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title: "Moderating Article Comments"
slug: "moderating-article-comments"
updated: 2024-08-09T17:05:08Z
published: 2024-08-09T17:05:08Z
canonical: "help.nexudus.com/moderating-article-comments"
stale: true
---

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# Moderating Article Comments

You can allow {{variable.customers}} to comment on your {{variable.articles}}. You also have the option to manually approve every comment before it is posted on your {{variable.MembersPortal}}. 

## Allowing Comments 

You can allow article comments in two different ways, based on your space's needs. You can choose to enable comments on all {{variable.articles}} you publish by default or manually enable this option in each individual {{variable.article}}. 

### Allowing Comments on All {{variable.ArticlesCAP}} 

1. {{snippet.FirstStepProcedure}} 
2. {{variable.CLICK}} **Settings > Modules > {{variable.ArticlesCAP}}**. 

3. {{variable.TOGGLE_ON}}  **Let users to post comments in {{variable.articles}}**.
4. {{variable.TOGGLE_ON}}  **Automatically publish comments in {{variable.articles}}** if you don't want to manually approve every {{variable.article}} comment.
5. {{snippet.Save_Settings}} 

### Allowing Comments on Individual {{variable.ArticlesCAP}} 

1. {{snippet.FirstStepProcedure}}
2. {{snippet.CommunityArticles_PathStep}}

3. {{variable.CLICK_ON}} the relevant {{variable.article}}. 
4. {{variable.SCROLL}} to the **Publishing settings**. 
5. {{variable.TOGGLE_ON}} the **Allow users to comment on this {{variable.article}}**.
6. {{snippet.Save_Changes}}

## Approving and Rejecting Comments
If you left the **Automatically publish comments in {{variable.articles}}** toggle off via **Settings > Modules > {{variable.ArticlesCAP}}**, you'll need to manually approve and reject all comments posted on your {{variable.articles}}.
1. {{snippet.FirstStepProcedure}}

2. {{snippet.CommunityArticles_PathStep}}
3. {{variable.CLICK_ON}} the relevant {{variable.article}}. 
4. {{variable.CLICK_ON}} the **Comments** tab.
5. Tick the checkbox next to every comment you want to approve or reject.
6. {{variable.CLICK}} <span>&#10004;</span> to  **Approve comment** or <span>&#10006;</span> to **Reject comment**. 
7. {{snippet.Yes_Step}}

You've successfully approved or rejected the selected comments. Accepted comments are tagged as **Published** and visible to {{variable.members}}. Rejected comments are tagged as **Unpublished** and only visible to {{variable.admins}}.

![ApproveComments_Highlight](https://cdn.document360.io/4f9a66c7-3dbb-4052-97d8-5439302e1512/Images/Documentation/ApproveComments_Highlight.png){height="" width=""}
 
## Deleting Comments
You can also delete any comment from any {{variable.article}}. 
:::(Warning) (Deleted records cannot be recovered in {{variable.Nexudus}}.)
:::

1. {{snippet.FirstStepProcedure}}

2. {{snippet.CommunityArticles_PathStep}}
3. {{variable.CLICK_ON}} the relevant {{variable.article}}.
4. {{variable.CLICK_ON}} the **Comments** tab.
5. {{snippet.CheckboxDelete_Step}}
6. {{snippet.BulkDelete_StepV3}}
7. {{snippet.Yes_Step}}

You've successfully deleted the selected comments.