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# How to Hide a Comment

# How to Hide a Comment

**In this article:**
* Overview
* How to hide a comment
* How to unhide a comment
* What readers see when a comment is hidden
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
Hiding a comment removes it from view for ordinary readers without deleting it. Use it to take down off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate replies while keeping the original text available to moderators. Hiding is reversible — you can unhide the comment at any time.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-hide-a-comment/02-comment-hidden-badge_5f7a034c.png)

## How to hide a comment
1. Open the Discussion at **/discussions/<id>**.
2. Find the comment you want to hide.
3. Click the **⋯** (kebab) menu at the top-right of that comment.
4. Click **Hide**.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-hide-a-comment/01-kebab-hide-option_113e6eb5.png)

You'll see a **"Comment hidden"** confirmation. The comment stays in the thread for moderators, marked with a **Hidden** badge, but is masked for everyone else.

## How to unhide a comment
1. Open the hidden comment's **⋯** menu.
2. Click **Unhide**.

You'll see a **"Comment unhidden"** confirmation and the comment becomes visible to all readers again.

## What readers see when a comment is hidden
* **Moderators** (Owners and Admins) still see the full comment, marked with a **Hidden** badge. Hovering the badge shows why it was hidden — for example, *Hidden by moderator* or *Hidden by community flag*.
* **Everyone else** sees a placeholder in place of the comment. The original text, any attachments, and reactions are stripped out, so the hidden content never reaches non-moderators. Replies stay in place so the thread doesn't break.

## Things to keep in mind
* Hiding is not deletion — the comment and its history are preserved, and you can unhide it whenever you like.
* Comments can also become hidden automatically through community flagging (the badge tooltip shows the reason). Unhiding works the same way regardless of how a comment was hidden.
* Moderation actions are only available while the Discussion is **Active**. Once a Discussion is **Archived** it's read-only and the comment menu (including **Hide**) is hidden until it's unarchived.

## FAQs
**What's the difference between hiding and deleting a comment?**
Hiding masks the comment from ordinary readers but keeps it fully intact for moderators and can be reversed. Deleting replaces the comment with a "[deleted comment]" placeholder. See *How to delete someone else's comment* for deletion.

**Will the author know their comment was hidden?**
No notification is sent when you hide a comment. The author will simply see the hidden placeholder like any other non-moderator.

**Can I see why a comment was hidden?**
Yes — as a moderator, hover the **Hidden** badge to see the reason (for example, hidden by a moderator or by a community flag).

## Who can do this
**Owners** and **Admins** can hide and unhide comments, and are the only roles that continue to see hidden comments (with the **Hidden** badge). These controls are surfaced in the app only to Owners and Admins — **Managers**, **Content Managers**, **People Managers**, **Instructors**, **Employees** and **Restricted** users don't see the **Hide** option and only ever see the masked placeholder. Hiding is only available while the Discussion is **Active**.