Webflow Commenting for Book Sites (Reviews)
Encourage your readers to tell you how they really feel with our commenting feature – Allow for discussion and community-building around the books featured on your Webflow site.
Community Building Among Book Lovers
Commenting fosters a sense of community among users who share a passion for reading. This leads to lively discussions and a supportive environment for both avid and casual readers
Valuable Feedback for Authors and Publishers
Comments provide insightful feedback for authors and publishers. Readers share what they loved, what they didn't, or what they hope to see in future works, offering valuable perspectives to content creators
Enhanced Book Discovery and Recommendations
Discussions in the comments allow users to discover new books and authors based on recommendations from fellow readers, enhancing the site's role as a discovery platform
Real-Time Book Reviews and Ratings
Comments serve as real-time reviews and ratings for the books, helping potential readers make informed decisions based on what others think about a book
How it works
Add fully customizable commenting to a Webflow project. No coding is required; it's maintenance-free and comes with built-in moderation features, permission, user accounts, edit, delete, and reply functionality. Notifications, real-time commenting, and public profiles are in the roadmap.
We recommend starting with one of our cloneables. Click here for the full list of cloneable components.
Getting Started
We recommend starting with one of our cloneables - we've already released one for blog comments, one for live stream comments, and one for video comments. Click here for the full list of cloneable components.
Commenting will be a paid add-on - however, any paid Memberstack apps with at least one comment before January 1, 2024, will have raised limits on the free plan and heavily discounted pricing - for life!
Structure/Overview
There are something like 60 unique attributes in the commenting UI, so be very careful when updating the HTML structure. Frequent testing will be key to avoiding frustrating debugging sessions.
Each commenting section is called a "Channel" and has an attribute of data-ms-channel="". If the Channel ID is empty, then Memberstack will look to the page slug to decide where to save the comments, and when to load them. Inside of a channel are your posts and threads.
Public Custom Fields
Ensure that custom fields used in your commenting UI are marked as 'public'. This allows you to build your own usernames displayed with comments using the data attributes:
Note: If the field value is empty, the default text in your commenting UI will appear instead.
data-ms-post-creator="Your_Field_id"
data-ms-thread-creator="Your_Field_id"
Ordering Posts & Threads
Utilize the two available attributes to adjust the order as needed.
data-ms-channel-sort="newest" // default is oldest
data-ms-thread-sort="newest" // default is oldest
Pagination
Use the following attributes to set the maximum number of posts or threads to load at a time.
data-ms-post-load="100" // default 50 & max 100
data-ms-thread-load="100" // default 20 & max 100
Multiple Sections Per Page
If you want to display multiple commenting sections on a single page you'll need to manually set the Channel ID using the data-ms-channel="Your_Channel_ID" attribute.
Waiting for Moderation
If you enable moderation settings in the dashboard, or flag a comment as spam/hidden, we will display a message to the commenter. Place the following attributes on a div containing your "Wait for Moderation" prompt. Note there are 2 attributes. 1 for posts and 1 for threads.
data-ms-post="hidden"
data-ms-thread="hidden"
Constraints
Max character count for a post or thread is 5,000 characters.
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Creating Moderators
In Memberstack's dashboard, admins can grant 'moderator' roles to members. Moderators have the authority to edit or delete any post, ensuring a clean and positive community environment.
Keeps Your Content Fresh
The comment section streamlines minor content additions and clarification based on user feedback. This helps keep your content fresh without the burden of republishing
Discovering and Nurturing Superfans
Your biggest fans will be in the comment section telling everyone how great you are. You can engage superfans to create passionate brand ambassadors and sources of invaluable feedback
Boosted Credibility and Trust
A busy comment section tells users your content is worth engaging with and provides social proof boosting trust in your brand.
More Return Visits
An active comment section can create a community feel, encouraging your users to return to follow the conversation, contributing to higher engagement and repeat traffic to your site.
Explore Memberstack Features
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