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[Campaigns](https://help.ideascale.com/campaign-management?hsLang=en#campaigns) # Disable Commenting ## Disable comments in campaign, idea and stage ***Path: Workspace Homepage \>\> Navigation Panel \>\> Campaign Management \>\> Campaigns*** | What is Disable Commenting? | | --- | | Disable Commenting is a setting that prevents members from adding new comments on an idea, campaign, or funnel stage. | By default, commenting is enabled on every idea. A Moderator can disable or enable commenting on an individual idea, and a Community Administrator can disable or enable commenting for an entire campaign or for the Ideate Stage of a funnel. --- ### Role Permissions 1. Moderator: Disables or enables commenting on an individual idea from the idea's More menu. 2. Community Administrator: Disables or enables commenting for an entire campaign, and for the Ideate Stage of a funnel, from the campaign's edit settings. --- **TABLE OF CONTENTS** [Disabling Comments on an Idea](https://help.ideascale.com/disable-comment#DisablingComments) [Disabling Comments on a Campaign](https://help.ideascale.com/disable-comment#DisablingCommentsCampaign) [Disabling Comments on a Funnel](https://help.ideascale.com/disable-comment#DisablingCommentsFunnel) [Exceptions](https://help.ideascale.com/disable-comment#Exceptions) [Frequently Asked Questions](https://help.ideascale.com/disable-comment#FrequentlyAskedQuestions) --- ### Disabling Comments on an Idea 1. Select More on the idea for which commenting is to be disabled. 2. Select Disable Commenting. ![Screenshot 2026-06-24 at 8.06.50 AM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-24%20at%208.06.50%20AM.png?width=670&height=469&name=Screenshot%202026-06-24%20at%208.06.50%20AM.png) A confirmation message appears at the top of the screen indicating that commenting has been disabled. ![Screenshot 2026-06-24 at 8.08.38 AM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-24%20at%208.08.38%20AM.png?width=670&height=226&name=Screenshot%202026-06-24%20at%208.08.38%20AM.png) Once commenting is disabled, a standard Member no longer sees the Comment tab on the idea details page, and the comment input box and comment icon beside Subscribe to the idea (star) and More (3 dots) are no longer visible. Previously posted comments continue to appear. ![Screenshot 2026-06-24 at 8.09.26 AM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-24%20at%208.09.26%20AM.png?width=670&height=606&name=Screenshot%202026-06-24%20at%208.09.26%20AM.png) --- ### Disabling Comments on a Campaign A Community Administrator can disable commenting for a specific campaign by navigating to Campaign \>\> (select campaign) Edit \>\> Role and Permissions tab, turning off the Submit Comment switch, and selecting Save. ![Screenshot 2026-06-24 at 8.21.06 AM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-24%20at%208.21.06%20AM.png?width=670&height=331&name=Screenshot%202026-06-24%20at%208.21.06%20AM.png) --- ### Disabling Comments on a Funnel A Community Administrator can disable commenting on the Ideate Stage by navigating to Campaign \>\> Edit Campaign \>\> Workflow tab \>\> Ideate Stage \>\> Settings, turning off the Enable Commenting switch, and selecting Save. See Exceptions below for stage restrictions. ![Screenshot 2026-06-24 at 8.15.29 AM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-24%20at%208.15.29%20AM.png?width=670&height=331&name=Screenshot%202026-06-24%20at%208.15.29%20AM.png) --- ### Exceptions 1. Funnel Stage: Commenting can be enabled or disabled only on the Ideate Stage within a funnel; no other stage supports this setting. --- ### Frequently Asked Questions #### Do existing comments disappear when commenting is disabled on an idea? No. Previously posted comments continue to appear on the idea details page. Disabling commenting only removes the ability to add new comments and hides the comment input box and comment icon. #### Can commenting be disabled on funnel stages other than Ideate? No. Within a funnel, the Enable Commenting setting is only available on the Ideate Stage. #### Does a standard Member see any indication that commenting has been disabled? Yes. 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