The great thing about blogs, rather than books, is that they are interactive. These are amazing times we live in when we can comment and interact with other writers and bloggers too. Also “Blog Commenting” is considered Good Karma, and supportive of the fellow blogging community, if done properly.
In the spirit of “Sharing the Love”, there are three WordPress Plugins, that can make sharing easier for your readers and followers, and reward them for taking the time to comment. These are Commentluv, Disqus and IntenseDebate:
1. Commentluv
Once installed and activated on your site, this plugin will visit the site of the comment author while they type their comment and retrieve a selection of their last blog posts, tweets or digg submissions which they can choose one from to include at the bottom of their comment when they click submit.
This type of plugin benefits the commenters as it gives them a link back to their information, and it is good for the blogger since it should encourage more feedback.
Also since WordPress upgraded to allow “Threaded Comments”, this really eliminates the need for a fancy operating system.
As you can guess, I use Commentluv, and I also take extra effort to comment on other blogs I come across using this plugin. I think it’s really great.
Feel free to download the plugin HERE.
2. Disqus
The main competitor for Commentluv is Disqus. Disqus offers 2 services for bloggers. Disqus Comments and Disqus Profile. Disqus Comments is a comment system and moderation tool for your website. Disqus Profile lets you get the most out of the comments you post on other websites.
Even if you do not plan on using this plugin on your site, it’s a good idea to sign up for a Profile, so you can comment easily on the sites that do use it.
A lot of bloggers have been complaining across the web about Disqus, which is why I decided not to use it. Some of the complaints include – 1. ALL other comment related plugins cancelled out, including Akismet. 2. The comments and control remains on the Disqus server. 3. Commenter names tend to appear as “usernames” rather than full names.
Some positive comments I found, said that they liked the fact that it’s easy to sign into Disqus with Twitter or Facebook. If you really like Disqus…. I would appreciate a positive opinion below.
Feel free to download the plugin HERE.
3. Intense Debate
IntenseDebate’s comment system enhances and encourages conversation on your blog or website. Intense Debate has been compared more to Disqus, and there seems to be more fans of Intense Debate than Disqus. I believe Intense Debate was acquired by the owners of WordPress, which is why WordPress blog users find Intense Debate more friendly.
Similar to Disqus, you can have an ID Profile as well, which you can use to comment on other people’s blogs. The people who really like it, and the people who really dislike it seem to be split 50/50. One of the complaints is that there is little control over the style of the layout.
Feel free to download the plugin HERE.
Which Blog Commenting sytem do you use? Styling your WordPress Blog with a variety of plugins? Or upgrading to a system like Disqus of IntenseDebate?
Wow, what an awesome post Fiona! I didn’t think I had that much time to comment, but I’ve been making time for it now. I do love interacting with other fellow bloggers, as I believe there is so much we can learn from each other. Even if I do try and squeeze it in while I’m at work
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Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 22, 2010 at 1:19 pm | Permalink
@Lauren McEachran, Hi Lauren, Great that you are starting to embrace commenting. I think taking the time to read people’s blogs, and then submit your thoughts and ideas in this busy and distracting day-and-age is a great GIFT to the blogger. Thank you so much for your comment
Twitter: FamousBloggers
June 20, 2010 at 7:43 pm | Permalink
I really don’t think that there should be a competition between commentluv and the other two services, I came to check your post and If I found that you are using Disqus or Intense Debate then I am likely not add a comment
it’s kind of hard to me to use Disqus & Intense Debate because I really don’t like the concept of hosting my comments in another place which is not my own database, I also hate the fact that I can lose some of my blog comments if I take a simple decision by disable Disqus!
Probably now you know the main difference between CommentLuv and Disqus/Intense Debate, those two services export your comments, this means you have features but you lose control if any of the services went down for any reason in the future! and this explain it all, I mean this is why Intense Debate has been compared more to Disqus!
CommentLuv is so unique service and I believe it will have a brilliant future!
