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Applies to: Jamroom 7.0+ Last verified: 2026-10-24

Table of Contents:


What it does
Setting it up
Moderating
Global Config
Quota Config
For template designers

  • What it does

    Comments lets members comment on items: blog posts, audio, videos, profiles and so on. The comment section shows at the bottom of each item's page. It supports threaded replies, quotes, attachments and approval.

    ACP > Modules > Item Features > Comments

  • Setting it up

    In Quota Config:

    • Allowed on Profile: members of this quota can post comments.
    • Show on Detail Pages: this quota's items get a comment section.

    Disabled Modules in Global Config turns comments off for some kinds of items, for example to have comments on blog posts but not on audio.

  • Moderating

    • Members can delete their own comments, and admins can delete any comment. With Profile Owner Delete, profile owners can delete comments on their own items too.
    • With Item Approval, new comments from a quota wait for an admin to approve them. See Approving New Items and Users.
    • The Comment Wait Timer slows down spam by making users wait between comments.
    • Profile owners are notified of new comments on their items, as each user chooses in their Notifications settings.

  • Global Config

    General Settings

    Setting What it does
    Comment Wait Timer Minutes a user must wait before posting another comment (default 1)
    Enable Editor Uses the text editor for writing comments (default: off)
    Only Active Modules Hides comments of modules that are turned off. It adds work to every comment list, so leave it off on busy sites.

    List Options

    Setting What it does
    Comment Sort Direction Oldest first (default) or newest first
    Comments per Page Comments per page (0 = all on one page)
    Enable Threading Lets users reply to a comment, with the reply shown under it (default: off)
    Save Threads When a comment with replies is deleted, shows "(deleted)" in its place so the replies stay (default: on)
    Show Quote Button Adds a button to quote another comment (default: on)

    View Options

    Setting What it does
    Disabled Modules Item types that get no comments

  • Quota Config

    Setting What it does
    Allowed on Profile Members of this quota can comment
    Show on Detail Pages This quota's items show the comment section (default: on)
    Profile Owner Delete Profile owners can delete any comment on their items (default: off)
    Item Approval Whether new comments need approval
    Allow Attachments Members can attach files to comments (default: off)
    Allowed File Types File extensions allowed as attachments

  • For template designers

    Comments show on item pages without any template change. To put a comment section in a custom template, use:

    {jrComment_form module="jrAudio" profile_id=$item._profile_id item_id=$item._item_id}

  • Tools > Rebuild Comment Counts recounts the comments stored on items, if the counts are ever wrong.

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