [],

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

        // CP Sort
        'sortDefaultKey' => 'structure',
        'sortDefaultDirection' => 'asc',
    ]
];

​

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. This uses the "Post Date" of an element. 0 to disable.
• maxReplyDepth - Set the number of levels (depth) replies for 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 (e.g. ‘craft’ will not match ‘crafty’).
• recaptchaKey - The required key for reCAPTCHA.
• recaptchaSecret - The required secret for reCAPTCHA.

• recaptchaMinScore - The minimum "score" value returned from reCAPTCHA to rate the comment as spam.

• 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.

• useQueueForNotifications - Whether to use Craft‘s queue system to trigger emails. This is highly recommended to prevent slow comment submission for your users.

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

• showCustomFieldInstructions - Whether custom fields should show their instruction text underneath labels.
• sortDefaultKey and sortDefaultDirection - Changes the default sort order in the control panel when viewing all comments. (Does not affect the front-end).

​

Control Panel#

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

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notificationAdmins#

Provide a nested array of emails, each with an enabled item.

'notificationAdmins' => [
    [
        'email' => '[email protected]',
        'enabled' => true,
    ],
    [
        'email' => '[email protected]',
        'enabled' => true,
    ],
],

​

permissions#

Provide a nested array of element permissions. You'll need to use the UID for your "groups" of elements - Sections for Entries, Category Groups for Categories, etc.

'permissions' => [
    'craft\elements\Asset' => [
        // Volume UIDs
        '33974e79-b3b6-47ec-af91-4519fe4985be',
        'c194716f-aa74-40b6-8426-c835599cbe93',
    ],

    'craft\elements\Category' => [
        // Category Group UIDs
        'a27827c8-4810-433c-acb9-261b53d46281',
        '346194f0-6da8-4f46-a20b-795631ee9a5f',
    ],

    'craft\elements\Entry' => [
        // Section UIDs
        'a8d4bdf1-164e-4ddc-aaad-640026b8d3bf',
    ],

    'craft\elements\User' => [
        // User Group UIDs
        'c23a4d8d-47f0-4e71-927c-d5897ec9c9f8',
    ],
],