Previously, this blog used the Edit Comments plugin, which allows users to edit their own comments for roughly 30 minutes after posting on this site before the comment is permanent.   I like this feature because I’ve often submitted a comment to later find a typo.  Today I found another plugin called WP-Ajax Edit Comments which uses ajax to accomplish the same thing, and the blog owner gets to choose the duration that any user can edit the comment.  The ajax code allows you to edit the comment within the comment itself, rather than loading the Edit Comment screen in your Dashboard (if your the admin) and also avoids doing a refresh on the page. 

According to the author, you can expect the following features:

  • Edit comments inline without page reloads.
  • Can turn off comment edits for non-admins.
  • Authors with admin can choose to disable the comment editing in their User options.
  • Can adjust the comment editing time in the admin panel.
  • Users without JavaScript disabled will see a regular comment page.
  • Absolutely no theme or file manipulation needed. Works completely out of the box.

Its now installed and ready to go, so feel free to try it below and let me know if it works!