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.. _introduction:

Introduction
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   :ref:`what` | :ref:`requirements` | :ref:`features` | :ref:`screenshots` | :ref:`issues` |

.. _what:

What is 'pw_comments'?
----------------------
pw_comments is an extension for TYPO3 CMS which adds the possibility to post comments on pages
(similar to the comment function in blogs) or extension entries like news (or even tt_news).

.. _requirements:

Requirements of pw_comments
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- PHP 7.1+
- TYPO3 8.7 or 9.5

.. _features:

Features
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- Adds the possibility for users to post comments on pages
- Easy to integrate into existing or new TYPO3 sites
- Compatible with other extensions like EXT:news or EXT:tt_news
- Very(!!) customizable thanks to TypoScript (constant manager fully supported)
- Supports replies/answers to comments
- Up/Down Voting for comments and replies
- Gravatar support
- Spam protection:
   - Bad word list for comment message, name and mail address
   - "Hidden field" spam protection
   - Customizable waiting time between two comments
- Moderate new comments
- Change order of comments and/or replies (separately adjustable)
- Rich mail notifications

.. _screenshots:

Screenshots
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Frontend: Comment output
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|comment_fe|

Frontend: Comment voting
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|comment_fe_voting|

Backend: Comment Record
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|comment_be_record|

.. _issues:

Issues, bugs and feature requests
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If you have found a bug or you want to submit a request for a new feature, please use the Forge issue tracker
at http://forge.typo3.org/projects/extension-pw_comments/issues.

In case you don't want to create an account on Forge, you may send me an e-mail at armin(at)v.ieweg.de