Comments not appearing
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Some time ago, comments stopped appearing on my blog posts, even though they are enabled both globally and on the individual posts. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Thank you!
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Hello, @susankatzmiller! I’ll be happy to assist you with this.
After checking your site, I noticed that in your discussion settings, the option that comments need to be manually approved before they appear is enabled. You can check that setting by following this guide:https://wordpress.com/support/discussion-settings/
If this option is turned on, comments will need to be manually approved before they become visible to the public. You can follow this guide to manage your comments:
https://wordpress.com/support/comments/manage-your-sites-comments/
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need any extra help — we’d be happy to assist!
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No, that’s the weird thing, I’ve always had that enabled, and I always approve them, but they don’t show up anymore.
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After checking your site, I noticed that many comments haven’t been approved yet. I just left a comment on your post “The Being Both Movement” at 30. Could you try approving another comment from the list and let me know how it goes?
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I don’t see yours. But I see several I’ve approved and they don’t show up. (Many that aren’t approved are just pingbacks, I don’t bother with those). The last one (a smiley face) was approved at 9am this morning but does not appear. Nor do the previous several that were approved, over the last few months.
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Hello @susankatzmiller, I checked the blog https://onbeingboth.wordpress.com/2025/11/01/the-being-both-movement-at-30/ and it shows the smiley comment you are referring to on my end. Could you try checking the site on a fresh browser or on incognito tab? This will prevent any cached version from loading and you will see the updated version of the site.
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