wpDiscuz - Comment Author Info

The default WordPress comment area shows little more than a name and an avatar. This add-on gives readers more context about the person behind each comment. Hovering over an avatar brings up quick info, and a click on the author info icon opens full details organized into tabs for profile statistics, comment activity, votes, subscriptions and followed users.

It works as an extension to wpDiscuz and needs that plugin to be in place. Site owners can enable or disable each tab, control who sees the information by user role or guest status, and hide individual profile elements. Pagination runs over AJAX, so visitors can browse long lists without reloading the page, and the layout adapts to desktop and mobile screens.

Features

• Extended author profiles: Shows a commenter's biography, website, badges, ranks and last activity date, giving readers more detail about who is taking part in the discussion.
• Profile statistics: Displays quick numbers such as comments, posts, likes and dislikes received, so visitors can see how much an author has contributed.
• Activity tab: Lists every comment the author has made, with direct links, so readers can follow that person's conversations across the site.
• Votes tab: Shows the comments an author has liked or disliked, marked with visual vote indicators, which reveals what they engage with.
• Subscriptions and following tabs: Presents an author's subscriptions to posts and comments with unsubscribe options, plus the users they follow, with an option to unfollow.
• Hover and click pop-up: Hovering on an avatar gives quick info, while a click opens the full author details in a pop-up organized into multiple tabs.
• Role-based visibility settings: Dashboard options let you turn each tab on or off, set visibility by user role or guest status, and hide selected profile elements.
• Translatable and responsive: All front-end phrases can be translated from the dashboard, and the interface is built to work on both desktop and mobile devices.

Best for

• Blogs that already use wpDiscuz for comments
• Community sites that want commenters to be recognizable
• Site owners who need control over what profiles reveal