# Using Wordpress Comments \*alongside\* Discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wordpress-comments-alongside-discourse/312786>\
**Category:** WordPress\
**Created:** [June 19, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wordpress-comments-alongside-discourse/312786 "2024-06-19T17:49:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kayla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kayla/32/128523_2.png) [@Kayla](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kayla)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wordpress-comments-alongside-discourse/312786/1 "2024-06-19T17:49:45Z")

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It seems that once you ‘publish to Discourse,’ the Wordpress comment submit box disappears, even if you’ve unchecked use Ajax and you’ve opted not to remove Wordpress comments. Is it possible to allow visitors to leave Wordpress comments alongside the Discourse-linked discussion?

I’m going for

> [@Should Discourse make an effort to become a viable comment platform?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-discourse-make-an-effort-to-become-a-viable-comment-platform/274455/24):
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> There are also some possible WordPress specific solutions. The simplest one being to enable WordPress comments _and_ the [WP Discourse](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse) plugin.

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