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Custom Styling Guide

This guide provides the complete default CSS used by the FastComments commenting widget (v2) and some instructions for overriding the styles.

Understanding the default CSS allows you to:

  • Customize the appearance by overriding specific styles
  • Troubleshoot styling issues by seeing which classes and selectors are available
  • Build custom themes that work with the widget's structure
  • Use with AI assistants to generate custom CSS modifications.

How to Override Styles

Overriding styles varies based on the widget. For the comment widget, you have to use the customCSS config parameter to pass the CSS into the iframe, or specify the CSS in the Customization page in the admin dashboard which will serve the CSS from our CDN.

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How to Customize Comment Widget Styles

You can customize the comment widget styling in two ways:

Option 1: Via customCSS Parameter

Pass your custom CSS as a string to the customCSS parameter when initializing the widget:

window.FastCommentsUI(document.getElementById('fastcomments-widget'), {
    tenantId: 'your-tenant-id',
    customCSS: `
        .fast-comments .comment {
            background-color: #f0f0f0 !important;
            border-radius: 8px !important;
        }
    `
});

Option 2: Via Admin Dashboard

  1. Go to the Widget Customization page in your admin dashboard
  2. Scroll to the "Custom CSS" section under "Advanced"
  3. Enter your custom CSS
  4. Click "Save"

Your custom CSS will be applied to all comment widgets on your site.

Tips

  • Use !important to override default styles if needed
  • Target specific selectors to avoid affecting other parts of your site
  • Test your CSS in different browsers for compatibility
  • The widget uses standard CSS - no special preprocessors required

