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Adding a Comment

Added by Vidya Madabushi, last edited by Edwin Dawson [Atlassian] on Apr 13, 2008  (view change)
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You can leave a comment on any page or news item in Confluence.

To add a comment, you require 'Create Comments' permission which is assigned by a space administrator from the Space Administration screens. See Space permissions or contact a space administrator for more information.

You can either add a new comment or respond to a previous comment (only available in 'threaded' view).

Use Confluence markup or the Rich Text editor to write the comment.

Profile photo appears in comments

Your profile picture will appear next to each comment you've added. (This is true if your space uses the Confluence Default theme.)

To add a new comment,
  1. Click the 'Add Comment' link near the bottom of the page.
  2. The comments box opens up. Type in your text.
  3. Click the 'Preview' tab to see a preview of your comment.
  4. You can tick the box next to 'Watch this page' to receive email alerts whenever the page is commented or edited.
  5. Click the 'Post' button to save your comment and display it on the page.

You can also respond to a comment.
This option is only available when the comments are in 'threaded' view.

To respond to a comment,
  1. Click the 'Reply' link located below the text of a comment.
  2. This will open up a new comment box. Type in your text.
  3. You can tick the box next to 'Watch this page' to receive email alerts whenever the page is commented or edited.
  4. Click 'Post'.

Screenshot : Adding a Comment

RELATED TOPICS

Viewing Comments
Linking to Comments
Deleting Comments

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Comments (4)

 

  1. May 10

    Anonymous says:

    Exactly, I noticed the comment pictures only show up if the theme is Default The...

    Exactly, I noticed the comment pictures only show up if the theme is Default Theme. If I use other themes like Top and Left Navigation, pictures don't show up next to comments any more. Is there any way to enable the comment pictures, without switching back to the default theme, or write a new theme?

    1. Aug 12

      Ming Giet Chong says:

      Hi, This is the feature which is available for some of the themes such as Defau...

      Hi,

      This is the feature which is available for some of the themes such as Default Theme and Clickr Theme. If you are keen to have this feature in the future version of Confluence, you can always raise a feature request at http://jira.atlassian.com.

      Alternatively, you might want to create your own theme plugin with the following guide:

      Regards,
      MG

  2. Aug 11

    Rosie Piller says:

    Is it possible to set permissions such that comments need to be approved before ...

    Is it possible to set permissions such that comments need to be approved before they are visible to the world? Or can you set it up so that only administrators and the posters themselves can view the comments?

    I'm asking because we're thinking of using a model similar to Confluence for online help, namely, wiki help, complete with the ability for users to get questions answered via the Comment option. But we are not sure we want to open the wiki up to inappropriate comments. What would be ideal is if comments were visible only to the poster and to administrators.

    Thanks!

    Rosie

    1. Aug 14

      Ming Giet Chong says:

      Hi Rosie, I am not aware of any Comment Review plugins available. However, ther...

      Hi Rosie,

      I am not aware of any Comment Review plugins available. However, there is a Mark for Review Plugin that allows users to mark pages for review by moderators:

      Alternatively, you may want to raise a feature request at :

      Regards,
      MG

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