James Kemp

Want a Disqus alternative that simplifies everything? <a href="https://getreplybox.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">ReplyBox</a> is a simple, privacy-focused comment system that’s lightweight and blazingly-fast.
<h4>Private: Built For Peace of Mind</h4>
Who doesn’t love tracking, ads and affiliate links every time they log on? Turns out everyone!
We know that you and your users don’t want to have to navigate ads and worry about the way your personal data is being handled, so we built a comment system with a difference.
All we’re focused on is making sure those all-important little comments get to where they need to go, and nothing else. That means we never monetize data, take over links, or track who’s doing what.
We’re built and hosted in the UK, fully secured, and encrypted. Not only that, if you want to know how we use the tiny amount of data we do collect, all you have to do is ask.
<h4>Lightweight: Built For Speed</h4>
Fast page loading means happy visitors, and happy visitors mean more customers.
That’s why we made ReplyBox just 17 KB so that we’re super fast, lightweight and truly agile when you compare us to any other comment system. Perfect for when you want Google to notice that you’ve sped up your game and you’re worthy of jumping up their rankings.
And Disqus? It’s nearly 30 times heavier than we are.
<h4>We Always Look the Part</h4>
We made ReplyBox so that it’s modern, minimalist and mobile friendly from the moment you get started.
<h4>Features</h4>
ReplyBox is all about making life simpler, so we added everything you need and nothing more.
Goodbye Spam: We use Akismet and a few other bright ideas to keep the spammers on the sidelines where they belong.
Instant Moderation: Control all new comments with a manual approval system that’s simple and effective.
Markdown Formatting: Links, lists, quotes, code blocks and even your favorite emojis are all welcome here 💪
Natural Discussion: We’ve added nested comments so your users can reply direct to any comment they like and share their bright ideas.
Always in the Loop: Anyone can subscribe to email notifications in an instant so that a reply or comment is never missed.
Social Login: Make commenting even easier by authenticating via Google in just two clicks (Twitter and the rest coming soon).
Work Wonders With WordPress: Import existing comments and sync everything without ever having to lift a finger.
Custom CSS: Use CSS to transform ReplyBox into the on-brand addition your business has been waiting for.
Webhooks: Notify external services that new comments have been added and streamline your workflow.
Pin a Comment: Highlight a bright idea or spark of inspiration with the click of a button so you never lose it.
Comment Upvotes: A comment doesn’t always need a reply. Sometimes all you need is an upvote.
Localization: Reach English-speaking, Spanish speakers, or any language group with our platform, connecting in their preferred language.
More Design Options (coming soon): Our designers are hard at work putting the finishing touches to even more ways to turn on the style.
<h4>Plugin Features</h4>
Our WordPress plugin means you get ReplyBox without having to do a thing. Once installed, ReplyBox replaces the native WordPress comment system.
Comment Import: Import existing WordPress comments to ReplyBox with the click of a button.
Comment Syncing: Any new comments posted to ReplyBox will be synced to WordPress. Meaning, if at any point you disable the ReplyBox WordPress plugin, your comments will remain in WordPress.

ReplyBox – Better WordPress Comments

I’m using ReplyBox on all my sites now for comments. It has an elegant and clean look, and doesn’t slow down my page load times by loading lots of scripts.

Simple, effective and extremely performant

Finally! The Disqus alternative I've been searching for. 

Amazing product + world class support. 

WordPress Comments Revolutionized

We just discovered ReplyBox recently and are currently in the process of switching over several of our sites. Integration so far has been pretty easy, and it's a big step up over the native WordPress comment system. I like how they're privacy focused and conscious of bloat— we haven't noticed any change in the load speed of our posts since adding ReplyBox.

Looks great, works great, would recommend 👍

Does what it says on the box

A simple, privacy-focused comment system that's lightweight and blazingly-fast.

Ronald Huereca

Allow your users to edit their comments and WooCommerce reviews for a period of time.
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<h3>Comment Edit Core features</h3>
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<li>Install the plugin. That’s it. It just works.
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<li>Anonymous users can edit comments for 5 minutes.</li>
<li>No styling is necessary. For advanced customization, see the “Other Notes” section.</li>
<li>Advanced customization can be achieved using filters.</li>
<li>Add Mailchimp to your comment form and get email subscribers through comments.</li>
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<h3>Get more with Comment Edit Pro</h3>
For additional features in addition to comment editing, please check out <a href="https://dlxplugins.com/plugins/comment-edit-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Comment Edit Pro</a>.
Features Include:
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<li>Newsletter integration with Mailchimp, ConvertKit, Flodesk, and MailerLite</li>
<li>Community features including @ Mentions, Comment Avatars, and Comment Character Control</li>
<li>Automations with Webhooks to connect to services like Zapier and other automation tools</li>
<li>Spam/bot protection add-ons with reCAPTCHA Enterprise or Cloudflare Turnstile support</li>
<li>Comment shortcuts and front-end moderation tools</li>
<li>Set comment rules per post type</li>
<li>Set comments to expire based on activity</li>
<li>Get notified of new and edited comments with the Slack integration</li>
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Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing

The plugin works as advertised, but it's editor shows HTML code, and not easy to edit comments.

And support appears almost non-existent. Those are the reasons for this 2-star rating.

I'll be looking for an alternative - or maybe crafting my own. 

Good Plugin, Lousy Support


When it works, I'm really happy with what it offers and how it is coded. But it does not work if you have a theme or plugin which anonymizes the IPs of commenters before they are stored. I made a support request, and added to it myself 3 times, but the author never commented - even though I have supplied the one-line solution myself: Insert into simple-comment-editing.php as line 1095 (in plugin version 2.6.0) $comment_author_ip = apply_filters( 'pre_comment_user_ip', $comment_author_ip ); This runs the anonymize filter before using the IP values in the hash function. Then it all works. I provided the fix a couple of weeks before the version 2.6.0 was released, and so now I'm very disappointed and can't understand why the fix did not make it into the new release. Will be very glad to amend my review if the fix is soon incorporated. Independently of all that, thanks to Ronald for providing and maintaining a great plugin!



Update: Ronald fixed this in the version released 2021-07-02 - many thanks!


Great plugin, but support can be a bit slow

Allow your users to edit their comments for a period of time. Adjust the comment timer and save some admin headaches.

ReplyBox – Better WordPress Comments vs Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing