{"id":66788,"date":"2021-01-07T10:27:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T15:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=66788"},"modified":"2021-01-07T10:32:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T15:32:22","slug":"how-to-use-wpdiscuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/how-to-use-wpdiscuz\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use wpDiscuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/How-to-Use-wpDiscuz-2-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Enhance Comments in WordPress with wpDiscuz\" class=\"wp-image-66836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/How-to-Use-wpDiscuz-2-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/How-to-Use-wpDiscuz-2-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/How-to-Use-wpDiscuz-2-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/How-to-Use-wpDiscuz-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, WordPress includes the ability for visitors to comment on pages and posts. This basic interaction can be expanded to increase engagements using 3rd party tools. Learn how to increase the effectiveness of the comment section of your WordPress site with the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wpdiscuz\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wpDiscuz plugin<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the features this will add is the ability to allow social media logins, select what posts visitors can comment on, and customize the look and feel of your comment sections. This can greatly improve the experience of commenting on your site and cultivate more interaction.\u00a0 More intercommunication on your site can also help your overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/seo\/seo-getting-started-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>search engine optimization<\/strong><\/a> (SEO) efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will now show you how to use the wpDiscuz plugin to enhance the comment ability of your WordPress site. Please note that we are only covering the tools included in the free version of this plugin, but there are additional add-ons that you can purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#installation\">Install and Setup wpDiscuz<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#dashboard\">Dashboard Overview<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#settings\">wpDiscuz Settings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#phrases\">wpDiscuz Phrases<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#tools\">wpDiscuz Tools<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#addons\">wpDiscuz Addons<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#forms\">wpDiscuz Forms<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"jumbotron\">\r\n<p>If you need a new home for your WordPress site, look no further than InMotion\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress Hosting<\/a> solutions for secure, optimized, budget-friendly servers.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/design.inmotionhosting.com\/assets\/icons\/standard\/check-blue.svg\" alt=\"check mark\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>Fast &amp; Easy Transfers    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/design.inmotionhosting.com\/assets\/icons\/standard\/check-blue.svg\" alt=\"check mark\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>Free SSLs    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/design.inmotionhosting.com\/assets\/icons\/standard\/check-blue.svg\" alt=\"check mark\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>Hack Protection    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/design.inmotionhosting.com\/assets\/icons\/standard\/check-blue.svg\" alt=\"check mark\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>Affordable<\/p>\r\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\">View WordPress Hosting Plans<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"installation\">Install and Setup wpDiscuz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We will first go over installing and activating the wpDiscuz plugin. Then, we will cover the steps to get through the included installation wizard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/install-wordpress-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install and activate the wpDiscuz plugin<\/a> by the gVectors Team.<\/li><li>After the plugin is activated you will see a message stating \u201c<em>Please complete required steps to start using wpDiscuz 7<\/em>\u201d. Click the <strong>Go to Installation Wizard<\/strong> button.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"197\" class=\"wp-image-66779\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/installation-wizard.png\" alt=\"Start wpDiscuz Installation Wizard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/installation-wizard.png 641w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/installation-wizard-300x79.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li><li>On the first of 3 steps, select if you want the <strong>Light<\/strong> or <strong>Dark<\/strong> <em>Comment Style<\/em>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"133\" class=\"wp-image-66773\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comments-style.png\" alt=\"Choosing Comment Style\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comments-style.png 889w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comments-style-300x53.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comments-style-768x136.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li><li>\u00a0Now click the <strong>Comments Layout<\/strong> you want to use. There are 3 options to choose from. You can click the images to enlarge and see them better.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"323\" class=\"wp-image-66772\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comments-layout.png\" alt=\"Comment Layout Options\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comments-layout.png 1146w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comments-layout-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comments-layout-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comments-layout-768x331.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li><li>Click the <strong>Next Step<\/strong> button.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Enable<\/strong> to use the <em>Comment Bubble<\/em> option. This displays a comment icon on the side of pages or posts and allows visitors to quickly view comments or add their own. If you do not want this to display select <strong>Disable<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Choose if you want to <strong>Enable<\/strong> or <strong>Disable<\/strong> <em>Bubble Live Updates<\/em>. This will display the number of new comments on the bubble icon.