Are you looking to add Facebook comments on your WordPress site? Facebook is the largest social network in the world. That’s why top sites like TechCrunch use the Facebook comment system instead of the default WordPress comments. In this article, we will show you how to install and setup Facebook comments in WordPress.
But before we get started, let’s take a look at why would anyone want to use Facebook comments instead of default WordPress comments.
Pros and Cons of Using Facebook Comments in WordPress
One obvious benefit of using Facebook comments is that it increases your site’s visibility on Facebook’s huge network. When users are leaving comments on your website, they can check the box to share their comment with their Facebook friends which has huge potential for additional traffic.
Another benefit of using Facebook comments is that it removes the anonymity factor, so users are less likely to leave spammy comments because it’s tied to their Facebook profile.
However, this also has a major downside. Often users don’t feel comfortable leaving a comment using their Facebook profile because they like the sense of anonymity.
Unlike other commenting systems like Disqus, Facebook comments are not stored or synced to your WordPress comments. They replace WordPress comments altogether. If you have older posts with WordPress comments, then those comments will appear before or after Facebook comments.
Now that you know the pros and cons, let’s take a look at how to install Facebook comments in WordPress.
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Installing Facebook Comments in WordPress
First thing you need to do is install and activate the Facebook Comments plugin. Upon activation, you need to visit Settings » Facebook Comments to configure the plugin.
In order to use Facebook comments on your site you will need to create a Facebook app. If you have previously created an app for your site, then you can use that app ID here. Otherwise, you will need to create a new app.
Simply visit the Facebook Apps page and click on the create new app button. You will need to provide a name for your app and click on the Create App ID button.
Facebook will now create a new app for you to use, and it will redirect you to your app dashboard. You will notice your app ID displayed there.
You need to copy and paste this app ID into your plugin settings. But before you can do that, you would need to configure the app to work on your website. Click on the Settings link and then click on +Add Platform button.
A new popup window would appear on the screen. You need to click on website to select it as your platform.
This will add a new ‘Website’ section in your app’s settings page where you can enter your WordPress site’s address.
After saving your settings, you can now copy the app ID and paste in the plugin’s settings page on your WordPress site.
This WordPress Facebook comments plugin comes with a comprehensive set of options. The default settings should work for most sites. However, you can go through the settings to see if there is something that you would like to change.
Once you are done, click on the ‘Save Changes’ button to store your settings.
That’s all, you can now visit your website to see Facebook comments in action.
Moderating Your Facebook Comments
As the admin of the Facebook app, you will get notifications for new comments when you login to your Facebook account. You can also go to plugin’s settings page to find the link to your Facebook comment moderation tool.
You can also add new comment moderators by clicking on the settings link in the Facebook comment moderation tool.
We hope this article helped you install and set up Facebook comments on your WordPress site. You may also want to check out our guide on how to add Facebook open graph meta data in WordPress.
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this plugin has been discontinued, what do you reccomend?
Was able to add the facebook comments plugin successfully. But, the default wordpress comments section is also showing below. How do I remove it?
Which plugin do you use for social sharing, that is below the posts (has the share counter too)
Hi Prashanth,
We use a custom plugin for that. Please see our list of best social media plugins for WordPress for alternatives.
You may want to update this article as the plugin author of Facebook Comments has stopped supporting it & prompting to switch to the Spot.IM Comments plugin instead.
Dear Wpbeginner. Nice article. Installed FB comments. everything working fine. Is there any waty to enable “Also post on Facebook” selecxt box?
You need to review this article! The plugin you’re referring to is no longer being updated and is days away from breaking (when the older FB API will be deactivated). The developer started up spot.im which I guess he’ll have his hands full with.
Also I don’t really see any other good plugins for this, they all have a small install base, unsolved issues to which they aren’t responding, no proven compatability with latest wp version, …
Hi Hosana,
Thanks for the suggestion we will look into it. You can also try to reach out to plugin developers for support.
but how to change text color?
i used dark themes and i can’t see any comment
Is there a way to turn off the comments on certain posts?
how to mirror the facebook comment on facebook page with facebook comment on wordpress blogpost and vice versa?