Thank you for the interesting read and inspiration
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We actually sync comments locally with most major platforms such as blogger, wordpress, and movabletype. You can also export your comments here: http://disqus.com/comments/tools
If you have anymore questions feel free to visit our knowledge base: http://help.disqus.com
Twitter: FamousBloggers
June 21, 2010 at 12:08 pm | Permalink
@giannii, Thanks for your reply, I am actually using Disqus on one of my blogs, it’s useful when you deal with spammy comments!
But the exporting comment sometimes makes you lose a few comments, this is my take on that!
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Did you see any error messages? What platform are you using? I’d love to help in any way I can.
-Giannii
RT @abnormalmarket: Blog Commenting: Commentluv, Disqus or Intense Debate? http://www.abnormalmarketing.com/2010/06… @jeanettecates #blog30
CommentLuv is more desirable for a blog because it encourages other bloggers to comment for a link to their last post.
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Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 22, 2010 at 1:08 pm | Permalink
@Online Strategies, Hi, and thanks for your comment. Glad to hear you support Commentluv and can recommend it
Twitter: melaniekissell
June 21, 2010 at 9:02 am | Permalink
Fiona ~
I just started using Comment Luv a couple of months ago and I love it!
And I especially appreciate when the commenters on my blog are using it, as well. It makes it so EASY for me to just click right over to their post, give it a read, and leave my commentary on their blog.
Otherwise, it takes a few more steps to reach their blog and if I’m not really interested in what they’ve written about that day, then I’ve wasted valuable time.
Wonderful and helpful topic!
Melanie
#blog30
Melanie Kissell´s last [type] ..How Often Do You Shoe A Goose?
Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 22, 2010 at 1:11 pm | Permalink
@Melanie Kissell, Hi Melanie, Great to hear you are enjoying CommentLuv. I can relate to what you are saying, because Commentluv has sent me off in a tangent on a few occasions, and I’ve discovered some pretty cool blogs and posts.
I also like the little love heart at the end of the link. If you hover your cursor on the heart, you can see the poster’s profile, AND other blogs the person is commenting on. I’m impressed.
Blogs and websites that have installed IntenseDebate have experienced a noticeable increase in reader engagement around their content.
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Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 22, 2010 at 12:55 pm | Permalink
@website design franchise, Hi, and thanks for your feedback. Which blogs and websites? I would love to know the exact ones, so I can see IntenseDebate in action.
Hi Fiona,
I just wanted to shed some light on some of the dislikes you’ve listed above.
1. We work perfectly fine with akismet, in fact you can enable it here: http://disqus.com/comments/settings/
2. We actually sync comments locally with most major platforms such as blogger, wordpress, and movabletype. You can also export your comments here: http://disqus.com/comments/tools
3. We do show full names if you choose to, you can do that here: http://disqus.com/profile/info
If you have any more questions feel free to review our knowledge base here: http://help.disqus.com
-Giannii
Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 22, 2010 at 1:15 pm | Permalink
@giannii, Hi Giannii, Thank you for shedding some light on the issues I discovered. I’ve been a little too nervous to actually try Disqus myself, so I cannot comment from personal experience, but I did a little research across the web.
As a concept, Disqus looks like a fantastic option, and if the issues some bloggers have previously mentioned have been resolved, then this is very good news.
I really appreciate you taking the time to clear this up. It would be great to hear from people currently using Disqus if they have any issues, or if they are very happy with this service.
Twitter: melaniekissell
June 22, 2010 at 9:08 pm | Permalink
Hey Fiona ~ That’s pretty cool. I didn’t realize you could hover over the Comment Luv heart and see someone’s profile. Very clever and a nice feature.
Hope you’re having a great week!
Melanie
Melanie Kissell´s last [type] ..Are Your Blog Posts End-to-End Thrills?
Twitter: ZahidLilani
June 25, 2010 at 7:37 pm | Permalink
I am compelled to comment since I am the only one who as used “all of the above mentioned plugins.”
Intense Debate
It never caught on with me, I installed it and in a week disabled it.
