We are all on pins and needles waiting for this update. How hard is it to flip the switch to change this silly feature? I’ve had to explain more times than I care to count why my comment system requires a login. It’s just plain weird. I know you can’t give dates as a matter of policy, but we really need this done ASAP. Please. I love the blog platform and have been able to customize it well for my site, but these comments are great for engagement and even SEO as my commenters will use keywords in their comments just based on what I blog about. Let’s get this done STAT
XOXO,
A loyal Wix user of over 5 years +
I just want to add my opinion too. I prefer the easy designing features of Wix over WordPress and I was just about to purchase an upgraded membership and connect my domain, but I noticed the comments forced users to log in. That feature alone is the reason I will not pay for an upgrade and may switch back to WordPress. As somebody else mentioned, comments are a huge seo tool, and engagement is crucial for a successful blog. I can't comprehend why Wix does not integrate the ability for guest commenting.
Hi there. Thank you @Veronica for bringing up this question. This is almost the only problem I have with the new Wix blog. I really like everything else and have also been using Wix for a long time. I really do not see the point of having user log in on a blog unless everyone stopping by your blog become loyal readers. There are many readers who will be discouraged to comment if they have to log in first. Most other blog posts are easy to comment and having an active comment section is super important.
Changing this feature so that anyone can comment at anytime without having to log in would benefit many users I think :-)
Hi,
we hear the voice of the users and thanks again for re-raising the question. We are going to roll-out the flexibilities and improvements in the comments system in iterations, first flexibilities (option to turn off Wix comments and use third-parties commenting tools) will be available very soon.