Comments

Information comments can be both submitted and viewed by visitors on the information page. Depend on comment settings may a visitor can fill out a comment form and submit it for publication on the site.

Comment Settings

You can find comment settings at: System > Settings > your site (edit)  > Options tab > Comments part

  • Allow Comments: If it is yes then your visitors can submit and read comments on the information page else they can't.
  • Allow Guest Comments:  If it is yes then everybody can comment information not just your users else just your users will be able to comment information.
  • Comments Auto Approve: If it is yes then you do not have to approve new comments, the comments will display immediately else: In the Dashboard the administrator can view how many comments are awaiting approval in the Overview section. To approve these comments, the administrator may visit Content > Comments, select the comment, and click "edit". GrandCMS will display the author, information, and text comment in separate text boxes. Selecting "enabled" under status will make the comment publicly available on the information page.
  • New Comment Alert Mail: If it is yes then GrandCMS send you an email when a comment arrive.

Overview

The Comments section, accessed under Content > Comments, will display all the comments available in the site.

Here you can filter comments, so you can find a comment easy. You can read about filters here.


Here you can add , delete , and edit  comments. 

You can sort comments by information title (asc, desc) if you click at the "Information".

You can sort comments by author (asc, desc) if you click at the "Author".

You can sort comments by status (enabled, disabled) if you click at the "Status".

You can sort comments by date added (asc, desc) if you click at the "Date Added".

You can select one or multiple comments to delete if you check the box before comment.

You can select all comments at once in the page if you check the box before "Information".

Add New Comment 

To create a new comment you can click  in the upper right corner. You will be directed to the comment page. If you want to save a comment then press the save  button. If you want to abort your action then press the cancel  button.

Edit a Comment 

To edit a comment you can click  in the action column. You will be directed to the comment page. If you want to save a comment then press the save  button. If you want to abort your action then press the cancel  button.


  • Author: The name of visitor who wrote this comment.
  • Information: The comment belong to this information.
  • Text: The comment's text.
  • Status: If it is enabled, then the visitors can read this comment else they can't.