Disqus
I installed Disqus when it was in its infancy and suffered the consquences. Maybe Gianni remembers me, I complained a lot on Twitter ! Uninstalled it and installed CommentLuv.
CommentLuv
The only reason anyone would use commentluv is because of what you mention; makes other bloggers want to comment more (even if the comments don’t make sense). I dumped it soon, sorry I know you really like it.
Disqus
Decided to give Disqus a shot one more time since I really liked it but couldn’t really make it work for me. This is why I use Disqus now
- Excellent spam filter
- Lets commentator login using Twitter etc.
- You can give points to good and useful comments (that encourages people to watch what they say)
- Makes administration of comments a breeze.
Disqus is committed to the service and I think it will only get better.
Just my 2 cents…
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Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 26, 2010 at 12:46 am | Permalink
@Zahid Lilani, Hi Zahid, Thank you so much for sharing your detailed experience with these 3 WordPress plugins.
Luckily with Commentluv, I’m yet to experience commenters who don’t make any sense. I’ve found most of the bloggers using Commentluv, seem to use it properly.
I’m glad to hear you like Disqus, and are finding it useful. The team at Disqus seem committed to fixing the outstanding issues, and if they can make it work, it really looks like a good option for managing comments.
Twitter: dragonblogger
June 26, 2010 at 12:41 am | Permalink
I use CommentLuv on my blog, but I will leave comments on other blogs who use any of the 3 systems mentioned. I prefer CommentLuv because of the link back to your latest article (I think you can actually combine either Disqus or IntenseDebate and one still works with CommentLuv.
Justin Germino´s last [type] ..Two Favorite Blogging Resources Online
Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 27, 2010 at 12:41 am | Permalink
@Justin Germino, Hi Justin, Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Commentluv, and these commenting systems. It would be interesting to know if either of these actually work with Commentluv.
Twitter: astrofix8
June 26, 2010 at 11:02 am | Permalink
I use Disqus on all 4 of my blogs- however, I wish it had commentluv integration.
I like Disqus because it actually encourages discussions rather than short comments. I would not switch to commentluv just to encourage commenting. I’d rather have fewer, high quality comments by people who are truly interested in the topic, than short, low quality comments by people simply wanting to drive traffic to their site.
That being said, I’d like to have commentluv because I’d like to see whether my readers have their own blogs without having to click on their profiles. I think it encourages reciprocity.
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Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 27, 2010 at 12:44 am | Permalink
@Michelle, Hi Michelle, Great feedback on Disqus. It’s good to hear you really like it, and it’s working well for you. But I do know what you mean about Commentluv. It’s great to see a link at the bottom of what your commenters are thinking about and writing about.
Twitter: Tek3D
June 26, 2010 at 11:50 am | Permalink
CommentLuv is absolutely my first choice. I tried out Disqus and Intense Debate but I lost some comments after I removed them. Hosting your content or comments on another host is very annoying. Moreover, with CommentLuv I can customize the comment section easily so that it suits with the theme.
Thanks for the great rounds up.
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Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 27, 2010 at 12:49 am | Permalink
@Tek3D, Hi Ricky, When did you remove Disqus or Intense Debate? The last thing a blogger needs is to lose valuable comments when they update or remove something. Glad to hear you are a fan of Commentluv. I’m yet to see someone who doesn’t like it.
Twitter: careerblogger
June 26, 2010 at 9:08 pm | Permalink
I am a big fan of commentluv and I recently changed over to Intense Debate and I am liking it as well. I can see the debate between disqus and Intense debate but I am not sure why commentluv is being compared to the other two services.
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Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 27, 2010 at 12:56 am | Permalink
@Dan Keller, Hi Dan, Great to see someone using Intense Debate and really liking it. The concept is an excellent one.
Commentluv is being compared to Disqus and Intense Debate because the post is about making your comment section MORE interactive. And all 3 of these plugins do exactly that. Plus I read some other posts JUST talking about comment management systems, and I wanted to look at it from a new (Abnormal) perspective.
Hope that makes sense 
Twitter: danalingga
June 27, 2010 at 9:56 am | Permalink
I am a fan of WordPress default comment form so From this list, I encourage bloggers to use only comment luv as additional touch in comment form.
