Wordpress Comments – Top 10 Useful Plugins

The following is a guest post by Syahid Ali of TechMalaya.com

Wordpress is undoubtedly one of the best blogging platforms that one can use because of its stability and extensibility of the system. Comments meanwhile, are :

The heartbeat of a blog that keeps posts alive
Useful to grab a reader’s attention
An important indicator of a popular post

Thus with this post, I’ve listed 10 useful plugins to enhance your Wordpress comment section. Here they are in no particular order:

1- Subscribe to Comments – Allow your readers to subscribe via email to keep up with subsequent comments on a particular post.

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2- Highlight Author Comment – Automatically differentiate and display author’s comments with custom CSS styling.

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3- AJAX Comments WPMUified – Let your reader’s post their comments without having to leave the same page. It even has a very nice post effect too!

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4- Commentluv – Append a reader’s latest blog post to your comment section. Show them that you care.

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5- WP-Ajax Edit Comments – Allow users to edit their own comment from the same page, for a period of time. Great for correcting comment typos.

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6- SezWho – A very good comment rating system. Allow your readers to rate their favorite comments and separate the best comments from the worst.

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7- Hide or Show Comments – Let your reader focus their attention to the post by letting them to hide or show the comments section on demand.

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8- Riffly Webcam Video Comments – Bring some spice to your page by allowing audio / video comments with the help of Riffly.com .

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9- 4Avatars – A simple plugin that allows you to add avatars to comments on your blog. Supported avatars are from MyBlogLog, Gravatar or Avatars.pl .

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10- WP-Grins – Adds clickable smilies to be used on your comment section.

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What Wordpress comment plugins do you like? Let us know in the comments!

This has been a guest post by reader and frequent commenter, Syahid Ali of TechMalaya.com. Stop by his site to get a good view on tech updates, tips, free software, blogging and photo editing. Want to guestblog for this site? Drop me a line!

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31 Comments For This Post

Ashish Mohta Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 11:39 pm

Hi, Thats pretty cool ones I was looking for the smiley things.

One small correction: Point number 7 contains the same images as 8th I am guessing thats a mistake

MerDuriaN Says:
December 2nd, 2007 at 4:02 am

Great top10 useful plugins you had summarized. Anyway I like no5 where users can edit their comment without writing another comments on the same post

Dexter Says:
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:24 am

Nice , Useful tips that you have here

Yasser Says:
December 3rd, 2007 at 2:03 am

Very useful. But I see this website doesn’t use them. There are some other better plugins like Kismet for anti-spam is a must.

James Yeang Says:
December 4th, 2007 at 2:23 am

@Ashish:Thanks for picking up on that – that’s been fixed now!

@Yasser – good point about Akismet agree that it’s a must as well!

@Dexter and Merdurian – thanks guys

Christian Says:
December 4th, 2007 at 4:10 pm

Thanks mentioning AJAX Comments here! Glad to see it’s actually of help :)

Clement Says:
December 4th, 2007 at 11:20 pm

Good article.I have now found enough motivation to migrate from Google’s blogger to a self owned wordpress blog.

coaster Says:
December 10th, 2007 at 11:59 am

CommentLuv is a great idea. I wish my blogspot could have it. All blogs should have this plugin.
Another great one is so commentors can edit their comments for a few minutes after pressing the submit button – good for fixing spelling.

coaster Says:
December 10th, 2007 at 12:01 pm

Strange you mention top plugins but the two I commented about you don’t use, even though it is in your top ten!
Cheers,

James Yeang Says:
December 10th, 2007 at 1:30 pm

@Coaster: No time to implement – am juggling so much right now… When time allows, I’ll get down to trying out some of the stuff Syahid has listed out :)

Maeyo Says:
February 19th, 2008 at 10:38 pm

THANKS! That was very useful!!!

I have been looking high & low for the comment subscription via email. Thanks again!

Jenny Says:
February 21st, 2008 at 2:04 pm

if commentluv could be style’d i’d use it but it looks like crap and i can’t fix it.

Leandro Corrêa Says:
April 16th, 2008 at 10:25 pm

I’m looking for a wp plugin that adds a star rating system on every comment over the blog – does anyone have a suggestion?
thks.

rizky Says:
June 6th, 2008 at 8:18 am

millions of thanks. I’ve been looking for these comment-related plugin for ages..

sanjay Says:
July 28th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

hi its cool and good

Epan Says:
November 6th, 2008 at 10:04 am

Do not marry with foolishness. There may be children.

Manchester United Fan site Says:
February 27th, 2009 at 12:39 am

Soccers are fun to play! My favourite team is Man UTD!

Perry Says:
March 1st, 2009 at 2:19 am

I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

guide2prince.org Says:
March 8th, 2009 at 12:50 pm

Nice blog. :D And thanks for using commentluv. I am still not sure why I am told to comment on blogs with commentluv though. lol

Kerry Says:
March 10th, 2009 at 9:00 pm

I really liked your blog!

romonoeroetoko Says:
July 9th, 2009 at 12:19 am

Hm that sounds good but I would like to know more details.

Rosario Says:
July 28th, 2009 at 4:06 am

This is a great list . Thanks :)

Joltivan Says:
July 31st, 2009 at 3:59 am

Thanks for the list..nice collection :D

amenodimeno Says:
August 1st, 2009 at 1:55 am

That’s good man, keep it going.

