- Type – a paid сomments component for Joomla.
JLex Comment is a paid comments component for Joomla 6, 5, 4, and 3, designed for flexible user interaction management, moderation, and integration with other extensions. The solution is positioned as a versatile tool suitable for both basic commenting scenarios and complex portals with a large number of users and content.
Video overview
- Usage Examples – 00:01:08.
- Adding a Comment – 00:02:21.
- Component Settings – 00:04:53.
- Comments Module – 00:18:34.
Better watch video with «1080p HD» quality. This and other video overviews and tutorials can be found on my YouTube channel.
Links from the video:
- Joomla 4 video tutorials.
- VirtueMart 4 video tutorial. Сreating online stores on Joomla.
- Example of the review’s component usage on the site Aleksius.com.
- Example of usage on the developer's demo site.
- Example of usage on other sites.
- «Video tutorial «Joomla user management and registration».
- «Joomla Module video tutorial (Com modules). Creation and management».
On the official Joomla Extensions Directory site, there are twenty reviews published, and the extension was added on December 11, 2016.
- Overall rating – 5 out of 5.
- Functionality – 5 out of 5.
- Ease of use – 5 out of 5.
- Support – 5 out of 5.
- Documentation – 5 out of 5.
- Value for money – 5 out of 5.
Video overview recording date – May 09, 2026. Software from video review: JLex Comment 3.6.1, Joomla 6.1.0 with «Cassiopeia» template.
JLex Comment features
The component is compatible with Joomla versions 3-6 and can be used with virtually various third-party extensions. The extension is built with a focus on scalability, supporting large volumes of comments.
Main features.
- Access control system (ACL). It allows detailed control over which actions are available to different user groups, including adding, editing, deleting, and moderating comments.
- User roles. It supports creating specialized roles such as administrator, moderator, and premium user, which makes it possible to implement different interaction scenarios.
- Moderation and management. Centralized management of comments, reactions, and reports, with the ability to quickly edit or delete entries (picture below).
- Import and migration. Data transfer support: from CSV files, from other comment systems (CComment, JComment, K2, Komento, VirtueMart).
- RichText editor (picture below). Basic text formatting by users in comments: bold, italic, underline, link insertion, quotes, and code.
- Real-time preview. The user sees how the comment will look while typing.
- Reactions system. Expands the standard «like/dislike» model with various emotional reactions (as images).
- Subscriptions and notifications. Users can subscribe to discussions, receive email or RSS notifications, and get alerts for mentions.
- User mentions. Support for «@username» (user mentions) with automatic notifications.
Appearance and multimedia.
- Three ready-made design themes.
- Ability to create custom comment styles (picture below).
- Responsive design.
- Email template settings.
- Output template overrides.
- Adding location to the comment.
- File attachments support: uploading files and images (picture below).
- GIFs, stickers, images. Integration with GIPHY and sticker support.
- Emojis (smilies). Customizable emoji set that can be configured by the administrator.
- Using images as comments. Allows publishing visual responses.
- Replacer (content processing). Automatic text transformation: YouTube URLs into embedded videos, text templates into HTML code.
Integration and compatibility. The component is designed for broad integration within the Joomla ecosystem.
- Content builders support.
- Key integrations: Joomla articles, DJ-Classfields, AdsManager, VirtueMart, Zoo, SobiPro, JEvents, Event Booking, Cobalt, jDownloads, FLEXIcontent, iCagenda, K2.
- Social networks (Facebook, Google, X (Twitter), VK).
- User avatars can be sourced from various providers or use defaults, such as from EasyBlog and Gravatar.
- Authentication and users. The authorization system offers multiple options: standard Joomla login; social network login via Facebook, Google, X (Twitter), VK.
Security. A multi-level protection system is implemented:
- reCAPTCHA.
- hCaptcha.
- Graphical CAPTCHA.
- Blacklists.
- User reporting system.
- Moderation tools.
- Bad words list (picture below).
- Block links.
- Rate limiting for adding comments.
The control panel provides:
- real-time statistics.
- Management of all user activities.
- Control over reactions and reports.
- Centralized comment editing.
I hope this article and video review have helped you get acquainted with the component for a better understanding of its capabilities. If you have questions, leave them in the comments.
| Article author – Aleksej Khoroshevskij |
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 Ph.D., lecturer at Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, web developer, and SEO specialist with over 15 years of experience. Expert in website creation using Joomla and WebSite X5. Author of scientific publications, video courses, and educational content on web development and SEO. Runs a blog and a YouTube channel, sharing knowledge and practical experience. Provides services in website development, customization, maintenance, and promotion. Learn more about the author… Publications and work: |
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