Comment Widget Styling Reference (v2, latest) Internal Link

Comment Widget Default CSS
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2body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
3 d { display: block }
4 @keyframes pop-in { 0% { transform: scale(0.3); } 50% { transform: scale(1.1); } 100% { transform: scale(1); } }
5 @keyframes placeHolderShimmer { 0% { background-position: 0 0 } 100% { background-position: 100% 0 } }
6 .comment-reply .comment-input.animated-background, .comment-reply input.animated-background, .animated-background { animation-duration: 1s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-name: placeHolderShimmer; background: #f6f7f8; background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee 8%, #dddddd 18%, #eee 33%); background-size: 50% 50%; }
7 @keyframes backgroundToNormal { from { background: lightblue } to { background: inherit } }
8 .fast-comments { position: relative; width: 100%; font-size: 13px }
9 .hidden { display: none }
10 .invisible { visibility: hidden }
11 .inline-block { display: inline-block }
12 .icon { display: inline-block; width: 24px; height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; image-rendering: -webkit-optimize-contrast; }
13 .icon.bubble { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/text_bubble_dark.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 22px 22px; }
14 .icon.bubble-white { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/text_bubble_white.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 22px 22px; }
15 .icon.cross { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/close.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 9px 9px; }
16 .icon.reply-arrow-inactive { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/reply_inactive.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 15px 15px; }
17 .icon.reply-arrow-active { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/reply.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 15px 15px; }
18 .icon.up { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/thumbs_up_light.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 12px 12px; }
19 .icon.up.active, .icon.up:hover { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/thumbs_up_dark.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 12px 12px; }
20 .icon.down { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/thumbs_down_light.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 12px 12px; }
21 .icon.down.active, .icon.down:hover { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/thumbs_down_dark.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 12px 12px; }
22 .icon.pin-small { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/pin.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 15px 15px; }
23 .icon.logo { width: 27px; height: 33px; background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/logo.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 22px; }
24 .icon.edit-small { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/menu.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 17px 17px; }
25 .icon.edit-big { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/edit.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 22px 22px; }
26 .icon.trash { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/trash_thin.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 22px 22px; }
27 .icon.eye { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/view.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 22px 22px; }
28 .icon.eye-slash { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/view_hide.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 22px 22px; }
29 .icon.replied { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/replied.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 22px 22px; }
30 .icon.bold { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/editor_bold.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 9px; }
31 .icon.ul { position: relative; top: 1px; background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/editor_underline.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 10px; }
32 .icon.it { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/editor_itallic.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 7px; }
33 .icon.s { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/editor_strike.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 10px; }
34 .icon.code { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/editor_embed.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 16px; }
35 .icon.link { position: relative; top: -1px; background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/editor_link.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 14px; }
36 .icon.img-up { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/editor_image.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 16px; }
37 .icon.img-btn-wrap { position: relative; }
38 .icon.return { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/return.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 22px; margin-left: 6px; }
39 .icon.gif { width: auto; height: auto; font-size: 0; }
40 .icon.gif::before { content: "GIF"; font-size: 12px; }
41 .icon.gif::before, .t-btn.txt { display: inline-block; width: auto; height: auto; margin-right: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; font-weight: 500; }
42 .icon.bell { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/bell.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 22px; }
43 .icon.bell-red { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/bell-red.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 22px; }
44 .divider { display: inline-block; height: 25px; margin: 0 10px; vertical-align: middle; border-right: 1px solid #c2c2c2; }
