Adding Comments
Comments are messages that can be "posted" to specific wiki pages (and other objects such as blogs). Comments allow users to interact with pages without actually editing them.
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Configuring comments
Tiki includes several additional settings for further configuring the comments feature.
- From the Administration page, click Comments.
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You can also access the Administration page by typing http://www.yourdomain.com/tiki-admin.php?page=comments in your web browser.
- Enable the following fields in the Site-wide features area:
- Allow posting of comments as Anonymous: Allows Registered users who are logged in to post a comment without using their username
- Enable the following fields in the Display options area:
- Website field: Adds an optional field for commentors to include their web or address
- Email field: Adds an optional field for commentors to include their email address.
- Enable the following fields in the Using comments in various features area:
- Comments below wiki pages: The Comments below wiki page option was previously enabled, when you enabled it on the wiki features.
- Allow comments per wiki page : Select Enable (default on). This allows you to enable the comments for wiki pages. By default, all pages will allow comments, but you can override this on a page-by-page basis.
- Click Apply. Tiki saves the information and reloads the page.
Now you're ready to add a comment. To add a new comment:
- Log in as the registered user you created earlier.
- At the bottom of the page, click Add comment.
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Because you selected allow Anonymous visitors to post post comments, Tiki includes options for you to hide your identity when posting comments.... even if you're logged in. - In the Comment area, enter your comment. You cannot use HTML syntax, but you can use the same wiki formatting that you use in wiki pages.
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You can configure comments to require a Title, if desired. You can also customize the toolbar that appear when posting comments. - Click Post. Tiki saves your post and reloads the page.
The Comment button now indicates that the page has a comment, and the comment is shown.
Now log off. As an Anonymous user you can read the comment, but you cannot reply or post a new comment.
Replying to Comments
Just like in the forum, users can reply to specific comments (to create a "thread") in addition to posting new comments.
- Log in as the admin. The Home Page appears, with the comment you added earlier.
- In the Posted Comments area, click Reply. Tiki displays the Comment on Selected Post form to allow you to write a response.
You can reply to any posted comment to create a thread.
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Tiki identifies the post that you are replying to with the
icon. Tiki also automatically includes (or quotes) the original post for you. - In the Comment area enter your text. By default, Tiki quotes the original post, inserting > before each line.
- Click Post. Tiki saves your post and reloads the page.
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Changing the Comments View
By default, Tiki shows comments in a threaded view — replies are indented under the original comment (as shown in the prior figure). But you can easily change how the comments are shown.
Use the message bar to customize how Tiki shows the comments.
Use the following drop-lists to customize the view. You can even use the Find box to search for specific comments (on the current page) or Hide all the comments.
- Style: You can view the comments as:
- Threaded: Replies are shown indented, below the original post.
- Plain: Each comment is shown independently — as determined by the Sort order.
- Headers: The replies are threaded, but Tiki displays only the comment title.
- Sort: You can sort the comments and replies by score (rating) or date posted.
- Threshold: Specify how many levels of threaded comments to display. Tiki will inform you if there are comments that are "hidden" due to your threshold setting.
You can also use the Find field to search the comments for a specific word or term.