![[UW] Forum Comments System](/community/data/resource_icons/7/7073.jpg?1554245009){kind=icon}
- Compatible XF 2.x versions
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- 2.2
- Visible branding
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This Forum Comments System add-on allows users to post comments under a reply in the forum. The add-on basically functions as nested replies for the main reply in the tread, suitable also for Q&A threads.
This FCS add-on combines similar functionalities as you can find in vB5, Facebook and xF2 profile comments.
There are already 13 user group permission options available now organized in a dedicated section. Notification, alerts are sent no matter where the comment is written, whether it is in a new or an old reply.
The demo version is installed on this website and you can test it in the testing section here: https://ultraweb.co/forums/fcs-testing-area.2/
This is a very extensive comments system so please read this manual to better understand how this Forum Comments System works.
FCS USER MANUAL
Checkout my other very useful add-on that works great with this FCS add-on, [UW] Smileys Bar for text editor allows faster, easier access to the smileys:
This FCS add-on combines similar functionalities as you can find in vB5, Facebook and xF2 profile comments.
There are already 13 user group permission options available now organized in a dedicated section. Notification, alerts are sent no matter where the comment is written, whether it is in a new or an old reply.
The demo version is installed on this website and you can test it in the testing section here: https://ultraweb.co/forums/fcs-testing-area.2/
| USE CASE #1 |
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| Here I've made first example of using this FCS in a forum. There are two threads. Both with exactly the same posts in the same sequence. One thread is with comments and the second is done the traditional XF way, using quotes, without comments (never mind the content, it's just an example not real opinions). This thread is with comments: What are you listening to? - with comments - all responses nicely stacked under one post. well organized, space saving, easy to read and see what other people think about the post. This thread is without comments: This thread is done the traditional XF way using quotes, without comments: What are you listening to? - no comments - Now, you decide what looks nicer. |
 Affiliate Program |
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| A way how to get this add-on completely free! Just go to the page Affiliate Program in your preferences and copy your referral link, place it wherever you like and you will get 10% from all sales from that link. This way you can earn all the money you had to pay for this add-on.  NOTEYou have to be a customer first before you can use Affiliate Program. |
This is a very extensive comments system so please read this manual to better understand how this Forum Comments System works.
FCS USER MANUAL
- Comments Notifications, Navigation, Alerts
- Comments Moderation
- Moving Comments
- Comments Pagination
- Uninstalling FCS
- Notable features
- FAQ
| NOTIFICATIONS / NAVIGATION / ALERTS |
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| There are several ways how you get notified about a posted comment in watched thread. |
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| MODERATION |
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| There are already 13 permission options now organized in a dedicated section. |
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| MOVING COMMENTS |
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| Moving, merging, creating replies and threads from comments. With properly set permissions, you can move, merge or create a new thread out of the reply with comments. |
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| You can move a reply with comments and create a new thread out of the reply. The reply will become first post (OP - original post) and the comments will become regular replies. Or you can move the reply into another thread with two options: 1. Selecting just the reply will move the reply the way it is - comments will stay as comments, except when you are creating a new thread. In that case comments will always turn into replies even if they are not in the first reply. 2.Selecting also the comments - comments will turn into replies when merged with another thread. |
| PAGINATION |
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| The pagination works similar way as in XF2 profile comments. |
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| There is added extra top row, on the left side you can see the total number of comments in the reply. And on the right side is the link to get to the rest of the comments. By default, last 3 comments are always visible. In the settings you can set how many comments you want to keep visible. In the first option you set the number of latest comments you want to see under the reply on a page load. Setting it to 0 will load all comments. With the second option "View previous comments", you can set the number of comments loaded when "View Previous comments..."link is clicked. Setting it to 0 will load all comments. NOTE: If a reply becomes so popular that gathers more than 40-80 comments, I think that reply might deserve to be moved to own thread. IMHO. |
| UNINSTALLING FCS |
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| Once you decide not to use this add-on, there are several options. |
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| NOTABLE FEATURES |
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| FAQ |
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 Does it work in tapatalk, forumapp or any other programs or applications?I don't know. Please ask the creators of those apps. Is it possible to comment on the original post (OP)?For the OP the reply is basically a comment, so no. Also because in this system, from a reply, you can make a new regular thread, where the reply becomes OP and all comments turns into regular replies. Please click the link More infoto read other important answered questions. |
| FCS SHOWCASE |
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| If your forum is using this FCS add-on and you want to have your forum promoted here, just send me a PM with your forum link and I will showcase it here: |
Checkout my other very useful add-on that works great with this FCS add-on, [UW] Smileys Bar for text editor allows faster, easier access to the smileys:
Smileys Bar takes the whole XF smileys default functionality to the next level. The main purpose of this add-on is to add to the bottom of the text editor a bar with the most common, most used smileys (Recently used, XF default smileys/Uncategorized smilies) that are always visible so you have fast, easy and convenient access to them and without covering the text area.
And with smileys menu open:
JUMBO SMILEYSA magnifier button on the right side of the Smileys Bar, when selected (in blue colour), will insert xF stock emojis into the text editor in max size, and that is 64px. You can have smaller size, if you want, it is admin configurable. And it has also user group permission so you can allow this only for a user group of your choice.
And with smileys menu open:
JUMBO SMILEYS
![[UW] Smileys Bar](/community/data/resource_icons/7/7237.jpg?1561139315){kind=icon}
![[UW] Dropdown Hover Menu](/community/data/resource_icons/7/7709.jpg?1587913105){kind=icon}
![[UW] Affiliate Program](/community/data/resource_icons/7/7949.jpg?1597414318){kind=icon}