45 .icon.block { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/v2/ban.svg") no-repeat; background-size: 22px 22px; }
46 .icon.flag { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/flag.svg") no-repeat; background-size: 22px 22px; }
47 .icon.flag-small { background: url("${FC_CDN}/images/svg/flag.svg") no-repeat center; background-size: 15px 15px; }
48 .select-dir-wrapper { clear: both; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid #afafaf; }
49 .select-dir-wrapper .comment-count { float: left; font-weight: 500; }
50 .select-dir-wrapper > * { margin: 9px; height: 16px }
51 .select-dir { display: inline-block }
52 .dropdown { position: relative; z-index: 3; text-align: right }
53 .dropdown .drop-label { padding: 0 0 7px 0; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 500 }
54 .dropdown .drop-label i { position: relative; display: inline-block; top: -2px; font-size: 7px }
55 .dropdown .items { position: absolute; display: none; top: 20px; right: 0; width: 150px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px; background: #fff; }
56 .dropdown:hover .items { position: absolute; display: block }
57 .dropdown .items > * { padding: 5px 9px; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 500; text-align: left; font-size: 13px }
58 .no-comments { clear: both; text-align: center; font-weight: 500; font-size: 16px; }
59 .new-comments-message { width: fit-content; margin: 20px auto 0; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 500 }
60 .new-comments-message .new-comments-count { pointer-events: none; position: relative; top: 1px; display: inline-block; min-width: 12px; padding: 2px 5px 4px 5px; margin-right: 3px; border: 1px solid #a2a2a2; border-radius: 4px 0 4px 4px; }
61 .new-comments-message span { pointer-events: none; padding-bottom: 2px; border-bottom: 1px solid #a3a3a3; }
62 .comment .new-comments-message { margin: 10px auto 0; }
63 .sso-login-wrapper, .fastcomments-message-wrapper { display: flex; height: fit-content; min-height: 130px; padding: 30px 0; box-sizing: border-box; align-items: center; justify-content: center; border: 1px solid #bfbfbf; border-radius: 0 11px 11px 11px; }
64 .sso-login-wrapper .message-text, .fastcomments-message-wrapper .message-text { display: inline; pointer-events: none; }
65 .fastcomments-message-wrapper .message-text a { color: #fff; pointer-events: all; }
66 .sso-login-wrapper .sso-login, .fastcomments-message-wrapper .fastcomments-message { display: inline-block; animation: pop-in 0.5s; animation-timing-function: ease; padding: 10px 17px 10px 27px; border-radius: 0 7px 7px 7px; background: #333; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 500; }
67 .fastcomments-message-wrapper .fastcomments-message { margin: 0 5%; cursor: default; }
68 .sso-login-wrapper .sso-login[href] { cursor: pointer; }
69 .sso-login-wrapper .sso-login .message-text, .fastcomments-message-wrapper .fastcomments-message .message-text { margin-right: 10px; }
70 .sso-login-wrapper .sso-login .icon, .fastcomments-message-wrapper .fastcomments-message .icon { pointer-events: none; }
71 .sso-login-wrapper .sso-login.clickable { cursor: pointer; }
72 .comment .sso-login-wrapper { padding: 7px 0; text-align: left }
73 .comment .sso-login-wrapper .sso-login { font-size: 16px }
74 .default-hidden { transition-duration: 300ms }
75 .comment-input:not(.show-default-hidden) .default-hidden { height: 0; margin: 0 !important; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; transition-duration: 200ms }
76 .loading .pagination { opacity: 0.5; pointer-events: none; }
77 .card { border: 1px solid #d0d0d0; background: #fdfdfd; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 7px rgba(0,0,0,.1) }
78 button, .button { display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 0 7px 7px 7px; font-size: 15px; background: #fbfbfb; color: #333; text-decoration: none; border: 1px solid #a2a2a2; cursor: pointer }
79 .fast-comments, textarea { font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif }
80 textarea::placeholder { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; transition-duration: 150ms }
81 textarea:focus::placeholder { color: transparent }
82 .fc-red { display: inline-block; margin: 5px; color: #ff0000 }
83 .comment-error { padding: 10px }
84 input, textarea { padding: 12px 20px; border: 1px solid #bfbfbf; border-radius: 0 11px 11px 11px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; background: transparent; }
85 input { padding: 9px 12px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 6px; }
86 input:focus, textarea:focus, textarea:focus + .horizontal-border-wrapper, .comment-input textarea:focus { border-color: #555 } /* .comment-reply textarea:focus for ssr */
87 .pagination { margin-top: 50px; line-height: 19px; text-align: center; user-select: none; }
88 .pagination > * { display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700; }
89 .pagination > * > span { font-weight: normal; pointer-events: none; }
90 .pagination > * > span::before { content: "("; }
91 .pagination > * > span::after { content: ")"; }
92 .pagination .load-next-page { padding-right: 25px; }
93 .pagination .load-all { padding-left: 25px; border-left: 2px solid #555; } /* important that border is on the one to the right, as it doesn't always show */
94 .comments-toggle { display: block; width: fit-content; margin: 20px auto; cursor: pointer; padding: 10px 17px 10px 27px; border-radius: 7px; background: #333; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 500; user-select: none; }
95 .replying-to { margin-bottom: 5px }
96 .comment-reply { position: relative; width: 100%; margin: 10px 0 15px 0; }
97 .comment-reply.root { padding: 15px; box-sizing: border-box; }
98 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment-reply.root { padding: 15px 5px 15px 5px; } }
99 .comment-reply .fast-comments-waiting { display: block; margin: 5px 0 }
