Record Comments

A DatoCMS plugin for team collaboration through threaded comments on records and a project-wide Comments Dashboard.

Features

Record Sidebar

• Threaded comments on any record
• Upvote system
• Edit & delete your comments
• Realtime updates

Comments Dashboard

• Global project-wide discussions
• My Mentions — see where you've been tagged
• Recent Comments — latest activity across the project
• Search and filter by author, date, records, assets, models, or users

Mentions

| Trigger | Type | |---------|------| | @ | User | | # | Field | | & | Record | | ^ | Asset | | $ | Model |

Installation

1. Go to Settings → Plugins in your DatoCMS project
2. Search for "Record Comments" and click Install

Configuration

To enable realtime updates:

1. Go to Settings → API Tokens
2. Copy your Read-only API token
3. Go to Settings → Plugins → Record Comments
4. Paste the token and click Save

Usage

Record Comments

1. Open any record and expand the Comments panel in the sidebar
2. Type your message and press Enter to send

Note: Save the record at least once before adding comments.

Dashboard

Click Comments in the left sidebar to access project-wide discussions, your mentions, and recent activity.

Mentions

Type a trigger character (@, #, &, ^, $) followed by a search term, or use the toolbar buttons.

Troubleshooting

Comments not syncing in realtime?

• Check that a CDA token is configured in plugin settings

Can't add comments?

• Save the record at least once first

Support

• DatoCMS Documentation
• DatoCMS Community
• Report Issues