Comment on a blog or a video in the community

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • Comment on a blog or a video or comment on another comment.

    Before you begin

    You can only comment in a forum or sub forum if you have been assigned the correct permissions in the parent forum.

    Role required: sn_communities.community_user

    About this task

    If you create a comment, you can edit or delete it. If you created the blog or video and add a comment, your comments are labeled Author

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    Procedure

    1. To find the blog or video entry to comment on, use the search field or navigation.
    2. Click Comment, and enter your answer.
    3. You can add attachments to your post.
      1. Click Add Attachments.
      2. Drag your file into the Add Attachments box or Click to Upload.
      3. Click Add.
        Your attachment is added and displayed in your post. If a user attaches a file to your comment, you receive an email notification.
        Note:
        • You can add up to three attachments per post.
        • The maximum file size per attachment is 2 MB.
        • Your system administrator may have set a limit on the total number of attachments allowed across the community.
        • File types supported are PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, DOC, DOCX, TXT, PDF, PNG, BMP, JPG, JPEG, GIF, ZIP.
        • If the attachment size is large or you have a slow connection, a progress indicator is displayed.
        • If antivirus protection is enabled, all attachments are automatically scanned for viruses once the reply is posted.
    4. Click Comment.
      The comment is added below the blog or video entry and any other comments. The answer is available to users in this forum.
      Community users who are subscribed to the forum receive a notification that content has been posted. Activity and content feeds are updated accordingly.
      Note:
      If you are a user whose content is due to be moderated, the content is not posted until approved by a community moderator.
      If you have added attachments to your comment and your community administrator has enabled antivirus protection, a scan automatically runs in the background.
      • If the scan is successful, the attachments are available to download.
      • If the scan is in process or unsuccessful, the file is unavailable for download.
      • Comment authors and community administrators receive a notification that an attachment is infected.
      • Click Edit to remove the infected file and upload the attachment again. You cannot add any more attachments until the infected file is removed.