100 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar { position: relative; min-height: 25px; margin: 0 26px 15px 26px; line-height: 25px; } /* relative positioned for things like notifications list */
101 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .logged-in-info { display: inline-block; width: calc(100% - 60px); min-width: 150px; }
102 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .logged-in-info .avatar { display: inline-block; height: 25px; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px; border-radius: 25px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 3px 3px 3px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07); font-size: 0; }
103 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .logged-in-info .avatar .open-profile { cursor: pointer; }
104 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .logged-in-info .avatar.animated-background img { opacity: 0.1; }
105 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .logged-in-info .avatar img { width: 25px; height: 25px; object-fit: cover; }
106 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .logged-in-info .username { display: inline-block; max-width: calc(50% - 25px); overflow: hidden; vertical-align: middle; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-weight: 700; white-space: nowrap; }
107 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .logged-in-info .badges { display: inline-block; margin-left: 5px; }
108 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right { float: right; }
109 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right > * { display: inline-block; }
110 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right .menu { font-weight: 500; font-size: 11px; }
111 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right .menu:hover { z-index: 9002; }
112 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right .menu .drop-label i { display: inline-block; width: 4px; height: 4px; background: #333; border-radius: 4px; margin: 0 2px; }
113 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right .menu .items { top: 25px; padding: 20px; box-shadow: 2px 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); border-radius: 10px 0 10px 10px; }
114 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right .menu .items > * { font-weight: 700; }
115 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right .notification-bell { position: relative; margin-left: 5px; cursor: pointer; }
116 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right .notification-bell .count { position: absolute; top: -3px; left: 19px; min-width: 15px; height: 15px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; pointer-events: none; color: red; display: none; }
117 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right .notification-bell .icon.bell-red { display: none; }
118 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right .notification-bell > * { pointer-events: none; }
119 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right .notification-bell.has-notifications .icon.bell { display: none; }
120 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right .notification-bell.has-notifications .icon.bell-red { display: inline-block; }
121 .comment-reply .comment-reply-top-bar .right .notification-bell.has-notifications .count { display: block; }
122 .toolbar { position: relative; display: inline-block; margin: 5px 0 0 0; font-size: 13px }
123 .toolbar .t-btn { display: inline-block; margin: 0 1px; vertical-align: middle; cursor: pointer; transition-duration: 200ms; user-select: none; }
124 .toolbar .t-btn:hover { opacity: 0.7; }
125 .toolbar .img-btn-wrap { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden }
126 .toolbar .t-btn input[type=file] { position: absolute; padding: 40px; font-size: 100px; top: 0; left: 0; opacity: 0; cursor: pointer }
127 .commenty-input:not(.show-default-hidden) .toolbar { width: 100%; margin-top: -50px; }
128 @media(max-width: 500px) { .toolbar { display: flex; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 12px; justify-content: space-evenly; } }
129 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment-input .toolbar { margin-top: 50px; border-bottom: 1px solid #bfbfbf; } }
130 .comment-reply .auth-input, .comment-vote-auth.auth-input { margin: 10px 0; font-size: 13px }
131 .comment-reply .auth-input .fc-login { margin: 10px 0 0; }
132 .comment-reply .auth-input .reasoning, .comment-vote-auth.auth-input .reasoning { font-weight: 600; }
133 .comment-reply .auth-input .fc-red, .comment-vote-auth.auth-input .fc-red { display: block }
134 .comment-reply .auth-input input, .comment-vote-auth.auth-input input { width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; padding: 9px 12px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 6px; font-size: 14px; border: 1px solid #a2a2a2; }
135 .comment-reply .auth-input .solicitation-info, .comment-vote-auth.auth-input .solicitation-info { margin-top: 10px; }
136 .comment-reply .auth-input .fast-comments-reply { margin-top: 10px; padding: 10px 45px; border-radius: 5px 0 5px 5px; background: #333; color: #fff; border: none; }
137 .comment-input, .comment-edit { position: relative; padding-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 0 11px 11px 11px; }
138 .comment-input textarea { display: block; width: 100%; height: 130px; padding: 15px 25px 15px 15px; resize: none; font-size: 16px; border-bottom: none; border-radius: 0 11px 0 0; }
139 .comment-input textarea::placeholder { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; }
140 .comment-input input { display: block; width: 100%; font-size: 14px; }
141 .comment-input .fastcomments-message-wrapper { border: 1px solid #bfbfbf; border-bottom: none; border-radius: 0 11px 0 0; }
142 .comment-input input[name=fastcomments-link] { display: block; width: 100%; margin: 10px 0; }
