Post Comments Using Twitter and Facebook
Starting today, visitors to your blog can use their Facebook or Twitter account to leave comments. This saves everyone a few steps and gives visitors control over which identity they use. It’s a win for everyone.
As an important touch, we let you stay logged in to multiple services. This means you can stay logged in to Facebook for convenience, but still leave a comment through Twitter or your WordPress.com account. Just click whichever identity you’d like to use, and the selected one will be associated with your comment when it is published. You’re in control of your identity, as you should be.
Depending on your theme, you may notice the comment area looks different than before to make room for these new features. We also intelligently choose to use a light or dark visual style for the comment box, depending on the theme you are currently using.
And since you know your readers well, you can now change the text above the comment box to be whatever you like. We recommend using the default we are applying to new blogs, “What are you thinking?”, as questions often encourage more comments, but you can change it to whatever you like by going to your dashboard, then Settings → Discussion.
We know you like comments and this will help you get even more. Stay tuned for better Twitter and Facebook integration features, coming soon.
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What up. I really dread the day when WordPress will go along with this trend that we can see in other blogging platform like Blogspot and Livejournal. There would come a time when WordPress will no longer be the blogging tool we used to love because of this kind of “ease” that breaks the borders.
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When someone comment using twitter – incorrect email address displays in the email field.
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The Twitter API doesn’t provide the person’s email address, so we make one up 🙂 You can just ignore it. The avatar and Twitter username are there, though, so you know how to contact the person if you need to.
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Actually, I have been long time waiting for this feature. Thank you 🙂
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I agree that this should have been opt-in – not mandatory. Maybe someone doesn’t want Twitterbook commenters on their WP. Maybe somebody doesn’t like those ugly blue rectangles mussing up their theme. Whatever.
Why shouldn’t we have complete control over such a feature? Especially paying users.
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This is cool! much needed. Is this only for comments? Or for the like button also? can someone click on ‘Like’ through their FB or TW account?
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Just comments for now. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Cool! I was noticing the new comment box earlier today–I just thought it was something special for the blog I was on at the moment. Very nice. 🙂
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Missing Google, Yahoo and ultimately QQ connect and other fast growing Chinese services. But anyway great job WP !
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Nice feature. Is this a plugin??
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Everything’s a plugin 🙂 We haven’t released this yet, though. Stay tuned….
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This is great. I’m glad I chose WordPress over the others. Thanks for this.
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Is there something I need to do to add this feature?
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Nope! It’s active on (nearly) all blogs now. I see it on your site. Visit any of your posts’ URLs, and you’ll see it too.
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Sweet…I like it!
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Love this! Love the fact that you all are “on it” bringing the best.
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Love this feature a lot
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It’s awesome that facebook and twitter are getting better integrations here at wordpress. You guys are awesome awesome people.
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Great! Wake up this morning and… dream come true!
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Is this enabled for VIP hosted sites?
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Hi Chris: Currently not enabled on VIP sites.
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what a great news!!!! love it so much!!
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you lovely folks keep rolling out the good stuff. we have truly been spoiled in the last 12months or so. such good value features. thank . you.
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Yay! Choice is always a good thing. Thanks for all the upgrades.
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Hello !
Can I Un-Check Twitter and email options? I mean to say that I don’t want to allow the user comments using Twitter and email Ids. I just want to allow FaceBook and WordPress authentication
Can you please help me with this?
Thanks !
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You can turn off the “Guest” tab by going to your blog’s admin → Settings → Discussion and clicking the checkbox labeled “Users must be registered and logged in to comment”. The other tabs (WordPress, Twitter, Facebook) will always be there.
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This has got to be one of the best new feature of WordPress! Thank you very much for this! 😀
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Great! Saves a lot of time…
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Great improvement!!! Keep it up. WordPress rocks 🙂
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Sweet Sweet! I just need some more readers, lol!
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Well done!
It should attract more visitor to leave comments.
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This is a good move in the right direction!
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Great idea!
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Social media integration win… Great stuff guys keep up the good work!
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Brilliant, thanks for this. (I used my Twitter ID to post this comment!)
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This. is. the. coolest!
This will make my WordPress-virgin friends to easily leave a comment on my posts. Thank you so much, WordPress!
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This is Really Great! Does it automatically install if I am using the free account for WordPress?
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Yes 🙂 The new comment form is active on (nearly) all WordPress.com sites. Look at any of your posts, and you’ll see it.
