User Guide

If there are any new comments, a number will appear beside the menu item.

When you hover over a single comment options will appear as follows:

Approve/Unapprove

Either approve a comment or if previously approved, unapprove it.

Post your reply to the comment

Quick Edit

Show the comment, allowing you (permissions permitting) to change it.

Edit

Change the comment with more screen space.

Spam

Mark this comment as Spam. Be sure to read about Akismet in the Posts chapter

on combatting spam.

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