Saturday, October 27th, 2007...6:06 am
Comments Lists Added
Awhile back I added a few sections to my sidebar pertaining to comments that I wanted to point out. While the focus of this blog is my journey to a healthier me I will also from time to time include posts like this where I am learning, and sharing, about the mechanics of blogging.
First, I have added a list of “Top Commentators” to my sidebar via the handy dandy Wordpress Plugin called Show Top Commentators. This list will be reset monthly and it shows the name of the commenter and links to their blog, if they have one. This plugin installs like any other Wordpress plugin, although there is no Admin Options interface - the options are set by editing the plugin code itself. Not a big deal though.
Second, I have added a list of the most “Recent Comments” which includes an excerpt of the comment. It also shows Trackbacks. I achieved this by installing the Get Recent Comments plugin. This plugin is highly configurable through the Admin Options interface.
Third, I have added a community cloud to see at a glance who is joining me on my Journey from Fat to Fit.
Finally, while it won’t be visible to those of you who have already commented on here, I have implemented the Comment Relish plugin to automatically welcome first-time commenters.
I really appreciate those of you who have already left a comment on here. John Is Fit is an important support system for me and the more interaction I have with others on here (and elsewhere on your blog) the stronger that support system will be.
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6 Comments
October 27th, 2007 at 7:46 am
October 27th, 2007 at 8:03 am
I like your list, good luck on starting to knock those out! I’m trying to do a combination of big picture goals “lose 100 pounds” with short term duration ones like “Lose 5 pounds in October, 2007″. What I like about the short term goals is that I can mark them complete and move on.
October 27th, 2007 at 8:53 am
I thought about switching over to wordpress but right now that is just another thing to add to my already long list so for now its on hold….maybe next year.
October 27th, 2007 at 9:22 am
October 27th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
*stomps off to pout jealously*
October 28th, 2007 at 6:52 am
Sarah - it’s fun to play with the looks but the fact is content is king. Continue to focus on interesting topics written well and you’ll be doing better than 95% of the bloggers out there. Stock templates are just fine.
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