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Thank you very much. (Çok teşekkür ederim)
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From reading the comments it is obvious plenty of WP users are pleased by the changes. Not being computer savvy and hooked into other sites – me not so much. I really think ‘if its not broke – don’t fix it’ and I’m really not comfortable with FB attached to any and everything – what is the putpose?? I preferred the previous comment box, but maybe there are kinks making the new comment box a problem when posting? My last comment is I’m sure everyone would have appreciated a forewarning before the new installation just showed up. TY
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Woohoo! That’s awesome. Thanks!
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Thanks. Much appreciated. Much expected.
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Wonderful addition. It is very useful. Go on making world better. I am using this feature for commenting. I always comment more than writing my blog posts. Can you do something to add my comments on my blog also?
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Maybe… stay tuned 🙂
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Well done. Well done.
Once again WordPress.com, you’ve outdone yourself.
I’ve been “flying” with WP.com for over 3 years now and have absolutely no desire to explore going self-hosted.
There is just soooooo many benefits of having WP.com do everything for you. You folks are simply amazing and make my blogging so incredibly easy.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. 😉
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great, too easy to comment now 😉 thank you wordpress
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Thanks for keeping it cool! 🙂
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I have been waiting for this. Thanks a lot!!! 🙂
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seems good for people who know what they are doing, but poss just extra buttons to confuse for many people who are new to blogs or find the whole worldwide interweb a challenge! Great for kids bad for their grandparents.
can you post a comment by just inputtung details and then Post Comment? What I’d really like is for comments on my FB page to go straight to the blog because many friends just comment on what they see on FB rather than clicking through to the blog. that can leave the blog looking a bit sparse or two different discussions going on. Thanks
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Grant:
Commenting as guest is still available and the default option for new visitors.
We have talked here about finding better ways to show activity from twitter and FB on your blog, but the example you offer would violate privacy, as comments from your friends on Facebook are semi-private, and taking them out of context and onto a public blog would be a big unpleasant surprise for many. But we understand the problem you describe and we’re exploring ideas. Thanks.
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I love you WordPress. I’m so glad I started blogging with you.
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This should save a lot of time switching between sites, lovely.
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I like this…very well…thanks you
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I like this.. very well…. thanks you…
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It’s very nice to see this tool, thank you for this awesome feature!
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Nice!
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I had always wanted this feature to be implemented at WP.com. THANK YOU so very much. Now, when will you bring changes in the Facebook page/profile badge so that profile pics of fans can also be displayed along with the LIKE button on the blog sidebar itself.
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I just saw the upgraded comment box at my blog and it is really an awesome thing. Now without using any of the add-ons or CSS upgrades, I got a modernized comment box. great work.
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Do like this new feature very much! 🙂 Helpful for those without any blogs/websites, but do have twitter/fb
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This is a good one.
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This sure is a step in the right direction although I do not consider the problem to be solved. Authentication is such a pain still.
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Nice! I noticed this yesterday when I was changing my theme and fooling around trying to figure things out. I was confused at first and thought maybe it was something with the theme, but then I thought maybe the people at WordPress maybe just made a really cool change. ^_^
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Do you think I should try? 🙂
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Thanks
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Great feature! I hope this comes soon for self-hosted WordPress blogs, too — would be truly amazing to see this feature implemented any time soon.
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Greate feature!!!
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That’s cool. Nice to see WordPress is pressing on.
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Wow wow wow, awesome, amazing. You made me feel happy and i see you really support your users. I would never thought I came in the wrong place just to create a free and beautiful blog. I don’t think I need to move to somewhere else. I love you wordpress.Thanks! Well done!
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When can I find this feature inside wordpress software distribution?
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Fabrizio: This feature is on WordPress.com only. We do hope to eventually release it to .org via Jetpack, but have no immediate plans.
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This is awesome. Can’t wait for this to hit WP.org as a plugin
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Finally! Thanks!
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Love this tip – will apply asap! However, I am still having major issues conncecting my blog to my Facebook page with just one button. Any ideas? (BTW, connection to Twitter account, worked immediately, no hassles)
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Marleoni: Any support issues for WordPress.com should go to support.
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hi,it,s realy useful for those who have not wordpress and twitter acounts.
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Excellent. I like this move.
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What a great idea – I’ve found leaving comments on blogger powered blogs really painful – this looks nice and simple/
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awesome)
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wordpress is getting better and better, i have all my blogs in wordress and i am totaly satisfied.
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Thanks this is so much easier!
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wordpress is getting better and better 😀
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Great work guys!
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Wow this is so cool!
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VERY NICE…
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This is great! Thanks!
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This solves my only problem with WP.com 🙂
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Good idea
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… nice!
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These will help visitors to leave comments. But, i still need their email for our contact. Otherway, this feature makes our comment form looks more impressive. 🙂
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Perfect!
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A great addition, almost as good as the new full screen composition box!
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That is cool…
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