143 .comment-input .horizontal-border-wrapper { pointer-events: none; border-color: #bfbfbf; }
144 .comment-input .horizontal-border { position: absolute; height: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid; border-color: inherit; }
145 .comment-input .horizontal-border-left { bottom: 0; left: 0; border-radius: 0 0 0 11px; }
146 .comment-input .horizontal-border-right { bottom: 0; right: 0; width: 20px; border-radius: 0 0 11px 0; }
147 .comment-input .horizontal-border-top-left, .comment-input .horizontal-border-top-right { display: none; position: absolute; top: 20px; border-bottom: 0; border-top: 1px solid; border-color: inherit; }
148 .comment-input .horizontal-border-top-right { top: 0; right: 0; border-radius: 0 11px 0 0; width: 20px; }
149 .comment-input .horizontal-border-top-left { top: 0; left: 0; }
150 .comment-input .horizontal-border-bottom-left { position: absolute; height: 30px; width: 15px; left: 0; bottom: 0; border-color: inherit; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-radius: 0 0 0 11px; }
151 .comment-input .horizontal-border-bottom-right { position: absolute; height: 30px; width: 15px; right: 0; bottom: 0; border-color: inherit; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-radius: 0 0 11px 0; }
152 .comment .comment-input .horizontal-border-top-left, .comment .comment-input .horizontal-border-top-right { display: block }
153 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment-input textarea, .comment-input .fastcomments-message-wrapper { height: 130px; } }
154 .comment .reply-button-wrapper { position: relative; float: right; top: -19px; right: 26px; border-radius: 0 7px 7px 7px; }
155 .comment .fast-comments-reply, .comment .edit-save { padding: 10px 27px; border-radius: 0 7px 7px 7px; background: #333; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; }
156 .comment .cancel-button-wrapper { position: absolute; top: 9px; right: 25px; border-radius: 4px; }
157 .comment .comment-edit .cancel-button-wrapper { top: -13px }
158 .comment .fast-comments-reply-cancel { margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1px 1px; border-radius: 4px; }
159 .comment .fast-comments-reply-cancel .cross { pointer-events: none; }
160 .comment-reply.root .reply-button-wrapper { position: relative; float: right; top: -20px; right: 27px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-radius: 0 7px 7px 7px; }
161 .comment-reply.root button { margin-bottom: 0; padding: 7px 20px; font-weight: 600; }
162 .comment-reply.root button .bubble { margin-left: 10px; pointer-events: none; }
163 .comments { clear: both; padding: 15px 0; }
164 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comments { padding: 15px 5px; } }
165 .comment { position: relative; margin-top: 15px }
166 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment { margin-top: 5px; } }
167 .comment .comment-text spoiler:not(:hover) { background: #eee; color: #eee; border: 1px dotted #a2a2a2; }
168 .comment .comment-text .inline-image { display: block; max-width: 500px; margin: 3px 0 3px 0 } /* must not select inline-image in wysiwyg */
169 .comment .comment-text .inline-image img { max-width: 100%; max-height: 400px } /* must not select inline-image in wysiwyg */
170 .disable-image-redirect .comment .inline-image { cursor: default; }
171 .comment.is-live > .inner { animation: backgroundToNormal 1.5s }
172 .comment.is-unread > .inner .avatar-wrapper { box-shadow: 0 0 20px #89f796; }
173 .comment.unverified > .commenter-name, .comment.unverified > .comment-content .commenter-name { opacity: 0.7 }
174 .comment.unverified > .comment-content > .comment-text { opacity: 0.7 }
175 .comment.is-spam > .comment-content { border: 1px solid red; } /* can be set when saving comment initially */
176 .comment.is-unapproved > .comment-content { border: 1px solid #ffa700; } /* can be set when saving comment initially */
177 .comment.is-blocked > .inner > .comment-content > .comment-text { max-height: 40px; overflow: hidden; }
178 .comment > .requires-verification-approval { margin: 3px 0 6px }
179 .comment > .inner > .spam-notice { margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 12px; color: red }
180 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment > .inner > .spam-notice { margin-top: 18px; } }
181 .comment .avatar-wrapper { position: relative; display: inline-block; width: 56px; height: 56px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 3px 3px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10); border-radius: 15px 0 15px 15px; vertical-align: top; }
182 .comment .avatar-wrapper.anon { border: 1px solid #3f3f3f; }
183 .comment .avatar-wrapper .open-profile { cursor: pointer; }
184 .comment .avatar-wrapper.animated-background img { opacity: 0.1; }
185 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment .avatar-wrapper { width: 36px; height: 36px; } }
186 .comment .avatar { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
187 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment .avatar { vertical-align: middle } }
188 .comment .commenter-name .badges { margin-bottom: 5px; }
189 .badges .badge { display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; line-height: initial; margin: 3px 5px 3px 0; padding: 5px 7px; cursor: default; font-size: 12px; white-space: nowrap; border-radius: 4px; color: #000; }
190 .badges .badge img { max-width: 22px; }
191 .badges .badge.ib { padding: 0; }
192 .comment .commenter-name { font-size: 14px }
193 .comment > .commenter-name { display: none; vertical-align: middle; color: #000 }
194 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment > .commenter-name { display: inline-block; margin-left: 5px; vertical-align: middle } }
195 .comment > .commenter-name a { display: block; color: #000; text-decoration: none }
