=== Decent Comments ===
Contributors: itthinx
Donate link: https://www.itthinx.com/shop/
Tags: comment, comments, shortcode, discussion, feedback
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.7
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 2.0.0
License: GPLv3

Decent Comments shows what people say. Provides widgets, shortcodes and API to display comments including author avatars, links, comment excerpts.

== Description ==

__Decent Comments shows what people say.__

If you want to show comments along with their author's avatars _and_ an excerpt of their comment, then this is the right plugin for you.

And it's not limited to just a widget showing recent comments: The plugin provides configurable widgets, shortcodes and an API to display comments in sensible ways, including author avatars, links, comment excerpts ...

Anywhere you place comments, by means of a widget, a shortcode or an API call, you can:

- Show an excerpt or the full comment. You can choose to not show the comment as well.
- Determine the number of words shown for excerpts.
- Set your kind of ellipsis.
- Set the number of comments to show.
- Show the author's avatar and determine its size.
- Sort by author email, author URL, content (what's said in the comment), date, karma or post ... in ascending or descending order.
- Show comments for the current post or for a specific post.
- Show comments for a specific post type.
- Show comments for posts in specific categories, for specific tags, ... (more precisely: the ability to show comments from posts related to one or more terms in a chosen taxonomy).
- Show comments for a set of posts and/or excluding a set of posts.
- and more to come ... got suggestions?

__Feedback__ is welcome!
If you need help, have problems, want to leave feedback or want to provide constructive criticism, please do so here at the [Decent Comments plugin page](https://www.itthinx.com/plugins/decent-comments).

Please try to solve problems there before you rate this plugin or say it doesn't work. There goes a _lot_ of work into providing you with free quality plugins! Please appreciate that and help with your feedback. Thanks!

Follow [@itthinx](https://twitter.com/itthinx) for updates on this and other plugins.

__Translations__

* Catalan translation provided by [Ibidem Group](https://www.ibidemgroup.com)
* Chinese translation provided by Francesco from [in Cina](https://www.in-cina.com)
* French translation provided by Thomas Mur from [Creapage.net](https://www.creapage.net)
* German translation provided by the author [itthinx](https://www.itthinx.com)
* Italian translation provided by Francesco from [in Cina](https://www.in-cina.com)
* Lithuanian translation provided by Vincent G from [Host1Free](https://www.Host1Free.com)
* Portuguese translation provided by [TopCasinoWagering](https://wordpress.org/support/profile/topcasinowagering)
* Russion translation provided by [Igor](https://arahis.com)
* Spanish translation provided by [itthinx](https://www.itthinx.com) and [Ibidem Translations](https://www.ibidem-translations.com)

Many thanks!

== Installation ==

1. Upload or extract the `decent-comments` folder to your site's `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. Or you could use the *Add new* option found in the *Plugins* menu in WordPress.
2. Enable the plugin from the *Plugins* menu in WordPress.

Please also visit the [Decent Comments plugin page](https://www.itthinx.com/plugins/decent-comments) for the latest info.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Can this plugin show excerpts of comments or even full comments? =

Yes!

= Can I choose how many comments are displayed? =

Yes.

= Can I display comments for any post? For the current post? For a specific post? =

Yes. Yes. Yes.

= Does it show author's avatars? =

Yes.

= Can I place more than one comment widget with different settings? =

Yes.

= Does it offer shortcodes? =

Yes. Place your comments anywhere you need them!

= Can I call a function to display comments wherever I need? =

Yes.

= What else does it do? =

It's highly configurable!

Please visit the [Decent Comments plugin page](https://www.itthinx.com/plugins/decent-comments) for the latest info.

If you need something that is not available yet, get in touch. Feedback is welcome!

= Help! =

Get help at the [Decent Comments plugin page](https://www.itthinx.com/plugins/decent-comments).

= I really appreciate this, how can I contribute? =

Please visit the [Decent Comments plugin page](https://www.itthinx.com/plugins/decent-comments) and you should find a way to donate or contribute with feedback and ideas.

Translations are also welcome!

== Screenshots ==

1. Decent Comments widget configuration.

== Changelog ==

For the full changelog see [changelog.txt](https://github.com/itthinx/decent-comments/blob/master/changelog.txt).

== Upgrade Notice ==

Tested with the latest version of WordPress.