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June 27, 2010 at 2:26 pm | Permalink
@Dana @ Blogging Tips Blog, Hi Dana, Thanks for your comment. I see we have this in common
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June 27, 2010 at 4:13 pm | Permalink
Hi Fiona,
I use CommentLuv because it had the least “friction” for both the blogger and the commentors.
~Henry~
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Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 28, 2010 at 3:01 am | Permalink
@Henry Pena, Hi Henry, Thanks for your comment. More good news for Commentluv….
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Twitter: superblogtime
June 28, 2010 at 8:59 am | Permalink
Thanks for the information. I’m really new to blogging and the first time I came across Disqus I was super confused. Too bad I hadn’t read this post before hand!
I currently use commentluv and it works out well. I agree with what you said about being able to see if the person commenting has a blog or not right away.
Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 28, 2010 at 11:32 am | Permalink
@Curtis, Hi Curtis, Why were you confused about Disqus? Do you find it too complicated as a blog comment management system?
Great to hear you like Commentluv. Thanks for your feedback
Fiona Bosticky´s last [type] ..Marketing Options for Small Businesses
Twitter: anoopjacob
June 30, 2010 at 11:30 am | Permalink
Awesome post. Of the the three, I haven’t heard about ‘ Intense Debate’. Of the other two, I would definitely go for ComLuv . Unfortunately, I couldn’t use it on my blog as it needs wordpress 9 or higher.
Jakes´s last [type] ..Thoughts of a first-time blogger
Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 30, 2010 at 12:00 pm | Permalink
@Jakes, Hi Jakes, I didn’t realise Commentluv had issues with older versions of WordPress. Is your version less than 2.9? Have you thought about upgrading?
I found Commentluv very simple for people commenting to use. I commented on a blog with IntenseDebate today, and it looks a little overwhelming, and I wasn’t sure if I should sign in with Twitter, or Facebook, or an IntenseDebate account, or just my name and website. I can see what they are trying to do with this, but I’m not sure if it’s working right.
I think commenting should be made as simple and easy, yet as rewarding as possible.
Twitter: anoopjacob
June 30, 2010 at 12:16 pm | Permalink
@Fiona Bosticky, Actually I can’t upgrade as am using freehostia.com for hosting
Jakes´s last [type] ..Thoughts of a first-time blogger
Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 30, 2010 at 12:25 pm | Permalink
@Jakes, Ah, ok, well free hosting might have some restrictions. If you ever swap hosting, you’ll have to look into it
Twitter: kartiksinghal
June 30, 2010 at 11:48 am | Permalink
I have used Intense Debate on my blog once for a few months, I had found it good but after a while it started to give problems with the synchronization of comments on my server and their server. Sometimes, even the comment posted for one post was appearing in another post. After I got fed up, I removed it.
As I am experiencing CommentLuv for first time while typing this post, I notice it is unable to recognize my last blog post. Hands down here too.
Twitter: abnormalmarket
June 30, 2010 at 11:55 am | Permalink
@Kartik, Hi Kartik, Thanks for your feedback about IntenseDebate. The issues sound a little similar as the previous problems with Disqus.
The trick with Commentluv, and getting your last blog post to appear – - – you need to type your full address including http://www…….. like this. This happened to me too, once, when I put just my web address – abnormalmarketing.com.
I hope this helps!
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Twitter: kartiksinghal
June 30, 2010 at 12:35 pm | Permalink
@Fiona Bosticky, Thanks for your helpful response. I am trying this time with www included in the address and it doesn’t seem to work again, even though I am giving link for a wordpress blog.
Twitter: abnormalmarket
July 1, 2010 at 12:14 am | Permalink
@Kartik, Hi Kartik, I did a little research, and there are some problems with your RSS feed. It might help to register your address at Comluv.com. The only way I could get your feed to show, was to put in – “http://www.techglider.com/kartik/blog/feed”.
If you need clarification on this, it’s probably best you chat to the guys at Comluv.