<\/li><li>Next to Comment Bubble Location, select if you want the bubble icon to display on the <strong>Right Corner<\/strong>, <strong>Left Corner<\/strong>, or the <strong>Content Left<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"502\" class=\"wp-image-66770\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comment-bubble-settings.png\" alt=\"Setting up Comment bubbles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comment-bubble-settings.png 864w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comment-bubble-settings-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comment-bubble-settings-768x514.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li><li>Click the <strong>Next Step<\/strong> button after making your selections.<\/li><li>Choose if you want to <strong>Disable<\/strong> or <strong>Enable<\/strong> <em>Article Rating<\/em>. This lets visitors rate your pages or posts without leaving a comment. Ratings will display above the comment section.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"233\" class=\"wp-image-66777\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/enable-article-rating.png\" alt=\"wpDiscuz Article Rating Setup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/enable-article-rating.png 1322w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/enable-article-rating-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/enable-article-rating-1024x318.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/enable-article-rating-768x239.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li><li>Click the <strong>Finish Installation<\/strong> button. The setup is complete when you see a \u201cThank You!\u201d Message.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"338\" class=\"wp-image-66783\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/thank-you.png\" alt=\"wpDiscuz Installation Wizard Complete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/thank-you.png 375w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/thank-you-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dashboard\">Dashboard Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you have the wpDiscuz plugin installed and set up we will help you get familiar with the available settings and options. A great place to start is the wpDiscuz Dashboard. Follow along and we\u2019ll show you how to access it and what you can expect to find there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Login to your WordPress Dashboard<\/a>.<\/li><li>Click <strong>wpDiscuz<\/strong> then the <strong>Dashboard<\/strong> option.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"311\" class=\"wp-image-66785\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wpdiscuz-dashboard.png\" alt=\"Comment Dashboard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wpdiscuz-dashboard.png 637w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wpdiscuz-dashboard-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><br><br>You will then see the number of comments, inline feedbacks, comment threads, thread replies, user commenters, and guest commenters.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"534\" class=\"wp-image-66771\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comment-overview.png\" alt=\"Overview of wpDiscuz Comments\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comment-overview.png 447w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comment-overview-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><br><br>A graph of comment statistics will be listed to the right. In this example screenshot, we are using a new site so there are not any stats to report yet.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"342\" class=\"wp-image-66774\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comment-statistic.png\" alt=\"Comments Stats Graph\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comment-statistic.png 671w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/comment-statistic-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><br><br>Below that you will see the number of active users and guests on your site.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"93\" class=\"wp-image-66767\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/active-users-and-guests.png\" alt=\"List of Active Commenters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/active-users-and-guests.png 1151w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/active-users-and-guests-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/active-users-and-guests-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/active-users-and-guests-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><br><br>And finally, on the bottom right you will see data on your site\u2019s subscriptions.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"458\" class=\"wp-image-66782\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/subscriptions.png\" alt=\"wpDiscuz Subscriptions\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/subscriptions.png 517w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/subscriptions-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"settings\">wpDiscuz Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can access the main settings page by going to <strong>wpDiscuz<\/strong> then <strong>Settings<\/strong> in the <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress Dashboard<\/a>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"359\" class=\"wp-image-66786\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wpdiscuz-settings.png\" alt=\"List of wpDiscuz Settings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wpdiscuz-settings.png 1723w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wpdiscuz-settings-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wpdiscuz-settings-1024x490.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wpdiscuz-settings-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wpdiscuz-settings-1536x735.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the settings that you can change there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Comment Form Settings<\/strong> \u2013 Manage the settings for your forms set up under the Forms menu here. Options are: Comment Form View (collapsed or expanded), Enable drop animation for comment form and subscription bar, Load Rich Editor (by default this will only be enabled when the site is accessed via desktop but you can enable it for mobile here), Rich Editor Toolbar Buttons (select which formatting options are available such as bold, organized list, etc.),\u00a0 Enable Quicktags (enabling this lets people use the default <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/apis\/handbook\/quicktags\/#default-quicktags\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress Quicktags<\/a> on forms), Comment author name length (for guests only) allows you to set a minimum and maximum character length, Keep guest commenter credentials in browser cookies for X days.