196 .comment .commenter-name .website-url { color: #000; text-decoration: underline }
197 .comment .commenter-name .label { font-size: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 500; color: #666666; } /* common label styling (unverified label, admin label, custom labels, etc) */
198 .comment > .inner { position: relative; padding: 8px 8px 10px 8px; } /* relative is required for blocked message */
199 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment > .inner { padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px; } }
200 .comment > .inner > .comment-content { position: relative; display: inline-block; width: calc(99% - 101px); margin-left: 15px; }
201 .hide-avatars .comment > .inner > .comment-content { margin-left: 0; }
202 .hide-avatars .comments > .comment > .inner > .comment-content > .commenter-name, .hide-avatars .comments > .comment > .inner > .comment-content > .comment-text { padding-left: 0; }
203 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment > .inner > .comment-content { display: inline; margin-left: 3px; background: transparent } }
204 .comment > .inner > .comment-content .commenter-name { display: inline-block; max-width: 50%; vertical-align: middle; padding: 5px 0 0 2px; color: #171717 }
205 .comment > .inner > .comment-content .commenter-name > .username { display: block; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
206 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment > .inner > .comment-content .commenter-name { padding: 5px 0 0 4px; } }
207 .comment > .inner > .comment-content .comment-text { padding: 5px 2px; color: #000; line-height: 22px; font-size: 14px; word-break: break-word; white-space: pre-line; overflow-y: auto }
208 .comment > .inner > .comment-content .comment-text ol, .comment > .inner > .comment-content .comment-text ul { white-space: normal; }
209 .comment > .inner > .comment-content .comment-text .react { display: inline; max-height: 20px; margin: 0 3px; vertical-align: text-top; }
210 .comment > .inner > .comment-content > .comment-text b > a { color: #000; text-decoration: none; }
211 .comment > .inner > .comment-content > .comment-text blockquote { margin: 15px 0; padding: 0 20px; border-left: 1px solid #e5e5e5; }
212 .comment > .inner > .comment-content .comment-text-edit { width: 100%; margin-top: 15px; }
213 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment > .children .comment-text { margin-left: 27px; } }
214 .comment > .inner > .comment-content .comment-text br { line-height: 0.5em }
215 .comment > .inner > .comment-content textarea.comment-text, .comment > .inner > .comment-content input.comment-text { display: block; width: calc(100% - 20px); height: fit-content; margin: 10px 10px 0 10px; padding: 5px 11px; resize: vertical }
216 .comment > .inner > .comment-content .edit-failure { display: block; margin: 10px 0; text-align: center }
217 .comment > .inner > .comment-content .comment-toolbar-vote { position: relative; margin-left: 8px }
218 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment > .inner > .comment-content .comment-toolbar-vote { margin-left: 0 } }
219 .comment > .inner > .comment-content .comment-toolbar-vote .vote-awaiting-verification { padding: 5px 0; font-weight: 500 }
220 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom { margin-top: 25px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5; }
221 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom { margin-top: 10px; } }
222 .children .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom { margin-left: 28px; }
223 @media(max-width: 500px) { .children .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom { margin-left: 21px; } }
224 @media(min-width: 500px) { .hide-avatars .children .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom { margin-left: 33px; } }
225 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom > .comment-bottom-toolbar { position: relative; min-height: 36px; }
226 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-options .votes-up, .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-options .votes-down { position: relative; top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; }
227 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-options .votes-up { margin-right: 5px; }
228 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-options .votes-down { margin-left: 5px; }
229 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-toolbar-vote .comment-votes .divider { height: 20px; }
230 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-options { display: inline-block; margin: 0 7px 0 2px; font-size: 12px; }
231 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-options > span { cursor: pointer }
232 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-votes, .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-reply-start { display: inline-block; margin: 5px 2px; font-size: 12px }
233 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-options button { margin: 0 3px }
234 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-options .view-count { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; vertical-align: middle; gap: 3px; margin-left: 3px; color: #828282; }
235 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-options .view-count .icon { opacity: 0.7; }
236 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-toolbar-reply { position: absolute; right: 0; top: -4px; }
237 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-reply-start { border: none; background: none; font-weight: 600; }
238 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-reply-start i { position: relative; top: -2px; pointer-events: none; }
239 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-auth { width: 100%; max-width: 400px }
240 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-auth .fast-comments-waiting { float: left }
