Enabling and using comments on beehiiv posts

Comments are governed by the settings of each post. If the post is free for all users, then everyone can see the comments. If it's for paid subscribers only, then only those subscribers can see and leave comments. To participate by leaving a comment or liking a post, users must subscribe to the beehiiv publication.

1. Log in to a beehiiv publication that you'd like to comment on or reply to a comment.
2. Depending on the site, there are two places to access comments from. Either down the left side of the post from an icons menu. Or more commonly, you’ll find the comment options at the bottom of the post or page.
3. Like the post and/or leave a comment in the Reply box. 
   
   
   
4. After submission, your comment will appear with a timestamp at the bottom of the post. You can like, delete, or reply to your own comment. Other subscribers can reply to your comments and vice versa, creating up to 5 nested comment threads. 

To edit a comment after posting, click the 3 dots icon next to your comment and select Edit. Then, make your changes and save. Edited comments will display an 'edited' label so other readers can see that a change was made. 

The window of time you have to edit a comment depends on the settings the publication owner has configured. 

To like a comment, click the heart icon below it. Your like will persist when you return to the page. 

When someone likes or replies to your comment, you'll receive an email notification with a direct link to the thread, making it easy to return to conversations you're already part of. 

You can update your profile picture directly from the comment section without navigating away from the page. Click on your avatar in the comment section to open the Update Profile modal. 

For more information, see How to add or update your profile picture.

1. From the left panel, go to Website > Builder.
2. From the left panel of the Website Builder, click the Settings icon.
3. Select All settings, then click on Comments.
4. Under the Post Comments Section, toggle on Enable comments.
   
   
   
5. Click Publish in the top right corner to make your changes live. Comment settings will not take effect until the updated version of your website is published.

1. Open a new post draft or select to edit one of your saved posts.
2. The Post Builder will open on the Compose page. Switch over to the Web page from the top navbar. Under the Web post settings, find the Comments section.
   
   
   
3. Click on the down arrow next to All subscribers and choose one of the following:

• All subscribers: Allow all subscribers to comment.
• Paid subscribers only: Restrict commenting to paid users.
• Disabled: Hide the comments section entirely.
• Locked: Show the comments section, but disable new comments.

4. After publishing, you can preview and moderate the comments section on the live post.

Once comments are enabled, you can select the order of them, set the editing window, enable reader comment notifications, and set comment bans. 

To access the full comment settings, go to Website > Builder > Settings > Comments > All comments settings. 

Available edit windows include:

• Never: Comments cannot be edited after posting.
• 15 minutes: Readers can edit within 15 minutes of posting.
• 30 minutes: Readers can edit within 30 minutes of posting.
• 1 hour: Readers can edit within 1 hour of posting.
• 24 hours: Readers can edit within 24 hours of posting.
• Always: Readers can edit their comments at any time.

You can add options for Likes & Comments to the email version of your post, allowing subscribers to interact with a single click.

1. Open a new post draft or select to edit one of your saved posts.
2. The Post Builder will open on the Compose page. Click the Email page in the top navbar to move to the Email part of the post flow. 
3. Under Email header buttons, toggle on Likes & Comments to enable the engagement button for the post.
   
   
   

You can view, reply to, and manage comments from each post's dashboard.

1. Go to Newsletter and select a published post with comments enabled.
2. Click on the Interactions tab.
3. Click on the Comments tab (only visible if comments are active for that post).

4. Click Login and Comment to access the live comment thread. 

   You can now reply as the moderator by entering text into the comment field and clicking Submit.

   Moderating comments

   Comments that are inappropriate can be removed, and you can choose to disable comments completely if necessary. You can also disable comments on a case-by-case basis.
   
   Removed comments will display as 'Removed by Moderator' and will not be visible to other users.

Yes, however, using comments for collaboration while creating a post is a different process.   

Unfortunately no, because the URL is not yet live and accessible until you publish the post. Once you publish the post and it is live you will be able to preview the comment section.

No, because comments are built directly into the web architecture of all beehiiv websites. If your content is hosted on a different platform, you would need to use a custom plugin or create your own integration.

Yes, the comment permissions are set at the post level. You can do this from the Web page in the Post Builder of any of your posts (published or unpublished).

Under Comments, click on the down arrow next to All subscribers and choose between it and Paid subscribers only, Disabled: Hide comments section, or Locked: Show comments section but disable new comments.

You can enable an engagement button for likes and comments when creating your post on the Email page in the Post Builder.

No, readers would need to subscribe to your publication in order to comment on or like your posts.

Yes, for security purposes, we require a quick email check each time you access the comments of a beehiiv post.