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Comments are as much a part of any blog as the article itself. The comment section captivates readers and allows them to interact with other readers who have the same interests.

Users can ask questions, create discussion, share images etc. depending on how powerful the comment system is. You’ll even find some systems that implement social sharing tools or integrated communities so you can reach more readers. It all depends on which type of interface you’d like and which WordPress comment systems you decide on. If you’ve decided that to open up your comments section, it’s time to decide on which plugin to use, or if you even need one.

As with all things WordPress, there’s a large range of plugins that is very able to get the job done. This WordPress Wednesday features 6 Comment Plugins

1. Thrive Comments

Thrive Comments

Thrive Comments is a premium plugin that replace the default comment system on WordPress.

Thrive Comments works similar to a social network, where your customers and readers are able to “like” other comments and even achieve badges based on how active they are. In addition, social sharing is encouraged and you have the opportunity to automate these incentives without having to respond to the comments yourself.

You can configure your comments in different ways. For instance, some users like to have the Reddit-style comments, where up votes and down votes are used to filter out the bad stuff.

Price: From $39.00

2. GraphComment

Graphcomment

GraphComment is a free & powerful comment plugin for great discussions without Trolls & easy reading. No more disorganized discussions piled on several pages.

With GraphComment, your audience can easily follow the relevant discussions. Insert all comments to the WordPress database. This also allows you to revert to WordPress default commenting without losing any comments that you had while using GraphComment

Price: Free

3. Disqus Comment System

Disqus Comment System

Disqus is the a commenting system that publishers to increase reader engagement, grow audience and traffic, and monetise content. Disqus helps publishers of all sizes engage directly with their audiences to build loyalty, retain readers, and foster thriving communities.

This WordPress plugin lets site owners and developers easily add Disqus to their sites, replacing the default WordPress comment system. Disqus installs in minutes and automatically imports your existing comments.

Price: Free

4. WPDevArt Facebook Comments

Wpdevart Facebook Comments

Facebook comments plugin is a great tool that will allow you to show your visitors FB comments on your website. At the same time this plugin is very useful for improving your website traffic from Facebook.

This plugin is important part of social optimization as well, that’s why most of websites use it on their websites. This plugin is easy to use, you just need to create FB App ID and use it on your website.You can disable it on any page/post you need. There are some useful features that you can find only in our plugin.

Price: Free

5. Jetpack

Jetpack Comments WordPress Plugin

The Jetpack plugin from Automattic offers a combination of features for those who might want to get extra functionality without installing a whole wide range of plugins.

When you install Jetpack and activate the comments, it completely replaces the native WordPress comments. Logging in and posting a comment, the users can either make an account for your website or log in with one of their social profiles.

The comment formatting is sleek and easy to understand, with a box for writing the comment and a form to fill in personal information. Users can also choose to be notified of new posts or follow-up comments through their email. Other than that, the Jetpack comment system is pretty straightforward.

Price: Free

6. De:comments

Decomments Comment System

De:comments is a powerful plugin for WordPress comments. You can completely customise the comments area by opens up the CSS files, so you to add your styles. Social network sign-ins is supported through De:comments, the plugin works with multisite as well, De:comment supports a wide range of languages.

The De:comments plugin has three different plans, the $50 package for one year on one site you can upgrade to the $100 plan for three sites or the $300 plan for ten sites. The plugin has excellent customer support.

Price: From $50.00

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WordPress Wednesday – 6 WordPress Comment Plugins