I tried to amend web address in your post, but I couldn’t activate Commentluv from the editing side.
Twitter: kartiksinghal
July 1, 2010 at 3:25 am | Permalink
@Fiona Bosticky, Thanks Fiona for taking this much time into this. I will check with the problem on my blog.
PS: now appending /feed to the url is showing the last post.
Kartik Singhal´s last [type] ..My Airtel Woes
Twitter: abnormalmarket
July 1, 2010 at 4:37 am | Permalink
@Kartik Singhal, Great to finally see it working for your Kartik
This was an interesting experiment for me too…
Twitter: superblogtime
July 4, 2010 at 11:06 am | Permalink
@Fiona Bosticky, I was confused by Discus only because I didn’t realize that there were competing comment products out there. I had never really paid much attention to blogging before I started SBT so it is all very, very new to me.
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Twitter: abnormalmarket
July 4, 2010 at 12:40 pm | Permalink
@Curtis, Hi Curtis, What exactly did you find confusing about Disqus? Do you find the others less confusing?
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Twitter: DiTesco
July 24, 2010 at 8:02 am | Permalink
I have moved my blog from Blogger to WordPress some months ago and I while I was not using neither of the commenting systems above, I lost a lot of comments within the process. Equally I have heard that there are also some that suffered the faith of loosing comments despite claims that they are synced with wordpress. Obviously I won’t evaluate any of those that I have personally used but rather just give a warning that this type of things can happen.
Finally, I have no problems to comment on Disquss or Intense Debate as I have account on both. The only thing is that I am not entirely in agreement that CommentLuv can be compared to the other two as they are different. CommentLuv can actually and is being used in tandem with Disquss and ID.
Regardless of what you choose as a commenting system, I also suggest to use CommentLuv per your reasons above.
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Twitter: abnormalmarket
July 25, 2010 at 5:58 am | Permalink
@DiTesco, Hi Francisco, Yes I’ve heard about transition problems and losing comments, when moving from platform to platform. I hope you had them backed up!
Thanks for clearing it up that Commentluv can be used with Disqus and IntenseDebate. I didn’t realise this at the time I wrote this blog comparing WordPress Plugins, and I only discovered it after receiving some feedback and comments. Still I think I just prefer to use Commentluv on its own.
Thank you for your feedback.
Fiona Bosticky´s last [type] ..Simple Tips for Increasing Traffic to your Blog
CommentLuv for me. I’ve only recently installed the plugin, but so far, I’m loving it.
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Twitter: abnormalmarket
September 5, 2010 at 10:49 am | Permalink
@TJ McDowell, Hi TJ, Happy to hear the CommentLuv plugin is working well for you. I think it’s a great way to reward your commenters/ fellow bloggers.
Twitter: novsunflower
August 19, 2010 at 5:22 pm | Permalink
I have commentluv and love it.
My issue is with Intense Debate. It doesn’t let you SYNC as it states you can with your Word Press database, so all of the comments made in my Intense Debate are now being held hostage. I can’t get them back. I run a lot of giveaways and Intense Debate does not work with the WordPress database. It holds all your comments in the Intense Debate database – so I can’t run a simple program to choose winners. So I decided I would take it off of my blog, only to find out when I went to export all the comments from Intense Debate, I couldn’t anymore.
They also do not get back to you with support. So now I have deactivated the plug in on my blog and am TRYING to get my comments back from them, without much luck, or assistance.
They’re holding my comments hostage. Very upsetting.
Staci´s last [type] ..Intense Debate-Bad News for my Comments
Twitter: abnormalmarket
September 5, 2010 at 10:51 am | Permalink
@Staci, Hi Staci, Thank you for your feedback on Intense Debate. It looked good to me initially, until I read some reviews of people having issues with it. Also I don’t like the idea of my comments being hosted somewhere else, out of my control. I hope you do get your comments back. Good Luck
commentluv is great, cause it helps you get backlinks and it also helps the webpage get a increase in page rank
Twitter: abnormalmarket
September 5, 2010 at 10:55 am | Permalink
@Bob@Marketing Services, Hi Bob, Yes I have to agree, I think CommentLuv really does help your SEO and rankings. I wonder if activity on Disqus and Intense Debate are good for SEO as well? ….
