Enable and manage commenting on a video

Enable and manage commenting on a video

Enable comments on your video

You can allow viewers to add text and video comments to your videos by enabling the comment setting on the Video Settings tab in ScreenPal Hosting. 

Please note that if you are part of a Team Plan, commenting may need to be enabled by your Team Administrator.

1. From Video Settings, click the Publish & Visibility menu.

The Video Settings page with the Publish and Visibility menu highlighted by a pink circle.


2. To allow viewers to comment on your video, select the checkbox next to Allow viewers to comment.  To disable commenting, clear the checkbox.

Shows the Publish and Visibility menu with an arrow pointing to the check box labeled Allow viewers to comment.


When you enable viewer commenting, members of your audience will see the Comment section below your video on the watch page.  



Notes
Note: Viewers must be logged in with a ScreenPal account to add comments, but all viewers can see comments.

Manage comments

You can reply to and delete comments left by viewers, if necessary.  Manage comments below the video in Video Settings or straight from the video watch page.




To reply to a comment, click the Reply button and then enter your response. To delete a comment, click the Delete button and then confirm that you want to remove the comment.


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