Comments Section

Enable user engagement and discussion with a fully-featured comments system. Our Comments components provide everything you need to create an interactive commenting experience, including comment display, submission forms, and proper accessibility features.

Overview

The Comments system consists of three main components:

• CommentSection: Container for displaying multiple comments
• CommentForm: User interface for submitting new comments
• Comment: Individual comment display component

Quick Start

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const comments = [
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  {
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    name: 'Sarah Chen',
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    date: new Date('2024-03-15'),
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    comment: 'This is exactly what I was looking for!',
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  },
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];
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---
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<CommentSection {comments} />
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<CommentForm />

Component Architecture

Comment Component

Individual comment displays with support for:

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<Comment name="John Doe" date={new Date()} comment="This is a great feature!" />

Props API

CommentForm Component

User interface for submitting new comments:

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<CommentForm title="Join the Discussion" name="blog-comments" />

Props API

CommentSection Component

Container for displaying multiple comments:

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<CommentSection comments={comments} title="Community Feedback" />

Props API

Styling

Comments are designed with a clean, modern aesthetic that:

• Uses consistent spacing and typography
• Adapts to light and dark themes
• Maintains readability at all screen sizes
• Provides clear visual hierarchy

Accessibility Features

• Semantic HTML structure
• Proper form labeling
• ARIA attributes where needed
• Keyboard navigation support
• Screen reader-friendly content structure

Best Practices

1. Comment Management

   • Implement appropriate moderation
   • Consider pagination for large numbers of comments
   • Sort comments chronologically by default
   • Provide clear commenting guidelines

2. User Experience

   • Show immediate feedback on submission
   • Validate input in real-time
   • Preserve form data on failed submissions
   • Consider authentication requirements

3. Performance

   • Lazy load comments below the fold
   • Implement pagination or infinite scroll
   • Optimize images in user content
   • Cache comment data appropriately

Example Implementation

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const existingComments = [
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  {
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    name: 'Alex Thompson',
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    date: new Date('2024-03-10'),
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    comment: 'Great article! Very informative.',
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  },
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  {
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    name: 'Maria Garcia',
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    date: new Date('2024-03-11'),
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    comment: 'Thanks for sharing these insights.',
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  },
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];
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---
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<article>
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  <h1>Blog Post Title</h1>
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  <!-- Post content -->
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  <div class="comments-wrapper">
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    <CommentSection comments={existingComments} title="Join the Discussion" />
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    <CommentForm title="Add Your Thoughts" name="post-comments" />
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  </div>
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</article>

Common Customizations

• Custom comment sorting
• Reply threading
• User avatars
• Reaction/voting systems
• Comment editing
• Rich text formatting
• @mentions support
• File attachments

Related Components

• Form - Base form functionality
• Input - Text input fields
• TextArea - Multi-line text input
• Button - Form submission
• Avatar - User images
• Badge - Comment status indicators