Thanks, this article was very helpful! I followed your instructions, and everything appears to be working on my site.
This plugin does not work anymore.
Im having trouble using this into my wordpress site. Please help me
Hey, great article and very useful. Can you link the comments to a Facebook post or page?
The facebook comments plug in is working on my site however I still see the wordpress comments. How do I remove the wordpress comments?
Hi Patrice,
You Can Disable Default WordPress Comment By Using This Plugin Disable Comments
Details:- Requires: 4.0 or higher
Compatible up to: 4.6.1
Last Updated: 2 months ago
Active Installs: 900,000+
If you have another Question Feel Free To Reply To This Email
Or You Can Read This WP Beginner Article https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-turn-off-or-disable-comments-in-wordpress-pages/
I Hope I Help Some One Today
Best Regards,
David Chriss
Hi David, Hope you are well, Has this plug in for facebook comments been updated for the new wordpress 4.7.2? And perhaps you might also know of a pinterest plugin that doesnt just show the pictures but also the description below, which works with the latest version of WordPress.
Thank you
Charne
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Hi. I want to know if it’s possible to make the comments on my fanpage’s articles appear directly on my website’s articles and vice versa. Thanks!
Anytime someone tried to comment they get ‘message failed’ error. Pls what’s the solution for thia
Hi,
Even me I Have That Common problem Please WP Beginner Help Us Or Any One can Help Us Please.
Please Help Us
Dear Team, What is the name of social share plugin you are using as i wish to install the same. It looks quite simple and sober. Regards, Amit Jain
thanks for share the update about facebok comment
Do you know how i can change the position that the plugin is placed?
Thx … but how to set notification to our facebook account if there is a new comment ?
Hi Everyone, I was looking for a plugin who’s importing my facebook old comment from my facebook fanpage to my wordpress.
I tried this one but it’s not working, can anyone tell me how it works ?
I used another methode by commenting the embed comment and looks not really fine
Hi WPBeginner – Quick question about Facebook Comments… How does it effect your SEO? Is it better to keep default WordPress comments or maybe Jetpack comments so that the comment content stays attached to your blog rather than fb? thanks.
Default WordPress comments are more SEO friendly in our opinion.
I can’t find the plugin?
This plugin is installed on my site and I have also activated coments mirroring for my page but still comment mirroring is not happening?
Do you know the way around to do this?
i have a site
Hello very well explained!! But I have a problem! The comments should show also on my fan page write? …..
……I did everything and I get my comments on my wordpress but not SHOWING on my facebook page why?? Help !!!!!! Thanks a lot. Daniela
I can’t get the plugin to work in Internet explorer. I can see from other threads on the net that others have the same experience. Some say that header.php should be modified, but I can’t figure out where in the file.
What to do?
I set up this plugin with a test app. Right before I was due to launch the website, I had to switch over to the new app that was set up for the business the website was built for. When I changed the app ID to the new app, all of the comments kept going to the old app I set up for testing purposes. Even after I deleted the old app, deleted and reinstalled the plugin and verified that the correct app ID was being used in the api call.
Now, I have no way to moderate the comments because that old app is deleted and all the new comments are going to that old app even though the app ID I have in the plugin settings is for the new app ID.
Any ideas?
..that facebook plugin is not updated since 11 months. Moreover, the plugin is made by some developer, and not Facebook. It does not feel very safe to use that plugin. Do you have any alternatives?
Sometimes plugin authors don’t feel the need to update a plugin because there is nothing changed or broken.
Hi.. When i hyperlink another post from my wordpress blog to new post. All hyper links get shown below with ping back option. I don’t want them to show. Any advice?
great post !!! i have been searching for how to install facebook comments to my site. now i am going to use it on my site
thank you alot .
ok, that’s all fine, I’ll switch to that from now on.
In order to disable the WordPress comments:
Settings >> Discussion >> uncheck “Allow people to post comments on new articles”
This applies to new posts that you will publish from now on.
