[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17913: Site-level comment options may override individual post settings. Improve help/docs.

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#17913: Site-level comment options may override individual post settings. Improve
help/docs.
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 Reporter:  niallkennedy                         |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  Comments                             |  Review
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:
 Keywords:  has-patch ux-feedback needs-refresh  |  Resolution:
                                                 |     Focuses:  ui
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Changes (by joyously):

 * keywords:  has-patch ux-feedback needs-refresh needs-screenshots => has-
     patch ux-feedback needs-refresh


Comment:

 I agree with Drew that disabling the setting doesn't seem like the way to
 go. The problem is that the individual post setting is not the only thing
 that affects the status, so it is not accurate to call this setting a
 "comment status". The "Allow" verbiage is accurate to indicate that
 comments are allowed on the post or not, but the whole picture is not
 presented to the user. In the screenshot above, I show one way to give a
 more complete status for the individual post. I think it's important that
 the user can still adjust the option for the post he is editing, even if
 he has to go somewhere else to make it actually happen. But that could be
 a good thing if you think about a case where you set all the posts the way
 you want first, and then change the global setting when they are all
 ready.

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