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# Comments | Website Manual

**Comments**

Comments let visitors respond to your posts.

Coming soon

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## Before you finish

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**Not seeing your change?**

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If your site has a caching plugin, clear its cache too. There is usually a button for it in the bar along the top of the dashboard. Still the old version after a few minutes? Ask whoever looks after your site to clear the server cache.

### Good to know

Comments let visitors respond to your posts. WordPress gathers them on the Comments screen, where you can approve, reply to, mark as spam or trash each one.

Most business sites get far more spam than real comments. If comments aren't useful to you, they can be turned off. If you keep them, check the screen often so genuine questions get a reply. Approved comments appear publicly with whatever name the person entered.

### Up next

- [CommentsPlaying](/wordpress/comments/)
- [Change Your PasswordComing soon](/wordpress/change-your-password/)
- [Editor OverviewComing soon](/wordpress/editor-overview/)
- [Adding BlocksComing soon](/wordpress/adding-blocks/)
- [Add New Page51 sec](/wordpress/add-new-page/)

MerlinFX client? [Ask for this task recorded on your own site](https://www.websitemanual.com.au/request-a-recording/?video=comments#request).

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