How to enable threaded comments in WordPress

I wanted to share a cool tip to enable threaded comments in WordPress. Why would you want to have threaded comments allows you to follow along in a conversation on a blog or web post. Instead of guessing if a reply to a question or comment is related, you will now be able to see it directly below the related comment.

To enable this in WordPress, Log in to your WordPress Dashboard -> Settings -> Discussions -> Select Enable Threaded (nested) comments and apply the settings. See the image below for what the discussion settings screen looks like.

enable WordPress threaded comments

Here is an example of what a threaded comment in WordPress looks like

Example WordPress Threaded Comment

Hope you found this tip useful. Leave a comment below if you liked this tip, or know some additional WordPress tips you would like to share.

–Andre

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http://www.AnythingGoesGourmet.com Jeanette

How ironic! Just last weekend, I was looking for this. Unfortunately, some themes override the settings in the dashboard, so I’m not able to get threaded comments unless I upgrade my theme. (which gives me hives, but I will finally do it if only to get this feature).

Andre

Jeanette, I try to stick with a few themes that are super customizable. It is not as hard as you think. I would suggest that you install a second copy of WordPress and do our test and changes there first. Once you have a good feeling for the new Theme you can then apply it to your existing blog.

http://TheSmallBusinessTranscriptionist.com Erica Cosminsky

SO simple, but not apparent. I have looked for this in the past too and never been able to lay my finger on it.

Thanks for pointing it out and sharing with us.

Andre

You are welcome Erica. Most things are simple once you spend hours researching it. I enjoy sharing my knowledge.

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