Managing Comments

So you've gotten your visitors posting comments, but what can you do with them once they're posted? What do you do if someone posts something on your site that you find offensive? What if you get spammed with a bunch of comments linking to sites you'd rather not be linking to or displaying images that you'd rather not have on your site?

Fortunately, with Movable Type it's possible, right from the administration interface, to edit or delete any comment posted to your site. You should edit submitted comments with care, though; most people don't like to feel that Big Brother is watching over them too closely. But it's nice to know that you have the tools at hand, should you need them.

Editing a Comment

Each comment has its own ...

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