This article teaches you how to manually turn off comment ranking on Facebook, as well as how to turn it back on. It also looks at why and when Facebook offers this feature.

What to Know

  • Go to profile, click Settings and Privacy > Settings > Public posts > Comment Ranking > Edit to turn off or on.Go to page, click the page you are admin of then Settings > Comment Ranking to enable or disable it.

How To Turn On/Off Comment Ranking on a FB Profile

Facebook profiles that have a large number of followers automatically have comment ranking switched on. However, lower profile Facebook profiles need to enable the feature. Whatever type of user you are, here’s how to turn on/off comment ranking on a Facebook profile.

  • On Facebook, click the arrow to the right hand side.
  • Click Settings and privacy.
  • Click Settings.
  • Click Public Posts.
  • Click Edit next to Comment Ranking.
  • Click the On/Off toggle and change it to your desired result.

How to Enable Comment Ranking on a FB Page

If you’re the admin of a page on Facebook, you may wish to enable or disable comment ranking on your Facebook page. Here’s how to do so.

On Facebook, click the arrow to the right hand side.

Click Settings and privacy.

Click Settings.

Click Public Posts.

Click Edit next to Comment Ranking.

Click the On/Off toggle and change it to your desired result.

  • On Facebook, click Pages.
  • Click the Page you wish to manage.
  • Click Settings.
  • You may need to scroll down to find the option.
  • Click Comment Ranking.
  • Either tick or untick See most relevant comments by default, depending on which you wish to implement.
  • Click Save Changes.
  • The page has now been updated to your adjusted Comment Ranking settings.

What Is Comment Ranking on Facebook? 

Comment ranking works by arranging comments by what Facebook considers to be the most meaningful and relevant comments posted. 

You need to be an admin of a page on Facebook to follow these steps. Regular users of a page can not do this.

On Facebook, click Pages.

Click the Page you wish to manage.

You may need to scroll down to find the option.

Click Comment Ranking.

Either tick or untick See most relevant comments by default, depending on which you wish to implement. 

Click Save Changes.

The page has now been updated to your adjusted Comment Ranking settings.

It’s determined through the use of three metics. These include the admin’s reaction to a comment, whether the comment seems like clickbait, and how much other users are interacting with a comment. 

Effectively, the more replies or reactions a comment gets, the higher its ranking becomes. Alternatively, a comment that simply tags someone or says something considered worthless like ’lol’ will be further down the list.

Comments from friends of the user or verified profiles also take precedence so they show up higher on the list. When you see Most Relevant written above the comments on a post, it means that comment ranking is enabled. 

Comment ranking is designed to prioritize content so that the most worthwhile comments are seen first, saving users time on browsing through all the replies to a page’s post. 

When Does Facebook Turn Comment Ranking On?

All Pages now have comment ranking automatically enabled on their account.  When comment ranking is switched on, the page admin can also use it to sort hidden comments on a page. If comment ranking is disabled, the page will display comments in most recent order by default.

For individual profiles, comment ranking needs to be enabled.

  • What does hiding a comment do on Facebook?
  • Hiding a comment on your post doesn’t remove it. Its author and people on their friends list can still see it, but anyone else won’t. Hiding a comment will also hide replies to it.
  • Why can’t I comment on Facebook?
  • Privacy settings may affect your ability to comment on a post. For example, a person might only let Friends write comments or turn off comments altogether. You also can’t leave a comment if you aren’t signed in.

Hiding a comment on your post doesn’t remove it. Its author and people on their friends list can still see it, but anyone else won’t. Hiding a comment will also hide replies to it.

Privacy settings may affect your ability to comment on a post. For example, a person might only let Friends write comments or turn off comments altogether. You also can’t leave a comment if you aren’t signed in.

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