> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://tmniche-docs.keywordrush.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://tmniche-docs.keywordrush.com/building-a-site/comments.md).

# Reader comments

TMN can generate realistic **reader comments** for an article — a natural discussion thread, with back-and-forth between commenters and replies from the post author. It's a light engagement signal that makes a new post feel established.

## Turn it on (off by default)

Reader comments are controlled by your **Generation Preset**, under **Engagement**:

* **Generate user comments** — switches the feature on (it's **off by default**).
* **Comments volume** — roughly how many comments to generate per article.

Leave it off if you'd rather have no generated comments, or moderate everything yourself. See [Use presets](/building-a-site/presets.md).

## What gets generated

When enabled, each generated article gets a small thread:

* **Top-level comments** from readers, in a natural voice.
* **Replies** — discussion between commenters, and answers from the **post author** (attributed to your real WordPress user, not a placeholder name).

They're inserted as normal, approved WordPress comments, so your theme displays them like any other discussion.

## They appear gradually, not all at once

This is the important part: **comments don't all show up the moment you publish.** TMN dates them across the first weeks and months after the post goes live, so the discussion **grows organically over time** instead of landing as a suspicious wall of comments on day one.

{% hint style="info" %}
**You see more than your visitors do.** As an admin or editor, you see **every** generated comment on the front end — including ones dated in the future that haven't "arrived" yet. Regular visitors and search engines only see comments whose date has already passed, and the comment count reflects only those. So if a live post shows 3 comments but you see 12, that's expected — the rest surface over the coming weeks.
{% endhint %}

## Moderating

Generated comments are real WordPress comments — find them under **Comments** in wp-admin and edit, reply, unapprove, or delete any of them as usual. Deleting one that hasn't surfaced yet simply means it never appears.

## Next

* [**Use presets**](/building-a-site/presets.md) — where the Engagement toggles live.
* [**Generate & publish articles**](/building-a-site/generate-articles.md) — comments are added as the post is created.