It has been found to increase comments and the community spirit for the thousands of blogs that have installed it. With a simple install you will immediately start to find new and interesting blog posts, tweets and diggs from your own blog and community.
Twitter: abnormalmarket
September 5, 2010 at 11:16 am | Permalink
@linkmoko, Hi Linkmoko, Thanks for your comment. But which commenting system are you talking about?
What an excellent idea i will be adding this to my blog and hopefully i will get some well deserved viewers. It is very hard now to get alot of views with everyone using blogs. Hopefully i will stand out from the crowd with this luv app. Thankyou for sharing best of luck witht the blog.
Twitter: abnormalmarket
October 10, 2010 at 7:47 pm | Permalink
@lee@ make money online, Hi Lee, Yes there are millions of blogs on the web now, and more and more blogs being started everyday. This is making it harder and harder to stand out from the crowd. Embracing blog commenting is a great way to do this, and using Commentluv is still a great way to reward your commenters with a backlink. So….. thank you for your comment!
Twitter: mrven
October 12, 2010 at 1:14 pm | Permalink
I use Intensedebate and so far it is helpful and doing good. One of the interesting thing i want to bring here is, these comment systems (intdb, disqus) are javascript based and if you only rely on them, search engines won’t index the comments. I believe wordpress based blogs already take care of this, but make sure even if javascripts are disabled in your browser, you should see the comments loaded on the blog posts
-Thanks
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Twitter: abnormalmarket
October 19, 2010 at 8:56 pm | Permalink
@Ven @ Money Making Online, Hi Ven, Thank you for sharing your feedback on IntenseDebate. I’m happy to hear that you like it.
That’s interesting that you say that the comment systems, which are hosted elsewhere, do not get their comments indexed by the search engines. If so, that’s really unfortunate to lose that kind of info in the ranking of your website. I’m glad I stuck with WordPress then. I have noticed the comments I receive getting checked by the bots regularly.
Twitter: GrowMap
October 18, 2010 at 6:11 am | Permalink
I found your post searching for comparisons of Disqus, IntenseDebate and CommentLuv. There is no contest in my mind – I love the CommentLuv communities that develop in every niche.
Gail Gardner´s last [type] ..How CommentLuv Grows Businesses and Blogs
Twitter: abnormalmarket
October 19, 2010 at 8:58 pm | Permalink
@Gail Gardner, Hi Gail, Thanks for letting us know how you found us – that’s great to know! And thank you for your feedback on Commentluv. I still is one of the best ways to reward commenters.
Twitter: GrowMap
October 19, 2010 at 9:15 pm | Permalink
@Fiona Bosticky, Thank you for the reply and being wise enough to tweet at me so I knew to come back. Any time you want my attention just add @GrowMap to a Tweet and I’ll share what is most important to you.
Have you heard about the new plugin Andy Bailey from CommentLuv wrote for us that blocks all botspam? We were not happy with the other anti-spam plugins because they were not blocking that spam and/or were keeping many of our regular readers from commenting.
I am not familiar with the plugin you are using but I did read the description and it uses a similar method. If you want to check out the plugin Andy wrote I’ll put the link in CommentLuv.
Gail Gardner´s last [type] ..GrowMap Anti-Spambot Plugin Now Available at WordPress Plugin Repository
Twitter: abnormalmarket
October 23, 2010 at 6:46 pm | Permalink
@Gail Gardner, Thanks for sharing that Gail. I will check it out
RT @abnormalmarket: Blog Commenting: Commentluv, Disqus or Intense Debate? http://www.abnormalmarketing.com/2010/06…
Hello Fiona! I just found the site randomly browsing through google. I added comment luv myself (to theclearcopywriter.com) and it’s wonderful to see that it generates such a response from commenters!
I’ll be checking back in on you.
