To see more comments on a Facebook post, open its comments, select the current ordering label, and choose All comments if that option is available. Then load more comments and expand replies. Choose Newest comments when you want to read the latest additions first.
“All comments” is a viewing option, not a way to recover deleted comments or override moderation. Facebook can offer different controls on Pages, profiles, and groups. This guide separates reading a discussion from managing comments on a Page you control.
Open the Full Discussion and Change Its Order
Begin with the actual post rather than a small preview in your feed or a notification excerpt. If you have not found it yet, use our guide to find old Facebook posts without scrolling. You still need access to the post’s audience.
- Open the post you want to read. Check the author and content so you do not mistake a shared copy for the original discussion.
- Open its comments. Click or tap the comment count or comments control below the post. If you see View more comments, select it to reveal more of the discussion.
- Find the current ordering label. Look for Most relevant, Newest comments, or All comments in the comments area. Facebook’s documented computer route places this near the bottom right of the post; mobile layouts can place it differently.
- Select All comments when offered. The list should reload with that selection. For a time-based view, select Newest comments instead.
- Expand the rest of the conversation. Select additional comment-loading controls and the replies beneath individual comments. A visible parent comment does not mean every reply is already expanded.
Facebook’s comment-ordering guide says you may need to choose View more comments before the ordering control appears. The options can differ between Pages and profiles. Changing this view affects your own display, and the selection is not permanent.
If you are looking for one person’s comment rather than the whole discussion, use our guide to finding someone’s Facebook comments. It explains how to locate accessible posts and why another person’s private Activity Log is not available to search.
What the Three Comment Options Mean
All comments
Facebook describes this option as including potential spam, with relevant comments appearing first. It is useful when a ranked view seems to omit part of a discussion. It does not mean that every comment is sorted oldest to newest, loaded onto the screen at once, or available despite deletion and moderation.
Newest comments
This puts the newest comments first. Use it to follow a developing conversation or look for a recent answer. You may still need to expand replies and load additional batches. A reply can belong under an older parent comment, so do not inspect only the first few top-level entries.
Most relevant
This prioritizes comments Facebook considers relevant, including engagement and connections such as friends or verified profiles. A comment near the top is not necessarily the first one written. Use another offered ordering option when your purpose is to review the discussion more broadly.
Why a Comment May Still Be Missing
Start by distinguishing a loading problem from an unavailable comment. If the post itself will not open, first check whether you are signed into the intended profile and still have permission to see it. Repeatedly changing the comment filter cannot grant access to a restricted post.
If the post opens, check its replies and comment-loading controls. A notification can refer to a reply inside a thread rather than a separate top-level comment. Compare the commenter’s name and the part of the conversation you remember instead of assuming that the first displayed list is complete.
Comments can also be hidden or removed. Facebook’s Page comment-moderation guidance distinguishes hiding from deletion: hiding restricts who can see a comment, while deletion removes it from the post. A normal visitor’s All comments selection does not provide Page-management permissions.
Do not treat a comment count as a checklist that the currently loaded screen must match. If a particular comment cannot be found, its absence alone does not establish who removed it or why. Ask the author or Page manager for clarification when that information matters.
If You Manage the Facebook Page
Page managers have separate moderation controls. Facebook says you need Facebook access to switch into a Page and manage these comments; task access alone does not provide the same controls. Reading another Page’s public post does not give you this access.
- Switch into your Page and open the post. Confirm that you are using the Page profile you manage.
- Open the comments ordering menu. Select Most Relevant, then Hidden by This Page when available.
- Review the hidden discussion. This view can include comments hidden by the Page and automatic filters. Hidden replies may appear with their parent comment.
- Unhide only a comment you intend to make visible. Select Unhide or the comment’s options and Unhide comment. This changes its visibility; it is not merely a private viewing preference.
Meta currently documents Hidden by This Page for a computer or the Android app. Its hidden-comment sorting also requires comment ranking to be enabled. If the option is missing on an iPhone, try the documented computer route before assuming the hidden comments were deleted.
Change Ranking for Your Own Content
The viewer’s sorting menu is different from the owner’s ranking setting. If you manage a Page, Meta’s Page ranking instructions use Settings & privacy > Settings > Followers and public content > Show most relevant comments first after switching into the Page. Turning ranking off makes its default comment display chronological. Facebook Live remains ranked regardless of that setting.
Meta also documents a profile comment-ranking setting under Followers and public content. Use the controls available for your own profile; the presence of a sorting menu on somebody else’s post does not let you change their default. These settings do not restore deleted comments.
For a group you administer, the group comment-sorting controls are under Group settings > Manage discussion > Sort comments; you may need to open Manage first. Select the default order and save it. Meta notes that this setting is not available in every group, so a missing control does not mean every member can enable it.
When Comments or the Menu Will Not Load
Reopen the same post and let the comments finish loading before selecting another filter. If the app continues to stall, compare the post in an updated browser on facebook.com. If the browser works, update and reopen the app; if neither works, check whether other Facebook posts and ordinary websites load on the same connection.
Keep the comparison focused on the same account and post. Switching accounts can change access and what you see, which makes it harder to identify a loading failure. Avoid immediately clearing all browser data: that can sign you out without explaining whether the original problem was permission, moderation, or a stalled comment list.
Common Questions
Can All comments recover a deleted comment?
No. It changes the displayed list. It is not a restore tool, and it does not recreate text that has been removed from the post.
Can I set every Facebook post to All comments permanently?
Meta describes the viewer’s comment-order change as temporary. Page owners, some profile owners, and eligible group admins have separate default-ranking or sorting settings, but these are not a universal preference for every post you visit.
Why do I still need to open replies?
Sorting comments and expanding a thread are separate actions. Select the replies under the relevant parent comment, then use any additional loading controls within that thread.
Open the original post, choose the appropriate available view, and expand its replies. If something is still absent, check access and moderation rather than assuming an All comments setting can reveal everything.
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