SerVak Says:
August 4th, 2009 at 8:07 pm

????????? ???????????, ???????? ???

sven Says:
September 14th, 2009 at 5:53 am

Good read, thanks.

sooran Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 6:26 pm

tancks.
This Post Helped me
Good Time

adamusxyz Says:
January 7th, 2010 at 3:36 am

This is a very good stuff man. But you can be more specific next time. See ya !

Oliver David Says:
January 14th, 2010 at 12:30 am

here is how u can do it, its the best way

Infographiste Says:
January 31st, 2010 at 1:59 am

Great and useful plugins list, thanks for sharing and have a nice week end mate :)

wie yoga Says:
February 11th, 2010 at 4:30 pm

Nice..!
That’s good man, keep it going

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10 Wordpress Plugins | IT-handel Says:
April 26th, 2009 at 7:03 pm

[...] dock både bra och mindre bra men det är svårt att hitta de rätta.Jag har hittat en lista på FriedBeef som sammanfattar en lista med plugins för kommentarer på Wordpress.Det är en riktigt bra lista [...]

Ashish Mohta Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
Hi, Thats pretty cool ones I was looking for the smiley things.

One small correction: Point number 7 contains the same images as 8th I am guessing thats a mistake
MerDuriaN Says:
December 2nd, 2007 at 4:02 am
Great top10 useful plugins you had summarized. Anyway I like no5 where users can edit their comment without writing another comments on the same post
Dexter Says:
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:24 am
Nice , Useful tips that you have here
Yasser Says:
December 3rd, 2007 at 2:03 am
Very useful. But I see this website doesn’t use them. There are some other better plugins like Kismet for anti-spam is a must.
James Yeang Says:
December 4th, 2007 at 2:23 am
@Ashish:Thanks for picking up on that – that’s been fixed now!

@Yasser – good point about Akismet agree that it’s a must as well!

@Dexter and Merdurian – thanks guys
Christian Says:
December 4th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Thanks mentioning AJAX Comments here! Glad to see it’s actually of help :)
Clement Says:
December 4th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
Good article.I have now found enough motivation to migrate from Google’s blogger to a self owned wordpress blog.
coaster Says:
December 10th, 2007 at 11:59 am
CommentLuv is a great idea. I wish my blogspot could have it. All blogs should have this plugin.
Another great one is so commentors can edit their comments for a few minutes after pressing the submit button – good for fixing spelling.
coaster Says:
December 10th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Strange you mention top plugins but the two I commented about you don’t use, even though it is in your top ten!
Cheers,
James Yeang Says:
December 10th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
@Coaster: No time to implement – am juggling so much right now… When time allows, I’ll get down to trying out some of the stuff Syahid has listed out :)
Maeyo Says:
February 19th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
THANKS! That was very useful!!!

I have been looking high & low for the comment subscription via email. Thanks again!
Jenny Says:
February 21st, 2008 at 2:04 pm
if commentluv could be style’d i’d use it but it looks like crap and i can’t fix it.
Leandro Corrêa Says:
April 16th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
I’m looking for a wp plugin that adds a star rating system on every comment over the blog – does anyone have a suggestion?
thks.
rizky Says:
June 6th, 2008 at 8:18 am
millions of thanks. I’ve been looking for these comment-related plugin for ages..
sanjay Says:
July 28th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
hi its cool and good
Epan Says:
November 6th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Do not marry with foolishness. There may be children.
Manchester United Fan site Says:
February 27th, 2009 at 12:39 am
Soccers are fun to play! My favourite team is Man UTD!
Perry Says:
March 1st, 2009 at 2:19 am
I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
guide2prince.org Says:
March 8th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Nice blog. :D And thanks for using commentluv. I am still not sure why I am told to comment on blogs with commentluv though. lol
Kerry Says:
March 10th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
I really liked your blog!
romonoeroetoko Says:
July 9th, 2009 at 12:19 am
Hm that sounds good but I would like to know more details.
Rosario Says:
July 28th, 2009 at 4:06 am
This is a great list . Thanks :)
Joltivan Says:
July 31st, 2009 at 3:59 am
Thanks for the list..nice collection :D
amenodimeno Says:
August 1st, 2009 at 1:55 am
That’s good man, keep it going.
SerVak Says:
August 4th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
????????? ???????????, ???????? ???
sven Says:
September 14th, 2009 at 5:53 am
Good read, thanks.
sooran Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
tancks.
This Post Helped me
Good Time
adamusxyz Says:
January 7th, 2010 at 3:36 am
This is a very good stuff man. But you can be more specific next time. See ya !
Oliver David Says:
January 14th, 2010 at 12:30 am
here is how u can do it, its the best way
Infographiste Says:
January 31st, 2010 at 1:59 am
Great and useful plugins list, thanks for sharing and have a nice week end mate :)
wie yoga Says:
February 11th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Nice..!
That’s good man, keep it going

10 Wordpress Plugins | IT-handel Says:
April 26th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
[...] dock både bra och mindre bra men det är svårt att hitta de rätta.Jag har hittat en lista på FriedBeef som sammanfattar en lista med plugins för kommentarer på Wordpress.Det är en riktigt bra lista [...]

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