How to Turn on Comments on Tiktok After Posting

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TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms, growing significantly throughout the pandemic. Many individuals now have friends for life or romantic relationships due to the connections they made on TikTok.

One of the ways that TikTok allows users to interact most is through replying to posts, especially through commenting. Many creators fear that they will have to deal with trolls, however, so take the time to turn comments off. You can also learn how to turn on comments on TikTok after posting, however, to ensure you can interact in the way you desire.

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Tip #1

TikTok allows you to reply to the comments on your posts with another video. Click on the comment and press the red camcorder button to begin. If you want your reply to be private, you will need to message the commenter a link to the video that you put on private mode.

Privacy Settings for Comments

Before learning how to turn on comments on TikTok after posting, you must understand the three privacy options for these replies. You can choose who you want to post on your account when considering the information below.

Everyone

If you have comments turned on for everyone on TikTok, you have a public account. Anyone can leave a reply on your videos, so you never know what type of information you will see.

Followers

You can turn your comments on for only your followers if you have a private account. Only those individuals who keep up with your feed can leave a reply.

Friends

Finally, you can turn on comments for only your friends. These TikTok users are those that follow you and that you follow back. This option is the most private of the three.

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Make Adjustments for All of Your Videos

Turn Comments On

You can learn how to turn on comments on TikTok after posting all of your videos. Learn more using the steps below.

  1. Tap on “Profile.”
  2. Look for the three horizontal dots on the top right corner. Press them.
  3. Tap “Settings and Privacy.”
  4. Click “Settings and Privacy.”
  5. Click on “Who Can Post Comments. “
  6. Choose “Everyone” or “Friends” to turn your comments on for specific people.
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Turn Comments Off

You can also learn to turn comments off on TikTok. The steps are almost the same as those required for turning them on.

  1. Click on “Profile.”
  2. Press on the three horizontal dots in the top right corner.
  3. Select “Settings and Privacy.”
  4. Click “Settings and Privacy.”
  5. Press “Who Can Post Comments.”
  6. Tap “Off” to turn off comments.

Adjust Comments While Posting

This method technically does not work for learning how to turn on comments on TikTok after posting. It does, however, let you adjust your settings right before you make a new post.

Toggle Comments On

If you already have comments turned off, you may want to turn them back on for one specific video. Use the steps below to begin.

  1. Open the TikTok app and press the plus sign in the middle bottom of the screen.
  2. Hold the red camcorder button to start a video.
  3. Press the red button with a checkmark in the bottom right corner of the screen.
  4. Tap “Next.”
  5. Toggle the switch next to “Comments Off.” If it was green and turns gray, you know people can reply to your post.
  6. Press “Post.”

Toggle Comments Off

The steps above are almost the same for learning how to turn off comments while in the posting process. Learn more in the information below.

  1. Open the TikTok app and press the plus sign.
  2. Start your post by pressing the red camcorder icon.
  3. Press the button with a checkmark in it on the bottom right corner.
  4. Click “Next.”
  5. Next to “Comments Off,” toggle the button. It should turn from gray to green.
  6. Press “Post.”

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Adjust Comments on One Video After Posting

The information below will help you learn how to turn on comments on TikTok after posting one video. You will only need to move the toggle switch in the opposite direction to turn them off. Find the rest of the required steps below.

  1. Open the TikTok app and press “Profile.”
  2. Click on the video you want to edit.
  3. Tap the three dots to open the settings for the video.
  4. Press “Privacy settings.”
  5. Scroll down to the section labeled “Allow Comments.”
  6. Press on the toggle switch until comments are either on or off.
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click on the three dots located on the right side then privacy and allow comments
Tip #2

TikTok does not let you hide all of your comments, but you can filter them by keywords. Go to the “Privacy and Safety” settings, then click “Filter Comments.” Under “Add Keywords,” enter any words you do not want others using in the comments on your page and press “Done.”

Troubleshooting

If you used the above information to learn how to turn on comments on TikTok after posting or for all of your videos and the replies do not show up, you may need to perform troubleshooting. Find some of the most common tips for missing comments below.

Restart TikTok

Many individuals find that if you restart the TikTok app, your comments will appear. If this method works, there was likely a bug when you initially opened the software.

Check for Server Issues

In the past when TikTok went down, many users were unable to see the comments on their videos. Use other social media accounts to check the TikTok server to ensure it is up and running.