<\/li><li><strong>Google reCAPTCHA<\/strong> \u2013 If you are trying to reduce the number of spammers posting on your site, setting up Google reCAPTCHA is a good deterrent. Here is a helpful link to our guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/google-tools\/public-private-key-google-recaptcha\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Get Public and Private Keys for Google reCAPTCHA<\/a>, since they will be needed to complete this setup.<\/li><li><strong>User Authorization and Profile Data<\/strong> \u2013 This section primarily contains settings for login links and profile URLs. Here are the settings you can enable\/disable here: Display logged-in user name and logout link on comment form, Show \u201cLogin\u201d link on comment form, Login URL, \u201cMy Content and Settings\u201d button, Enable Profiles URL, Use Website URL as Profile URL, and Use guest email to detect registered account.<\/li><li><strong>Social Login and Share<\/strong> \u2013 You can manage settings for each specific social media platform on this page. It includes the following options: Facebook, Twitter, Google, Disqus, WordPress.com, Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Yandex, VK, Mail.ru, OK, WeChat, Sina Weibo, Tencent QQ, and Baidu.<\/li><li><strong>Article and Comment Rating<\/strong> \u2013 The look of how the site ratings display can be set up here with the following settings: Enable Aggregate Rating Schema (allows Google to display your ratings in SERPs), Display Ratings (Before Comment Form, Before Content, After Content, or Display ratings on non-singular pages), Rating Star Colors (you can set colors by Hex value).<\/li><li><strong>Comment Thread Displaying<\/strong> \u2013 This section is where you can modify the look and feel of your comment threads. These are the settings that can be modified here: Comment List Loading Type, Comments Pagination Type, Display only parent comments and view replies button, Display \u201cMost Reacted Comments\u201d filter button, Display \u201cHottest Comment Threads\u201d filter button, Display Comment Sorting Options, Set comments order to \u201cMost voted\u201d by default, Reverse Child Comments Order, Highlight Unread Comments, Scroll to the comment after posting, and Newest and oldest comment ordering by (ID or Date).<\/li><li><strong>Comment Thread Features<\/strong> \u2013 You can adjust additional thread features here based on the comment thread layout you selected during the installation wizard. You can modify the following options: Avatar Settings, Comment Voting Buttons, and Layout Components.<\/li><li><strong>Styles and Colors<\/strong> \u2013 You can change the following settings here: Comment Form and Comment List Style (Off, Default, or Dark),\u00a0 Style Specific Colors (modify with HEX values), General Colors (modify with HEX values), Load Font Awesome CSS lib, and Custom CSS Code.<\/li><li><strong>Subscription and User Following<\/strong> \u2013 In this section, you can select when email notification will be sent to subscribers and users.<\/li><li><strong>User Labels and Badges<\/strong> \u2013 Here you can select which users you want to display \u201cauthor labels\u201d for and modify the color for each user role with a HEX value.<\/li><li><strong>Comment Moderation<\/strong> \u2013 This section is mainly settings to help the Admin moderate comments from the front end. You can also limit the number of comments a user can post.<\/li><li><strong>Comment Content and Media<\/strong> \u2013 Use this page to modify comment length,\u00a0 ability to embed images, and attachment settings\/limitations. For example, you can select what file types are allowed, limit the maximum size of an attachment, and set default thumbnail sizes.<\/li><li><strong>Live Commenting and Notifications<\/strong> \u2013 This is where you can manually change the comment bubble settings that were set up during the initial installation wizard.<\/li><li><strong>Inline Commenting<\/strong> \u2013 The main setting here is for the \u201cLeave a Feedback\u201d prompt. For example, you can choose to have the prompt \u201cblink and wiggle\u201d to draw the attention of visitors or automatically display the feedback form as people scroll through.<\/li><li><strong>General Settings<\/strong> \u2013 This is where you will find settings that did not fit under one of the other sections described above. These are the settings that you can toggle or select here: Enable wpDiscuz on Home Page, Use WordPress native AJAX functions, Combine JS and CSS Files to Optimize Page Loading Speed, Minify JS and CSS Files to Optimize Page Loading Speed, Secure comment content in HTTPS protocol, Redirect First Comment to, Use WordPress Date\/Time Format, Structure of Human Readable Date Format, Use Plugin .PO\/.MO Files (for plugin translations), Help wpDiscuz to grow allowing people to recognize which comment plugin you use, Gravatar Cache,\u00a0 and Maintenance (Remove Vote Data, Purge Expired Avatar Caches, Purge All Avatar Caches).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"phrases\">wpDiscuz Phrases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The wpDiscuz plugin includes a lot of built-in text or \u201cphrases\u201d that can all be modified from the Dashboard interface. Once changed, the text is globally updated wherever they appear on your site. We\u2019ll show you how to access these phrases so you can customize them as needed to suit your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li><a aria-label=\"Log into your WordPress Dashboard (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Login to your WordPress Dashboard<\/a>.<\/li><li>Click wpDiscuz then Phrases in the navigation menu.<\/li><li>You will land on the Comment section by default, but you can click the tabs to access other phrases. Available tabs are: General, Form, Comment, Date\/Time, Email, Notification, Follow, Social Login, User Settings, Errors, and Media.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"333\" class=\"wp-image-66780\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/phrases-tabs.png\" alt=\"Modifying Form Phrases\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/phrases-tabs.png 1069w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/phrases-tabs-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/phrases-tabs-1024x454.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/phrases-tabs-768x341.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tools\">wpDiscuz Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This section includes some tools for managing the wpDiscuz plugin issues such as migrating content, fixing database tables, or rebuilding\/regenerating data. 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