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# Comments Panel Configuration

This section allows administrators to control how Zoho Desk comments are displayed inside the Jira issue.

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### Enable Zoho Desk Comments Panel

Controls whether the Zoho Desk comments panel is enabled in the Jira issue view.

* When enabled, Zoho Desk ticket comments will be rendered inside Jira.
* When disabled, the panel will be disabled.&#x20;

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### Comment Privacy Filter

Determines which Zoho Desk comments are displayed based on their privacy level:

* **All** – Displays both public and private Zoho Desk comments.
* **Public** – Displays only public Zoho Desk comments.
* **Private** – Displays only private Zoho Desk comments.

### Comment Tag Filter

Allows filtering of Zoho Desk comments by tags included in the comment body.

* Enter a **space-separated list of tags** (e.g. `#jira #jira-service-desk`).
* If configured, only Zoho Desk comments containing **at least one** of the specified tags will be displayed in Jira.
* If left empty, no tag filtering is applied.