Top Commentators WordPress Plugin

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I’ve installed a plugin to display the top commentators on this blog. I thought the word for people making comments was commentors but that’s wrong. It’s commentators!

Anyway, Shoemoney started using this on his blog to encourage people to comment and I think it’s a good idea. Basically it gives the top commentators a static link back to their site for taking the time to comment. I think it might attract more spam type comments,, ya know the ones like,, “nice site, visit my porn site”. Those get deleted anyway but if you do want your link to show up on my sidebar please comment on my blog posts. Even if it’s that you disagree with me.

I found the plugin via another site that I can’t remember at the moment. The Top Commentator Plugin works with wordpress 2.x +.

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18 Responses to “Top Commentators WordPress Plugin”

  1. Xavez says:

    That’s probably even more effective than de-lurking day :) .

  2. Andrew Kontra says:

    Thanks for the tip. This is a plugin worth adding.

  3. Online Hoobiner says:

    Wow, you just install the top commentators plugin, this really make me tempted to post somethings, hack, I”m in:)

  4. Russell Wagner says:

    I love to the top commentators plugin. It gives readers a free backlink on this PR 4 site which urges then to comment!

  5. webd360 says:

    Before I installed the plugin I thought it would be commentators too. The plugin is a great way to reward your readers and keep them happy (which is vital for a blog).

  6. Justin says:

    I’ve been meaning to add this to my blog, but just haven’t gotten a chance to do so…Ill hopefully get to it tomorrow

  7. Zul says:

    I’ve installed, but yet to get it working. Got stuck with the theme thingy. Hopefully it works soon. Thanks!

  8. JHS says:

    Can’t get it to work. Guess I don’t know how to put the code in the sidebar file. Every time I try it, my sidebar disappears completely. :-(

  9. azwanhadzree says:

    I have been using it for 2 months already and indeed the comments are coming :)

  10. Steve says:

    This is a great plug in. As I love leaving comments in blogs, I really like the rankings. Comments make a blog more conversational. This is where the readers get to voice and perhaps offer an alternate view that may further engage the reader. Awesome idea!

  11. Adam says:

    Its a great plugin, I’ve been using it since I launched my site (only 5 days ago). Its a great way to get comments and people show their love for your blog.

  12. Dave says:

    I’m definitely installing this plugin on my blogs and will pass it on to the people I have hosting blogs with me… It’s really a great way to get people to keep coming back to your site and commenting. Thanks Jeff. I’m adding you on two of my blogrolls.

  13. Govard says:

    Very interesting plugin but after installing it not working :(

  14. Reader Question: Commentators or Commentors? | Blogging Fingers says:

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  15. Jeff says:

    I’ve disabled this plugin for awhile, to give this site a breather… It has attracted some attention I’m not sure I want.

    I can’t risk having my search rankings F’d up because I’m linking out to free ps3 blogs and hair replacement sites… Basically stuff that is way off topic.

    I might enable it in the future though, for testing.

  16. Mike Conrad says:

    Cool plugin. Downloading this now…

  17. algarve golf says:

    it is a good thing to have but a lot of spammers are using this plugin

  18. Oes says:

    Its a nice plugin but there will also be lots of spams.

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