WordPress Discussion Settings allow you to control how comments are managed and displayed on your site. Key aspects include:

Default Article Settings:

  • Allow people to post comments on new articles
  • Enable pingbacks and trackbacks

Other Comment Settings:

  • Require users to be registered and logged in to comment
  • Automatically close comments on older articles

Email Notifications:

  • Notify admin when someone posts a comment
  • Notify admin when a comment is held for moderation

Comment Moderation:

  • Hold comments for manual approval
  • Automatically approve comments from previously approved commenters

Comment Blacklist:

  • Define words, URLs, emails, or IPs that will automatically send comments to trash

Avatars:

  • Enable or disable avatar display
  • Set maximum rating for avatars
  • Choose default avatar style

To access these settings, go to Settings > Discussion in your WordPress dashboard.