If you run a blog, then you probably have many users commenting on your site. One can reward your top commentators by using a cool widget which will link back to their site. This widget has many options available and can encourage commenting.
Small Description
A sidebar widget to show the top commentators in your WP site. This widget is easier to manage via the control form (no need to edit the PHP file); additional options are also available to make it more flexible.
- Author: Lorna Timbah
- WordPress Link: Top Commentators WordPress Plugin
Installation
- Unzip to get the topcommentators_widget.php file.
- Upload the file into the wp-content/plugins folder.
- In your WP admin console, go to Plugins and activate Top Commentators Widget.
- In your WP admin console, go to Design | Widgets and click Add beside the Top Commentators widget.
- Click Edit on the Top Commentators then scroll down and click Change.
- Drag the Top Commentators to wherever you want it to be, and click the Save Changes button if you want to stick to the default values.
Displaying the Top Commentators is surely one way to reward them as they will get a link to their site. There are a few options which can be set from the widget.
The options are:
- Widget title
- Description under the title
- Exclude certain users
- For certain period
- Limit names and characters to display
- Reset statistics
- Filter results
- Show gravatars
- and loads more …
This can be used for contests or any other incentive that you can come up with. Use it and display it on your blog and reward those that are building a community.
Final Thought
What do you think of this plugin? Are you already using it and for how long? I’m curious to know as this will surely help you out in finding more information quicker. All comments are welcomed as usaul.
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yeah even i m planning one similar contest on my blog..
.-= Rajesh Kanuri´s last blog ..Free Panda Cloud Antivirus Review =-.
@Rajesh – many bloggers are using this plugin for contests as it’s easy to configure.
By top commentator plugin the visitor will come again may be
Nice tip…
commenting is very imp for bloggers.i use this plugin too.it helps in creation of backlink for bloggers who comment on ur blog often.
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I’ve been using this plugin on my blog for quite a while now and it is very useful for many things including using it for my weekly round up and finding out which bloggers have been busy commentating
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@Karen – yes, i have seen it on your site for a long time and it really helps.
I do have that plugin in my blog, although I tweaked it a bit to appear only in the home page.
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I also use top commentators plugin and it is surely a good way to reward them.
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Definitely a nice plugin. I’ve been using it for a few months now. Have it set up to display top commenters for the last 30 days, so it’s a “rolling 30 days” and doesn’t reset every month for example.
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@Klaus – I have mine reset every month and exclude the admin which is me.
You have joined the people who are already using it. Cool!! Its now very useful in contests, of course.
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I’ve been using this plugin for months and that’s a great plugin as it attracts readers to leave comments on the blog, also it’s a way to say thank you to all the commentators. I just mad my blog dofollow to commentator’s link. I’ll be writing a comment policy too, I’ll remove comment which is not complied with the policy.
Cheers,
Lee
@Lee Ka Hoong – yes, it does help with comments. One issue is users sometimes just leave comments to be listed, one must moderate those comments.
Yea, that was the thing I concern in the past. But I’m not that care about my PR anymore, as long as it doesn’t drop. Also, I’ll be more strict in moderating comments, one liner and great post comment will be removed without any excuse.
i have just installed this plugin, working fine now! Thanks!
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@Minh – just checked your site and it is there and working well. Let me know if you need anything else.
This plugin is a must-have for many blogs. If building a community is important to you (i.e. getting comments), this is one way to motivate those who like to keep score.
.-= Gabe | freebloghelp.com´s last blog ..The secret ingredient for reaching goals =-.
@Gabe – one still has to moderate comments left as some users will take a chance by leaving stupid or short comments to be lkisted on the widget.
Thks for reminding me on this one.. need to install this on my blog..
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I am using this plugin from starting of my blog, it is very good plugin.
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I’m really confused by the first paragraph.
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@Dennis – yes, even I’m confused. I have corrected it now.
Thought I was losin’ it. lol
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..Blogging Halted Here – Don’t Despair, This Is A Good Thing! =-.
It looks like you mixed up two posts. Check your first paragraph again. Anyway this is the best way to reward your commentators. I have been using it for months now.
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I launched my New Blog and I am also using Thesis Theme.I will be using this Plugin also.
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I always like to comment on blog that install top commentator plugin. My blog is on blogger, I can not install plug in on my blog. But I have manually put top commentator at my sidebar.
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It is also a good way to attract more comments to our blog. This plugin and commentluv is the best for commenting and driving traffic to my blog
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Top Commentators plugin is a must have plugin for bloggers
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Top Commentators is one of the best plugins out there for rewarding your visitors that take the time to comment. I have mine set to reset every first day of the month so that people don’t get discouraged when they see the top slot is held by someone with hundreds of comments.
Karl
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@Karl – I agree with you about the reset every month. I have noticed that some users have a look at it and some times email me as to help them get higher or to complain about a user who is leaving short comments. I have my comments set to automatically accept comments from users with previous comments approved. I still how ever check those comments to make sure they are valid, some times I deleted them and other times I let them slide (depends on the user and my mood).
I’m playing around with the idea of allowing the comments to bypass the moderation process, how often do you get invalid (spammy) messages come through in comparison to your authentic messages? Have you seen a rise in spammy comments?
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@Karl – most of spam comments don’t get published unless they have previous approved comments. There is a setting by Settings >> Discussion and then check ‘Before a comment appears’, it’s the second check box. Maybe try it for 2 weeks and see how it goes, you could always revert back to previous settings. I also hold comments with 2 or more links, be sure to not let spammers go through.
Thanks George, I’ll probably get to it at some point soon and play around with the settings. I look forward to reading your future posts and catching up on your older ones.
Karl
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I stopped using it after my PR dropped. Hmm… Should I put it back?
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@Jayce – that is your decision, but I don’t know if that affected your PR.
I yet don’t have any plan to add it in my blog but hope I will add it in near future.
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Top Commentators is a must for all bloggers plugin. Thanks for the tip
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I really loves to see mine name in the top commentators list, it help in building your image in-front of other bloggers.
I have been using this for a while now and IMO it is a must if you are looking to build a community around your blog. As always, nice plugin review.
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@Tycoon – thanks for your feedback. The plugin helps users out there with backlinks to their site.
i have been using the top commentators plugin for some time and to say the least, the amount of comments on my blogs have increased many folds,
personally, i too like to comment a lot on blogs which have the top commentators plugin, feels good to see the number of comments i have made recently on a particular blog
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@Uttoran Sen – yes, it is a nice feeling, but one must still give good comments. Going to visit your site now and see whats happening
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