Allow users to edit comments for a limited time, while admins can edit all comments.
As of April 2026, Mihdan: Ajax Edit Comments is a WordPress ajax plugin with 500 active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 18 reviews. It has been downloaded 324K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: zipaddr-jp.
Ajax Edit Comments allows users to edit their own comments for a limited time. Administrators can edit all comments on the front-end.
Check out a “lite” version of this plugin called Simple Comment Editing. Check out the WPTavern review for more information.
Please watch this video demonstrating the new admin features. Alternatively, read about the features on Github.
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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