Title: Nested (reddit-like), Threaded Comments
Last modified: October 4, 2024

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# Nested (reddit-like), Threaded Comments

 *  Resolved [maltfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maltfield/)
 * (@maltfield)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-reddit-like-threaded-comments/)
 * Question: Does this plugin allow me to add nested comments to the bottom of my
   wordpress blog posts?
 * I’m looking for a solution to add comments to the bottom of my wordpress posts.
   Besides the built-in wordpress comments, I’ve commonly seen this done with third-
   party services, such as with:
    1. [Discourse](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-discourse/) comments ([example](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1356/))
    2. [Disqus](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disqus-comment-system/) comments ([example](https://blog.disqus.com/how-to-embed-disqus-comments-on-your-website#post-comments))
 * Neither of these allow users to make comments from their fav federated instance
   using ActivityPub. Lemmy, however, has the best UX I’ve seen for long, nested,
   threaded comments on the ActivityPub fediverse. Here’s an example:
    - [https://lemmy.world/post/7892021](https://lemmy.world/post/7892021)
 * I’ve seen that this plugin can be used to add federated comments from the fediverse
   to the comments section of a wordpress post ([example](https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/lemmy-image-problem/#comments)),
   but I haven’t seen reddit-style nested comments with upvotes and downvotes like
   we have on lemmy.
 * Is it possible to use this wordpress plugin with lemmy posts, such that:
    1. The wordpress comments section will display all of the (threaded) comments that
       were made on one (or more?) lemmy post that links to the given wordpress article
    2. Allows the user to sort comments with different algorithms, based on upvotes&
       downvotes (new, top, controversial, etc)
    3. Displays the upvote and downvote buttons, for users who are on the fediverse
       to be able to upvote or downvote a given comment directly on the wordpress site,
       using their federated ActivityPub account
 * If it *is* possible to use this plugin to add “nested comments from the fediverse”
   to the bottom of my blog post, please link me to an example that shows this in-
   action.

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 *  Plugin Author [Matthias Pfefferle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pfefferle/)
 * (@pfefferle)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-reddit-like-threaded-comments/#post-18058032)
 * Hey [@maltfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maltfield/) 👋
 * the plugin does not replace the built-in comment system. All interactions from
   the fediverse will be stored as classic posts with threading support.
 * I hope this answers your question.
 *  Thread Starter [maltfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maltfield/)
 * (@maltfield)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-reddit-like-threaded-comments/#post-18058926)
 * > All interactions from the fediverse will be stored as classic posts with threading
   support.
 * Do viewers of my wordpress site’s ActivityPub interactions have the ability to
   interact with these others’ posts (comments) by clicking an upvote button (ActivityPub
   Like = Mastodon Boost) or downvote (ActivitPub Disklike = Lemmy downvote) directly
   on my wordpress page?
 * And can a viewer of my wodpress site’s ActivityPub interactions have the ability
   to dynamically change the order of appearance (sort) these posts (comments) by
   chronological order, number of likes, total score (likes – dislikes), etc?
 *  Plugin Author [Matthias Pfefferle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pfefferle/)
 * (@pfefferle)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-reddit-like-threaded-comments/#post-18058943)
 * > Do viewers of my wordpress site’s ActivityPub interactions have the ability
   > to interact with these others’ posts (comments) by clicking an upvote button(
   > ActivityPub Like = Mastodon Boost) or downvote (ActivitPub Disklike = Lemmy
   > downvote) directly on my wordpress page?
 * No, there are no Lemmy specifics implemented yet.
 * > And can a viewer of my wodpress site’s ActivityPub interactions have the ability
   > to dynamically change the order of appearance (sort) these posts (comments)
   > by chronological order, number of likes, total score (likes – dislikes), etc?
 * No, this is also not possible yet. We started with implementing it the WordPress
   way and then improve on that.
 *  Thread Starter [maltfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maltfield/)
 * (@maltfield)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-reddit-like-threaded-comments/#post-18058994)
 * I created a feature request to add “like” and “dislike” buttons for comments 
   here:
    - [https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/issues/929](https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/issues/929)
 *  Thread Starter [maltfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maltfield/)
 * (@maltfield)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-reddit-like-threaded-comments/#post-18059205)
 * As posted on GitHub, here’s what I’m looking for:
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/i.postimg.cc/pPjYjdnk/wordpress-activitypub-votes3.jpg?
   ssl=1)
 * The screenshots above shows the bottom of a [blog post](https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2024/03/04/lemmy-fediverse-gdpr/)
   on my website.
 * The comments section includes a lot of nested lemmy comments, which were orginally
   made on [this lemmy post](https://lemmy.world/post/12727137) that linked to my
   wordpress article. Each comment has an upvote and downvote button, so readers
   of my blog can like or dislike each federated ActivityPub Note directly. There
   is also set of filter buttons at the top, where users can sort the order that
   the comments appear.
 * For more info, see:
    - [https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/issues/929](https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/issues/929)
 *  Plugin Author [Matthias Pfefferle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pfefferle/)
 * (@pfefferle)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-reddit-like-threaded-comments/#post-18191750)
 * I will mark this as resolved, because it is no longer a support question and 
   we already track this on GitHub 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [Matthias Pfefferle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pfefferle/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-reddit-like-threaded-comments/#post-18191750)
 * Status: resolved