=== CommentsWP === Contributors: slaFFik Tags: comments, comments dashboard, comments analytics, comments statistics, comments insights, commenters Requires at least: 5.3 Tested up to: 6.0 Stable tag: 1.0.0 Requires PHP: 5.6 License: GNU General Public License v2.0 or later A beautifully helpful dashboard for all your WordPress comments: analyze & aggregate comments, see comments insights, learn about your commenters. == Description == Since the very beginning, the Comments component inside WordPress has been neglected. The only things that your site can do with comments: display the comments form, collect the text, display it in a list in the admin area, and allow you to edit them. That's it. I believe that this valuable information can and should be used to better understand your commenters. That's why I built CommentsWP - so any site owner can analyze comments. = Comments Card Widgets = As the data is already stored in the database - you just need to access it easily. And that's where CommentsWP shines by providing you on its Dashboard page various small card widgets: * Section with 4 default comment statuses: Approved, Pending, Spam, and Trashed * Average Time To First Comment (with a precision up to a second; example: 3m 2d 8h 35min 18s) * Fastest Time To First Comment (with a precision up to a second, example: 4d 20h 38min 53s) * Number of posts with and without comments (both total and percentage) * Number of comments left by logged-in and logged-out users (both total and percentage) * Number of top-level comments and those in a thread (both total and percentage) * Number of pingbacks and trackbacks (both total and percentage) = Comments Table Widgets = But not any useful information can fit the small card with a number or two. Sometimes tables are much more useful. Even wondered how many comments were left by your most prolific commenters? There is a table widget for that, called "Total by User". And you can see the number of comments for each user who can be grouped by either email or IP addresses. You literally can find users who leave comments on your site under the same email address - but different names, or use the same email - but different IP addresses. And there is also this awesome "Anomalies" table widget that allows identifying offenders and legit comment "spammers" (who leave a ton of comments manually, perhaps being too invasive and trying to hide their location by using different IP addresses or identity by using different email addresses). You better check the widget. Last but not least: the "Total by Time Period" table widget will allow you to see a number of comments left throughout the whole history of your site, grouped by years, months, and weeks. That's an easy way to see global commenting trends on your site. == Frequently Asked Questions == = Is the data cached? = Yes, the default cache duration is 1 minute for now (`MINUTE_IN_SECONDS`). = How does the plugin affect the front-end and site visitors? = CommentsWP plugin does not do its calculations and data aggregation when regular visitors are working with your site. Please note that the data is displayed and calculated only when you are on the Comments > Dashboard page. = Who has access to the CommentsWP Dashboard? = Only those logged-in users who have access to the `wp-admin` area of your site and with the `moderate_comments` capability. By default, that's everyone with Administrator and Editor roles. = Is CommentsWP translation ready? = Yes, CommentsWP can be fully translated into any language via the `commentswp` textdomain. The plugin is compatible with Loco Translate and WPML as well. == Screenshots == 1. CommentsWP Dashboard. == Changelog == = 1.0.0 = - Initial release.