=== FastComments === Contributors: winrid Tags: live comments, comments, comment spam, comment system, fast comments, live commenting Requires at least: 4.6 Tested up to: 5.7 Stable tag: 3.2 Requires PHP: 5.2.4 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html A fast, live comment system that will delight your users and developers. FastComments prioritizes speed and user experience above all else. It doesn't spy on you or your users and has the features you care about. == Description == At a glance, FastComments gives you: - **Live commenting and moderating.** - Ad-free experience, no data harvesting. - Fight Spam - We use automated spam detection. Also, unverified comments can be configured to be automatically removed. - Ability to moderate content, including with multiple moderators. - Configurable notifications for you and your users. - Ability to import from other providers. Automatic image/avatar migration. - A comment UI that **fetches comments and renders in milliseconds** to prevent disengagement. - Very Fast Time-To-Engage: **No complex sign up process for your users**. - Secure Password-less Account Management (email-based login links). - **Threads & Voting** (replies to replies) along with reply notifications for engagement. - An unobtrusive UI - no modals or behavior that distracts from your content. - Users get notified when someone replies, and you get notified of new comments to moderate. We also aggregate emails, so if you receive a hundred notifications in an hour we'll just send one summary email. - **Image support** Commenters can attach images to their posts. - **Localization** The client-side widget is fully localized in English, French, and Spanish using browser locale detection. - **Full-Text Search** through all of your comments. - **SSO** Give your users a seamless commenting experience with our secure and easy **single-sign-on** system. - Anonymous commenting (unverified comments auto removed after three days) - Ability to export your data at any time. == Installation == Installing FastComments is easy. There are two main steps - installing the WordPress plugin and then connecting it with FastComments. 1. Go to "Plugins" > "Add Plugin" 2. Search for "FastComments" 3. Click "Install Now" 4. Activate the Plugin 5. Click FastComments in the left admin panel. 6. Follow the steps to setup and connect your WordPress installation to our servers. Don't worry, it's just a couple clicks. You can expect the sync to take several minutes if you have tens of thousands of comments or more. FastComments has performance as a top priority and is designed to ensure it does not put significant load on your site during setup. We use WordPress's default indexes to perform the sync, and even for large sites the load should be very little and is designed to be spread out as much as possible. == Frequently Asked Questions == = What does it cost to use FastComments? = FastComments has three different tiers, the lowest level allowing a million page loads a month. See our pricing page here: https://fastcomments.com/traffic-pricing = What is FastComments Faster Than? = FastComments aims to be the fastest commenting system for you and your users. User experience and performance are very high on the list of priorities for us. = Will I lose any comments when I switch to FastComments? = Fear not, your comments will not disappear! Your site will experience zero loss of data even during the transition as we won't enable FastComments until the sync is done. = Can I switch back to default WordPress comments? = By default FastComments keeps your WordPress installation in sync with our servers. We send very small updates, at most once a minute if needed, for any new comments. Simply cancel your account and deactivate the plugin to switch back, but we don't think you'll want to! = Can I customize how FastComments looks? = You sure can! After installing click the Customize button in the FastComments admin area to configure how your comment threads should look and function, as well as adding your own CSS if desired. == Screenshots == 1. An example comment thread 2. The admin area == Changelog == = 3.2 = * Sync related improvements (don't try to sync when no token set). = 3.1 = * Improvements to how the plugin syncs with the FastComments backend. Improved support for our customers with strict firewalls and DDOS protection. = 2.1 = * Latest version of FastComments. A completely new look! = 1.9 = * WordPress 5.7 = 1.8 = * Support for async-javascript like plugins. = 1.7 = * Updated branding. = 1.6 = * Enabling reply notifications for SSO users. = 1.5 = * Improved compatibility with other plugins = 1.4 = * Support (Diagnostic) Improvements = 1.3 = * Sync Improvements - Deletes from the FastComments moderation page put WordPress comments in the trash. * Tested with latest WP Version (5.5) = 1.2 = * Sync Improvements = 1.1 = * SSO Support! * Admin area bug fixes/improvements * Sync fixes = 1.0 = * Initial release! Full, fast syncing support with good user experience. Hello world!