241 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-auth .buttons { text-align: right }
242 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .comment-vote-auth button { margin: 5px 0 0 5px; padding: 10px 35px; background: #333; color: #fff; border: none; }
243 .comment > .inner > .comment-bottom .reply-form-wrapper { padding: 5px }
244 .comment > .toggle-replies { margin: 0 0 0 15px; line-height: 24px; font-weight: 500; font-size: 11px; color: #666; cursor: pointer; user-select: none; }
245 .children .comment > .toggle-replies { margin-left: 41px; }
246 @media(max-width: 500px) { .children .comment > .toggle-replies { margin-left: 12px; } }
247 .comment > .toggle-replies > * { vertical-align: middle; pointer-events: none; }
248 .comment > .toggle-replies > i { margin-right: 5px; }
249 .comment > .toggle-replies > span > .count { color: #1f1f1f; }
250 .comment > .toggle-replies > span > .count:before { content: "("; }
251 .comment > .toggle-replies > span > .count:after { content: ")"; }
252 .comment .prompt { position: absolute; top: -2px; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; padding: 10px; box-sizing: border-box; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); text-align: center } /* -2px to ensure covers up arrow */
253 .comment .prompt p { font-weight: 500; }
254 .comment .prompt button { user-select: none; }
255 .comment .prompt button:not(:last-child) { margin-right: 10px }
256 .comment .comment-error p:before { padding-right: 5px; content: "❗" }
257 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment .prompt { padding: 5px } }
258 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment .prompt p { margin: 0 0 .4em 0 } }
259 .comment > .inner > .requires-verification-approval, .comment > .inner > .awaiting-approval-notice { margin: 15px 0; }
260 .comment .top-right { position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; z-index: 2; }
261 .comment .top-right:hover { z-index: 9001; }
262 .comment .jump-link { padding-right: 5px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; color: #4f4f4f }
263 .comment .jump-link .abs-date { margin-left: 5px; }
264 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment > .inner > .top-right { top: -10px; } } /* if top is too low, will go above highlighting for admin actions */
265 .comment .top-right > * { display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle }
266 .comment > .inner > .replied { display: inline-block; margin: -7px 5px 0 0; vertical-align: top; }
267 .hide-avatars .comment > .inner > .replied { margin: 0 5px 0 0; }
268 .children > .comment:not(:first-child) > .replied { opacity: 0.5; }
269 .comment .menu { position: relative; padding: 10px 10px 10px 0; user-select: none }
270 .comment .menu .menu-btn { cursor: pointer }
271 .comment .menu .menu-btn i { display: inline-block; width: 4px; height: 4px; margin: 2px; background: #333; border-radius: 10px }
272 .comment .menu.empty .menu-btn { cursor: default; opacity: 0.5; }
273 .menu-content { position: absolute; width: 130px; min-width: max-content; padding: 20px; background-color: #fff; box-shadow: 2px 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10); border-radius: 10px 0 10px 10px; z-index: 9001; }
274 .menu-content div { padding: 3px; font-weight: 700; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px }
275 .menu-content div > * { vertical-align: middle; pointer-events: none; }
276 .menu-content div > i { margin: 0 5px 0 0; }
277 .menu-content div > span { display: inline-block; width: calc(100% - 29px); padding: 7px 10px; box-sizing: border-box; }
278 .menu-content div:not(:last-child) > span { border-bottom: 1px solid #dcdcdc; }
279 .menu-content.corner-bottom-right { border-radius: 10px 10px 0 10px; }
280 @media(max-width: 500px) { .comment .menu { padding: 10px 5px 10px 0; } } /* if top is too low, will go above highlighting for admin actions */
281 .comment > .children { margin: 15px 0 0 15px }
282 .footer { height: 65px; margin-top: 25px; padding-top: 20px; text-align: center; font-size: 12px; }
283 .footer:not(.empty) { border-top: 1px solid #ccc }
284 .footer a, .footer .logo { vertical-align: top; text-decoration: none; color: #201600; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px }
285 .footer .logo { margin-top: -2px; padding-right: 2px; }
286 .comment.readonly .comment-vote-options { display: none }
287 .search-list { position: absolute; z-index: 4; width: 100%; margin-top: -9px; box-sizing: border-box; border-radius: 0 0 11px 11px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #bfbfbf; }
288 .search-list .cross { position: absolute; top: -11px; right: 0; width: 20px; height: 20px; background-color: #fff; border: 1px solid #bfbfbf; border-right: 0; border-radius: 16px 0 0 16px; cursor: pointer; }
289 .search-list .search-entry { padding: 5px 10px; cursor: pointer; }
290 .search-list .search-entry.last { border-radius: 0 0 11px 11px }
291 .search-list .search-entry img { width: 20px; height: 20px; margin-right: 3px; vertical-align: middle; border-radius: 20px; }
292 .search-list .search-entry > * { pointer-events: none; }
293 .search-list .search-entry:hover, .search-list .search-entry.kb-select, .search-list .cross:hover { background-color: #eee; }
294 .comment-input.search-list-open .reply-button-wrapper { display: none; }
295 .avatar-wrapper .activity-icon { position: absolute; top: 4px; right: 4px; }
296 .activity-icon { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 10px; }
297 .username .activity-icon { position: relative; top: 2px; display: none; margin-right: 5px; }
298 .activity-icon.online { display: inline-block; background: lime; box-shadow: inset 0 2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); }
299 .hide-avatars .activity-icon.online { top: -1px; }
300 @media(max-width: 500px) { .activity-icon { width: 5px; height: 5px; } }
301