To disallow comments from already publish posts:
Posts >> select them all and “Edit” under bulk actions and hit apply >> choose “do not allow” next to comments and hit update posts.
hey guys,
regarding to your plugin issues…
you need ipv6 addresses… without switching from ipv4 to ipv6 it isn´t working…
kindly, autarka
Not getting where to upload the plugin.
Hey, nice article, but I have some questions.
This blog here:
When you comment his facebook publication, it’s automatically commenting his blog, keeping the theme of the blog. When he comments his blog, it’s automatically commenting the facebook thread.
Any idea on how to do that?
Cheers,
Hello,
I would like exactly the same! Can’t find how to. Did you find the answer to this and would you want to enlighten me? What I’ve been Googling so far is things like:
“auto publish to facebook grab retrieve comments”
Thank you so much!
Greetings
I have the same problem. Did you find a solution?
I’m hoping it will help out with the user interaction on my site!
But that just seemed to take me in a circle, and i never got what I needed.
There is NO Create App ID button here:
“Simply visit the Facebook Apps page and click on the create new app button. You will need to provide a name for your app and click on the Create App ID button.”
Follow the on screen instructions to create a new app.
I just set it up and It’s pulling in 1200+ comments, but I’ve only just created my FB page and I have not comments on it yet. The stuff is from all over the place. How do I get it to just show my FB page’s comments
I have exactly the same problem and will remove these coments now as it looks so fake. Anyone can see it is not genuine. What a disappointment! There are no instructions either about this, as far as I can see.
Fake content is a big problem
Can I set up the comments to go with my Facebook page, or will it only work on my personal name feed?
How do you get rid of the default WordPress comments after the Facebook comments is installed? I have both showing up on my website…
How to remove the wp comments after this plugin has been installed
I installed the plugin : i see the FB comments in edge but not always on chrome. some posts it appear some it does not.
second, even if i some one posts a comment on the webpost, it dont appear in FB and vice versa, the comment if posted on website, willbe visible there and not fb. and fb comments will be there , but not on website,
third i included the meta moderation tag with app id in header, but still icant see any moderation tool.
can u please help
“Let’s have a personal and meaningful conversation.” That’s cute. Anyway, I went to a blog that had FB comments installed, and when I scrolled down to comments, there was my FB profile staring out at me. Automatically. I had never been to that blog before – had never even heard of it.
I don’t want that. I don’t want it at any time, in any place, ever. So how do I stop it short of dumping facebook, which is starting to look like a good idea?
Mike,
If you don’t want to see your FB profile staring at you in the comments area of websites, you need to be logged out of FB while surfing the net.
Simple solution!
Hi, the moderation tool doesn’t appear for me. I tried adding me as a moderator but it doesn’t work.
Can you help me please?
Is there a way to recover lost fb comments after theme change?
Thank you ,
Juliana.
Can it work with WordPress.com?
No.
Hi! I dont know if its a facebook bug, but I installed the pluggin in my blog and it doesnt only shows the box for the comments for my posts but it also shows the bok with all the facebook developers page commets. Please help!!!
It is not working on my blog
i followed the steps, and on my section of comments and setting is not shown FACEBOOK
Thanks for the help. Its take max 5 minutes to do all these steps. Thanks a lot..
Any way to enable “Also post to Facebook” by default? to it is checked?
Thanks,
John
Same problem. I want it checked by default.
Hi, this was very helpful, but there’s one thing – I don’t get any notification about the comments, I didn’t receive a message on facebook or wordpress or email.
Do I have to change something in the settings? I didn’t find anything.
Thanks,
Flavia
Yes unfortunately Facebook comments are not synced with your WordPress.org comments.
Flavia,
I have the same problem. I have added myself as a moderator for comments under settings in developer tools. Yet I never receive any notifications for comments left on sites I moderate.
It seems that Facebook expects us to click on every single post on every site we moderate, every day to check if there is a comment to moderate. Hugely frustrating!
Same problem here. I don’t receive notifications anywhere of new comments. Surely I’m not expected to click around to every post, hoping to discover where new comments appear. Any guidance?