Don’t Forget To Respond To Your Readers
If you currently run a blog, my guess is that you allow comments on your blog posts. If you dont, you should! Not only does it give your readers an easy way to leave feedback, but it also allows you to build a community around your blog. However, many bloggers Read more…
How to handle blog comments left in another language
David has already raised the issue of real comments with spammy URLs, and that’s something to deal with in its own right, but what I often find is comments left in another language (sometimes including a link) which I have to debate what to do with. What can you do Read more…
Real Comments, Spam URL’s
So lately, I’ve been spending a fair bit of time going through and dealing with Spam on so many blogs. The comments look real, they read like real comments. They are most likely done by hand rather than spam bots, but if you look at the URL they’ve used, and Read more…
What Comment Spam Are You Seeing?
Over the past two weeks, I’ve seen a large increase in the number of spam comments that look similar to this one: Read more…
WP Ajax Edit Comments 2.2 Released
Longtime readers of Performancing know that I am a big fan of Ronald Huereca’s WP Ajax Edit Comments plugin for WordPress. Just when I think the plugin can’t get any better, he releases a new version that improves upon the last. WP Ajax Edit comments is a WordPress plugin that Read more…
How To Save Time Commenting On Blogs
One thing I enjoy doing when I browse through the hundreds of news items in my feed reader is commenting on blog posts. However, entering my name, url, and email address each time I want to do so becomes a pain. Taking a page out of a spammers book, I Read more…
Automattic Acquires IntenseDebate – More Than Just Comments
If you haven’t heard by now, Automattic has acquired the third party commenting system, IntenseDebate. IntenseDebate is based out of Boulder, Colorado and is one of a few third party commenting services/systems in the so called "enhanced comment space". IntenseDebate offers features such as replying to comments via email, threaded Read more…
WP Comment Remix Takes First Place
WeblogToolsCollection.com has announced the results from their popular WordPress plugin competition and WP Comment Remix has taken first place. So what does first place win? $2000 Production of a professionally recorded song for the winner. Dedicated server for one year from iWeb (Intel Core 2 Duo, HD 160GB Sata2, 1GB Read more…
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