Danielle Lynn
Danielle Lynn @ Catchy Headlines´s last [type] ..TheClearCopywriter Now Has Comment Luv!
Twitter: techtavy
December 1, 2010 at 7:47 pm | Permalink
Finally I installed commentluv on my site.
My wordpress blog is just 2 weeks old. Yesterday I installed the Disqus comment system. It is really good. I loved the template and other features it had. But today I just realized that Disqus only allows no-follow comments and I wanted my blog to be do-follow. So I removed and tried commentluv.
I checked the intensedebate blog and checked their comment system. I didnt like the theme. So I thought I will stick with comment luv. Also I think comment luv is more famous among bloggers.
I hope I will stick with this. thanks for the post. It helped me to remove my confusion.
Thanks for the roundup Fiona, I am going to check up on commentluv now. I know you can export comments from wp to Disqus…not sure about commentluv though. I’ll find out soon.
Twitter: cruisesurfing
January 17, 2011 at 1:32 am | Permalink
I think commentluv now works with intensedebate
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Hello,
I installed ID widget although I wanted a template, but template was not accepted as it could not be parsed. I am not quite happy with a widget tho. Anyone can help?
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May 24, 2011 at 6:59 am | Permalink
Thanks for this post!!! CommetLuv is new for me!! but looks ok, I like the option with the last post!! But I will try with intensedebate now!! Thanks
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Thanks for your views on commenting!
Well, I would say commenting is very useful to the community, internet community mainly as it gives different views to the visitors of blogs and they can decide well what good and what bad about any thing (any product, software etc.).. or posts as well.
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August 28, 2011 at 8:08 am | Permalink
At the moment I use Discus but I am thinking of changing that but am still not sure, I mean I like the idea of CommentLuv but prefer the look and feel of Discus.
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August 30, 2011 at 4:51 pm | Permalink
I think, rewarding useful comments with back-links is the way to go. Some people say it attracts spammers, but which blog does not? There is just no excuse not to moderate the comments users post.
I use CommentLUv, and i personally feel it to be the best because of its simplicity, unique idea and SEO benifits.
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Why do people bother with “commentluv” only to re-add rel=”nofollow” ?
Seems counter-productive!
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September 21, 2011 at 2:24 pm | Permalink
Hi Adam, Thanks for commenting. I guess commentluv is for people, not search engines. I think the idea is that other people are reading your blog comments, and if they like a comment from somebody, they can click on the last post that particular person wrote.
I think if it was a “follow” link, people may be more inclined to spam, just to get the link juice. Commentluv is definitely for the blogging community, not the search spiders.
Hi Fiona, CommentLuv is a great tool to attract and increase more readers to leave their comments. This is one of the best plugins used by a lot of bloggers. Thanks for the post.
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October 27, 2011 at 4:10 am | Permalink
I’ve been happily using Disqus for quite a while on my blog. I like the UI and the approval process they’ve built into the system.
But … commentLuv seems to have a much broader and more active community of readers/commenters associated with it. Like this post the conversation in the comments in incredible. Incredible enough for me to rethink my commenting system.
Ugh…. change can be tough.
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Hi there! This post could not be written any better! Reading this post reminds me of my good old room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this page to him. Pretty sure he will have a good read. Thank you for sharing!
I love the commentluv plugin and it shows us tons of useful abilities. This plugin has great benefits in developing a beautiful blog and its optimization. In my opinion, it should be a must-have tool for bloggers these days because of its benefits
i feel more comfortable with intensedebate as i think so that it also offers your blog commentators a do follow link : )!
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April 6, 2012 at 1:37 pm | Permalink
Very good explanation.
I use all three, on different blogs.
I thought disquis + CommentLuv use the same site.
But I realize that will conflict and disrupt everything.
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April 9, 2012 at 7:10 pm | Permalink
Hi,
I do love Disqus even if commentluv sounds good.
For french blog, i’m not sure of the interest of commentluv as the community seems low
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CommentLuv type of blogs are just awesome, it gives you information as well as backlinks..
thanks for sharing