---
title: "An introduction to comments in Drupal 7"
description: "By default, comments are allowed in Drupal 7. Users must first be registered and logged in, however, before they can post comments.   How do users leave comments? Once a user is logged in, at the..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/drupal/comments-intro/
date: 2012-07-18
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Drupal"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# An introduction to comments in Drupal 7

By default, comments are allowed in Drupal 7. Users must first be registered and logged in, however, before they can post comments.

 

## How do users leave comments?

Once a user is logged in, at the bottom of pages that allow comments will be a comment form. Users can type in a subject and comment, choose a text filter type, and then click submit.

| The comment form | What comments look like after submitted |
| --- | --- |
| [![comment-form](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_comments_comment-form.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_comments_comment-form.gif) | [![after-a-comment-has-been-posted](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_comments_after-a-comment-has-been-posted.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_comments_after-a-comment-has-been-posted.gif) |

 

## How do users reply to comments?

Under each comment is a link that says **reply**. Clicking the reply link will load a new page and allow users to respond to a specific comment. As you can see in the screenshots below, a reply comment shows under the original comment and is indented slightly.

| The comment response form | A reply comment that has been posted |
| --- | --- |
| [![responding-to-a-comment](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_comments_responding-to-a-comment.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_comments_responding-to-a-comment.gif) | [![a-reply-comment-that-has-been-posted](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_comments_a-reply-comment-that-has-been-posted.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_comments_a-reply-comment-that-has-been-posted.gif) |

 

## How can I disable comments?

As a site administrator, you do have the ability to disable comments on your website. Please see the following links for more help with [disabling comments on specific content types](/support/edu/drupal/disabling-comments-on-a-specific-content-type-in-drupal-7/) or [individual pages](/support/edu/drupal/disable-comments-articles/).