Description
LMComments is a modern comment system designed to replace WordPress native comments with a more engaging and feature-rich experience.
Key Features
- Modern UI – Clean, responsive design that works on all devices
- Threaded Replies – Support for nested comment threads up to 10 levels deep
- Dark/Light Mode – Automatic theme detection or manual selection
- Rich Text Editor – Users can format their comments with ease
- Moderation Tools – Powerful moderation dashboard to manage comments
- Customizable – Extensive customization options to match your site’s design
- Fast and Lightweight – Optimized iframe embedding for minimal performance impact
- Multi-language – Full support for internationalization
Why Choose LMComments?
- Better Engagement – Modern interface encourages more discussions
- Centralized Management – Manage comments across multiple sites from one dashboard
- Anti-Spam – Built-in spam protection and rate limiting
- User Profiles – Users get their own profile with comment history
- Reactions – Upvote/downvote system for community curation
How It Works
- Install and activate the plugin
- Enter your API Key and Site ID from LMComments Dashboard
- Comments automatically replace native WordPress comments
- Moderate and manage from the LMComments dashboard
Shortcode Usage
You can manually place comments anywhere using the shortcode:
[lmcomments]
Available attributes:
theme– ‘auto’, ‘light’, or ‘dark’compact_mode– ‘true’ or ‘false’show_avatars– ‘true’ or ‘false’allow_replies– ‘true’ or ‘false’max_depth– 1 to 10height– ‘auto’ or pixel value
Example: [lmcomments theme="dark" compact_mode="true"]
Privacy Policy
LMComments processes comments through our servers. Please review our Privacy Policy for details on how user data is handled.
When users comment, the following information may be collected:
* Comment content
* User display name
* User email (for account holders)
* IP address (for spam prevention)
Additional Info
Installation
Automatic Installation
- Go to Plugins Add New in your WordPress admin
- Search for “LMComments”
- Click “Install Now” and then “Activate”
- Go to Settings LMComments
- Enter your API Key and Site ID
Manual Installation
- Download the plugin ZIP file
- Go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin
- Choose the ZIP file and click “Install Now”
- Activate the plugin
- Go to Settings LMComments to configure
Getting Your API Key
- Visit lmcomments.com
- Create an account or sign in
- Add your website in the dashboard
- Copy your API Key and Site ID
- Paste them in the plugin settings
FAQ
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Do I need an LMComments account?
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Yes, you need to create a free account at lmcomments.com to get your API credentials.
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Will this replace my existing WordPress comments?
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By default, yes. The plugin replaces native WordPress comments with LMComments. You can disable this per-post if needed.
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Can I import my existing comments?
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Comment import functionality is planned for a future release.
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Is LMComments free?
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LMComments offers both free and premium tiers. Check our website for current pricing.
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Does it work with my theme?
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LMComments is designed to work with any WordPress theme. The widget automatically adapts to your site’s color scheme when using “Auto” theme mode.
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Can I disable comments on specific posts?
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Yes, there’s a meta box in the post editor that allows you to disable LMComments for individual posts.
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How do I moderate comments?
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Comments are moderated through the LMComments dashboard at lmcomments.com/admin.
Reviews
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Contributors & Developers
“LMComments” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
Translate “LMComments” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
1.2.1
- Replaced inline scripts with wp_add_inline_script() for WordPress coding standards compliance
- Removed invalid repository URL
1.2.0
- Added heartbeat system for plugin connection monitoring
- Improved comment page URL handling for manga/chapter sites
- Added slug migration tool for re-indexing comment identifiers
- Added default sort and comments per page settings
- Security improvements: restricted postMessage origins
- Stripped unnecessary telemetry from heartbeat payload
- Removed self-hosted auto-updater (WordPress.org handles updates)
- Changed license to GPL-2.0-or-later
1.1.0
- Added per-post meta box for enabling/disabling comments
- Added compact mode option
- Added font family customization
- Added background color customization
- Improved iframe auto-resize reliability
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Full comment system integration
- Admin settings page with all customization options
- Shortcode support [lmcomments]
- Per-post enable/disable option
- Light/Dark/Auto theme modes
- Spanish translation included