Comments Area Removal
The component for removing likes, views, and comments on SharePoint intranet pages that do not require interaction.
What is Comments Area Removal
Comments Area Removal is the web part that helps you restrict interactions (likes and comments) on content pages, the homepage, and critical news, such as organizational changes.
By default, SharePoint allows both pages and news to have likes and comments. With this web part, you can limit interactions where they are not needed.
For corporate news and news related to individuals, we always recommend leaving comments active to make the intranet a space for sharing.
Add the Comments Area Removal web part to a SharePoint page
If your page is not already in edit mode, click Edit at the top right of the page.
Hover your mouse above or below an existing web part and you'll see a line with a circled +, like this:
Click on it and, in the web part search box, enter Comments Section Remover to quickly find and select the Comments Area Removal web part, which is named "IAI - Comments Section Remover".
Configuration
The Comments Area Removal web part allows you to disable comments, likes and views. We recommend keeping the web part consistently placed at the bottom. After adding all the necessary contents (photos, videos, text, image galleries, etc.), insert the web part to remove comments, likes and views. Keeping it consistently at the bottom ensures proper functionality.
End-users won't see the web part on the page, while editors, entering the editing mode, will see the web part like this.
If you don't want to completely disable interactions but only allow users to like and see views without commenting, you can skip adding the Comments Area Removal web part and instead remove the flag from the checkbox found on the SharePoint page/news.
This way, users can like, see views but not comment.
By default, the flag is enabled.
How to moderate comments and when it would be beneficial to have them
We recommend using the web part that allows you to remove comments, likes and views for pages (e.g., code of ethics, documents, our values, etc.). Often, for pages, user interaction is not necessary.
It could also be useful for particularly sensitive news, such as organizational changes or news related to hot topics.
User comments cannot be anonymous; the name and surname of the colleague who left the comment will be visible. Admins can also intervene to moderate if needed.
The authors of the news/pages will receive a notification whenever a user leaves a comment on content they have produced. This functionality is useful for ensuring that users do not make comments unrelated to the company.
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