Recent Comments Widget Styling Internal Link

The Recent Comments widget displays a list of the most recent comments across your site or for a specific page.

This widget includes minimal default styling and is designed to be easily customized with your own CSS.

Widget Structure

The widget renders with the following HTML structure:

<div class="fastcomments-recent-comments">
    <div class="comment">
        <div class="user-details">
            <img src="..." alt="Avatar" class="avatar" />
            <span class="user-name">Username</span>
            <span class="reply-date-time">2 hours ago</span>
        </div>
        <div class="comment-text">Comment content...</div>
        <div class="link-wrapper">
            <a class="link" href="...">Page Title</a>
        </div>
    </div>
    <!-- More comments... -->
</div>

Recent Comments Default CSS Reference

The widget includes the following minimal default styling:

Recent Comments Widget Default CSS
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2.fastcomments-recent-comments {
3 font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;
4 text-align: left;
5}
6.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment {
7 padding-top: 5px;
8}
9.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment .user-details img {
10 width: 20px;
11 margin-right: 5px;
12 vertical-align: middle;
13}
14.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment .user-details .user-name {
15 vertical-align: middle;
16 font-size: 12px;
17}
18.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment .user-details .reply-date-time {
19 vertical-align: middle;
20 padding-left: 5px;
21 font-size: 10px;
22}
23.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment .comment-text {
24 position: relative;
25 line-height: 22px;
26 font-size: 14px;
27 text-align: justify;
28 margin: 8px -1em 8px 0;
29 padding-right: 1em;
30}
31.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment .comment-text .inline-image {
32 display: block;
33 max-width: 500px;
34 margin: 3px 0 3px 0;
35}
36.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment .comment-text .inline-image img {
37 max-width: 100%;
38 max-height: 400px;
39}
40.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment .comment-text:before {
41 position: absolute;
42 content: "...";
43 right: 0;
44 bottom: 0;
45}
46.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment .comment-text:after {
47 position: absolute;
48 content: "";
49 right: 0;
50 width: 1em;
51 height: 1em;
52 margin-top: 0.2em;
53 background: #fff;
54}
55.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment > .link-wrapper {
56 margin: 5px 0 0 0;
57}
58.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment > .link-wrapper .link {
59 font-size: 13px;
60}
61

Customization Examples

Change Avatar Size

.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment .user-details img {
    width: 32px !important;
    height: 32px !important;
    border-radius: 50%;
}

Change Comment Text Truncation

The default styling uses CSS tricks to truncate long comments with "...". To disable:

.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment .comment-text:before,
.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment .comment-text:after {
    display: none !important;
}

Add Border to Comments

.fastcomments-recent-comments .comment {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee !important;
    padding-bottom: 10px !important;
}

Top Pages Widget Styling Internal Link

The Top Pages widget displays a list of your most commented pages.

This widget includes minimal default styling and is designed to be easily customized with your own CSS.

Widget Structure

The widget renders with the following HTML structure:

<div class="fastcomments-top-pages">
    <div class="page">
        <a class="title-link" href="...">Page Title (42)</a>
    </div>
    <!-- More pages... -->
</div>

Top Pages Default CSS Reference

The widget includes the following minimal default styling:

Top Pages Widget Default CSS
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2.fastcomments-top-pages {
3 font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;
4}
5.fastcomments-top-pages .page {
6 padding-top: 5px;
7}
8

Customization Examples

.fastcomments-top-pages .title-link {
    color: #0066cc !important;
    text-decoration: none !important;
    font-size: 14px !important;
}

.fastcomments-top-pages .title-link:hover {
    text-decoration: underline !important;
}

Add Borders Between Pages

.fastcomments-top-pages .page {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee !important;
    padding: 10px 0 !important;
}

.fastcomments-top-pages .page:last-child {
    border-bottom: none !important;
}

Style the Comment Count

.fastcomments-top-pages .title-link {
    display: flex !important;
    justify-content: space-between !important;
}

Other Frontend Libraries Internal Link

All the official FastComments frontend libraries for React, Angular, Vue, and so on, accept the customCSS configuration parameter and are wrappers around the vanilla js library with the same HTML structure.

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