Jon Weatherhead

<p>AJAX Comments Refueled allows for pages to be cached without needing to invalidate on new comments, and is useful for upgrading the default comment system to not rely on page refreshes for replying to comments.</p>
<p>This plugin is a zero-dependency implementation. This means that it does not require jQuery.</p>
<p>Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/geralt-9301/?utm_source=link-attribution" rel="nofollow ugc">Gerd Altmann</a> from Pixabay.</p>
<h3>How To Use</h3>
<p>Simply install and activate this plugin and it will work – there are no options to fuss over.</p>


AJAX Comments Refueled

An all-AJAX drop-in for the stock comments system.

Ronald Huereca

weweave

<p>Skip page reloads and separate error screens when posting comments. Ajaxify Comments hooks into your native WordPress comment system and allows comment posting without a page reload. Lazy loading is also supported, which can help speed up your page load time.</p>
<h3>TLDR</h3>
<p><a href="https://docs.dlxplugins.com/v/ajaxify-comments/first-time-users/getting-started" rel="nofollow ugc">Getting Started</a> | <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/DLXPlugins" rel="nofollow ugc">Sponsor Us</a> | <a href="https://dlxplugins.com/plugins/ajaxify-comments" rel="nofollow ugc">Ajaxify Home</a></p>
<p>Ajaxify Comments hooks into your theme and improves the usability of the comment form by validating and adding comments without the need of page reloads. Users can remain on the page and interact with new comments as they’re posted. This plugin also supports lazy loading of comments, which can help speed up your page load time.</p>
<h3>Introduction</h3>
<p>When submitting the comment form, WordPress by default reloads the entire page. This can be a disorienting experience for the user. In the case of errors in the comment (invalid email, duplicate comment, empty comment), these often require a separate error screen and the user has to use the back button to edit their comment. This can be a frustrating experience for the user. Adding to that, comments can be resource intensive, and can slow down your page load time.</p>
<p>With Ajaxify Comments, comments are posted without a page reload. If there are errors, the error message is shown immediately, so the user can correct their comment.</p>
<p>Ajaxify Comments also comes with lazy loading of the comments section. For a page with a lot of comments, this can speed things up considerably. You can load comments when the DOM is ready or when the comment section is scrolled into view.</p>
<p>Moreover this plugin includes an option to automatically refresh the comments on the current page while the user stays on your page without requiring a page reload. This can be helpful in busy comment sections where reply response time is important.</p>
<h3>Quick Resource Links</h3>
<p>Here are some helpful links to help you get started with Ajaxify Comments (docs):</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="https://docs.dlxplugins.com/v/ajaxify-comments/first-time-users/getting-started" rel="nofollow ugc">Getting Started Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.dlxplugins.com/v/ajaxify-comments/advanced-topics/lazy-loading-comments" rel="nofollow ugc">Lazy Loading Comments</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.dlxplugins.com/v/ajaxify-comments/first-time-users/menu-helper" rel="nofollow ugc">Menu Helper and Selectors</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.dlxplugins.com/v/ajaxify-comments/advanced-topics/wpml-and-translations" rel="nofollow ugc">Translating Using WPML</a></li>
</ol>
<h3>Requirements and Compatibility</h3>
<p>Please use the native WordPress comment system with Ajaxify Comments.</p>
<p>The plugin has integrations with:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/confetti/" rel="ugc">Confetti</a> – Show confetti when a comment is posted.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-comment-editing/" rel="ugc">Comment Edit Core</a> – Allow users to edit their comments.</li>
<li><a href="https://dlxplugins.com/plugins/comment-edit-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Comment Edit Pro</a> – Add numerous utilities and automations to your comment section.</li>
</ol>
<p>The following themes are supported out of the box:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/astra/" rel="ugc">Astra</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/blocksy/" rel="ugc">Blocksy</a></li>
<li>Divi</li>
<li>Genesis</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/ollie/" rel="ugc">Ollie</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/generatepress/" rel="ugc">GeneratePress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/neve/" rel="ugc">Neve</a></li>
<li>Twenty Ten – Twenty Twenty Three</li>
</ol>
<p>Ajaxify Comments should be compatible with most block themes. If <a href="https://docs.dlxplugins.com/v/ajaxify-comments/first-time-users/menu-helper" rel="nofollow ugc">Menu Helper</a> can’t find the selectors, please leave a support request.</p>
<h3>Technical Note</h3>
<p>Since the plugin hooks into the theme on client-side to intercept the comment form submit process, and to add new comments without reloading the page, the plugin needs to access the DOM nodes using jQuery selectors. The plugin comes with default values for these selectors that were successfully tested with WordPress’ default themes “Twenty Ten”, “Twenty Eleven”, “Twenty Twelve”, “Twenty Thirteen”, “Twenty Fourteen”, “Twenty Fifteen”, “Twenty Sixteen”. If required, the selectors can be customized to match your theme in the plugin’s settings.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="https://docs.dlxplugins.com/v/ajaxify-comments/first-time-users/menu-helper" rel="nofollow ugc">Menu Helper</a> is available to help you find the theme’s selectors.</p>
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<h3>Features</h3>
<p>Ajaxify Comments is community supported. If you would like to add or change anything about the plugin, please consider assisting with the development on <a href="https://github.com/DLXPlugins/wp-ajaxify-comments" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li>Post comments without a page reload.</li>
<li>Show error messages without a page reload.</li>
<li>Lazy load comments, compatible with most themes, including block theme and inline loading.</li>
<li>Automatically refresh comments.</li>
<li>Comment form validation.</li>
<li>Support for pages with multiple comment forms.</li>
<li>Support for threaded and moderated comments.</li>
<li>Compatible with most spam plugins.</li>
<li>Menu Helper to help you find the right selectors for your theme.</li>
<li>Appearance preview to see how the plugin will look on your site.</li>
<li>Simulate Ajaxify Comments enabled or disabled for testing and to compare the difference.</li>
<li>Translate and customize the default WordPress comment messages.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Questions/Help?</h3>
<p>Please use the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-ajaxify-comments" rel="ugc">support forum</a> to ask questions or to report issues.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Most questions can be resolved by checking out our docs site. <a href="https://docs.dlxplugins.com/v/ajaxify-comments" rel="nofollow ugc">https://docs.dlxplugins.com/v/ajaxify-comments</a> – the Search is AI, so it should be able to find what you’re looking for.</p>
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<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>This plugin was initially developed by Jan Jonas starting in 2012. Company <a href="https://weweave.net/" rel="nofollow ugc">weweave</a> maintained the plugin from 2014-2022. The plugin is currently supported by Ronald Huereca of <a href="https://dlxplugins.com" rel="nofollow ugc">DLX Plugins</a>.</p>


Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy Loading Comments

This has always been a great plugin. It always worked just fine, even if weweave (the previous owners) stopped maintaining and developing it.

Since DLX plugins took over, it got even better

There’s been a lot of admin UI improvements, and Ronald has showed to be incredibly responsive to implement small additional features that can make life easier.

Sent him a feature request, and was incredibly glad to see that he also judged that it was a useful thing to implement. It took him less than 48h to push it live!

Just excellent

Ajaxify Comments hooks into native WordPress comments and allows comment posting without reloading the page.

AJAX Comments Refueled vs Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy Loading Comments