Test Your Internet

Sometimes, comments may not show up on your TikTok videos because you do not have a stable internet connection. Perform a speed test to check. If you notice that your internet is slower than normal, restart your router or smartphone.

Clear the Cache

If you use TikTok continually, you will build up your cache over time. When this happens, you may experience slower loading times and issues such as missing comments. Fix this problem by opening your account settings and pressing “Clear Cache.”

Delete and Reinstall the App

If the methods above do not work, you can try deleting and reinstalling the app. This tip will help you remove any corrupted files that may exist on your account.

Contact Support

Finally, if all else fails, reach out to TikTok support. Usually, the team takes less than a day to fix these problems. TikTok support will also recognize that you are a real user since you reached out to them.

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Tip #3

The default setting on TikTok, as long as you have an adult account, is to allow anyone to comment on your videos. As of 2021, only friends can comment on posts made by teenagers. If you are under 16, TikTok will automatically set your account to private mode too.

Special Circumstances Surrounding TikTok Comments

If you do not want to completely turn off or on all comments on your TikTok, you can filter them. This social media platform also lets you pin, report, and delete replies.

Filter Comments

You can choose to filter every comment, those containing spam content, or those with specific keywords. Learn more below.

All Comments

To filter every comment, use the steps below.

  1. Open TikTok and navigate to your profile.
  2. Open Settings, and click on “Settings and Privacy.”
  3. Select “Comments.”
  4. Scroll down to “Filter spam and offensive comments,” and turn on “Filter keywords.”

You will now have to approve every reply someone leaves on your account.

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Filter Spam

Filtering spam comments will help to keep the trolls away from your profile. You can use the steps below for this method.

  1. Open your TikTok profile and go to your settings.
  2. Press “Settings and Privacy,” then “Comments.”
  3. Scroll down to “Comment Filters.”
  4. Turn on “Filter Spam and Offensive Comments.”
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Filter Keywords

Finally, TikTok allows you to prevent only those comments that contain specific keywords, as aforementioned. Filter these using the steps below.

  1. Open your profile and go to your account settings.
  2. Click on “Privacy,” followed by “Comments.”
  3. Go down to “Comment Filters,” and turn on “Filter Keywords.”
  4. Tap “Add Keywords” and start typing those you want to include.
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Pin Comments

If someone leaves an especially meaningful or funny comment on your TikTok profile, you can pin it to the top of the list. Learn how in the steps below.

  1. Open the TikTok app and go to your profile.
  2. Click on the video with the comment you want to pin.
  3. Tap on the bubble icon with three dots in the middle of it to open your comments.
  4. Hold down on the comment.
  5. Tap “Pin Comment.”

You can also unpin the comment. Tap “Unpin Comment” after long-pressing on the reply you want to edit.

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Report Comments

If someone leaves a comment that is disrespectful or offensive, you can report it using the below steps.

  1. Open TikTok and go to your profile.
  2. Press on the video with the offensive comments.
  3. Tap on the bubble icon with three dots in the middle of it.
  4. Hold down on the comment you need to report.
  5. Press “Report” and follow the on-screen instructions.
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Report Multiple Comments

If there are several comments on your account that you find disrespectful, you can report them in bulk. Learn more below.

  1. Navigate to your profile and click on a video with disrespectful comments.
  2. Hold down on the comment.
  3. Press “Manage Multiple Comments.”
  4. Select, at most, 100 replies you need to report.
  5. Press “More.”
  6. Tap “Report Comments” and follow the on-screen instructions.

Delete Comments

Finally, TikTok lets you delete comments. Make sure you report them first, however, so that TikTok can take care of the user. Delete the comments using the steps below.

  1. Open the TikTok app and go to your profile.
  2. Click on the video with the comments you want to delete.
  3. Tap on the bubble with three dots in the middle to open your comments.
  4. Hold down the comment you need to delete.
  5. Press “Delete.”
Tip #4

TikTok does not let you change the caption on your videos after posting. You can save the video to your device, however, and upload it to your account again. Update the caption in the provided space and delete the initial content.

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Manage Your TikTok Comments

As mentioned, you can learn how to turn on comments on TikTok after posting, while in the middle of making a post, and for all future videos. Turn off these replies using many of the same steps. TikTok has a variety of management tools in place, however, including the ability to pin, delete, and report the comments on your videos.

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