Engaging with your audience is key to building a successful blog, and allowing comments on your Squarespace website can encourage interaction and community growth.

By default, comments are not enabled on Squarespace blogs, but with a few simple steps, you can activate them and customize settings to suit your needs.

How to Enable Comments on Your Squarespace Blog

Follow these steps to turn on comments and enhance user engagement:

Log into your Squarespace site and go to the Settings panel.
Scroll down to find Blog Preferences and click on it.
Under Comment Settings, toggle on the option to enable comments globally.

Customizing Comment Settings

Once comments are enabled, Squarespace provides various options to refine user interaction:

Allow Comment Likes: Visitors can like other users’ comments, adding an extra layer of engagement.
Comment Replies: Enable threaded comments so users can reply to each other, fostering discussions.
Sort Order Options: Choose how comments appear:

Most Liked: Displays the most popular comments at the top (recommended, similar to YouTube).
Newest First: Shows the latest comments first.
Oldest First: Lists the earliest comments at the top.

Require Approval: If you want to moderate comments before they appear, enable this option.
Auto-Disable Comments: This sets a default timeframe for comments to close on older posts (optional).

Why Enable Comments on Your Squarespace Blog?

Enabling comments creates a dynamic space where visitors can interact, share insights, and return to your website for discussions. If your website is blog-heavy, this feature helps:

Increase user engagement
Encourage return visitors
Boost SEO rankings through user-generated content

Turning on comments in Squarespace is a simple but powerful way to foster community and keep visitors engaged. Once you've customized your settings, hit Save, and your blog will be ready for interaction.