# Nested comments feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-comments-feature/387158 **Category:** Support **Created:** [October 30, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-comments-feature/387158 "2025-10-30T11:34:46Z") **Posts on this page:** 5 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![d4c3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/d4c3/32/527485_2.png) [@d4c3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/d4c3) #### Post date: [October 30, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-comments-feature/387158/1 "2025-10-30T11:34:46Z")
I want the nested comments feature to be added to the forum. ---
### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin) #### Post date: [October 30, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-comments-feature/387158/2 "2025-10-30T11:41:26Z")
Hi, Discourse doesn’t use nested replies as it’s against their philosophy: > [@Replies in tree structure](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replies-in-tree-structure/223124/8): > > Discourse follows the flat model for discoussions: If you are looking for a threaded/tree-like software there is [https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy) ---
### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal) #### Post date: [October 30, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-comments-feature/387158/3 "2025-10-30T12:52:53Z")
Hi there, as what @Canapin said above, Discourse doesn’t use nested replies. Not quite the same, but when posts have replies to, you can see an arrow with a button with the number of replies, where clicking it will show replies (kind of threaded-like): ![Screenshot_20251030_204843_Chrome](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/6/5/865086a1c6fb7ea408aec32e470a6f68ba929e4d.jpeg) You can can something similar with this plugin too: > [@Journal Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/journal-plugin/317785): > > information_sourceSummary Turn a Discourse topic into a one-to-many journal where one user can post entries that other users comment onhammer_and_wrenchRepository Link https://github.com/paviliondev/discourse-journalopen_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157) Watch this video for an introduction to the plugin: How to get started First, enable journaling for a category in the category settings. Click “Settings” on the left, scroll down to the bottom,… And perhaps: > [@Discourse Post Voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-post-voting/227808): > > discourse2Summary Discourse Post Voting allows the creation of topics with votable posts.open_bookInstall Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to install the plugin separately. Features To create a new topic with votable posts open the menu in the top left of the composer and select ‘Toggle Post Voting’: With the topic in Post Voting mode, there’s a filter to sort answers by votes or by activity. Here’s an example … ---
### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen) #### Post date: [October 31, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-comments-feature/387158/7 "2025-10-31T00:59:51Z")
Hi @d4c3 and welcome to our community. Plenty of existing conversation about nested comments/threading that you can explore here. Closing. ---
### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen) #### Post date: [October 31, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-comments-feature/387158/8 "2025-10-31T00:59:55Z")