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Comment Form Leads to 404 Page?

Comment Form Leads to 404 Page?
05 Jan 2012

WordPress I was having a problem on my Work In My Pajamas blog where people could leave comments, but then they’d be directed to a 404 page. The comments were working okay, but the visitors didn’t know if they were or not, therefore I was getting duplicate comments and messages that my site was “broken”. So when I was trying to figure out the problem, I then noticed the links listed under “Recent Comments” did not work ...

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The Dangers of Integrating Your Blog w/ Facebook

The Dangers of Integrating Your Blog w/ Facebook
03 Mar 2011

Social Networking For bloggers, Facebook has provided an unprecedented way for us to connect with out readers. Not only does it give us a chance to be where our readers are naturally, but it is much more personal than email newsletters, RSS subscriptions, etc. Best of all, it gives our readers an excellent chance to share and spread our content, something that’s much more difficult over other means. However, integrating a blog with Facebook, especially when ...

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Why I Went Back To Basics With WordPress Comments

Why I Went Back To Basics With WordPress Comments
24 Dec 2009

Blogging If you’ve been reading my posts, you know that I’ve had an experiment running for a couple of months to dress up the comments on my WordPress blog by adding a bit of extra functionality. I have now declared that experiment a failure and have gone back to basics. Here’s why. Almost, But Not Quite After I switched from Echo to IntenseDebate, I must admit that I was happy for a while. IntenseDebate did a lot of things right and ...

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Why IntenseDebate Beats Echo

Why IntenseDebate Beats Echo
01 Oct 2009

Blogging I’ve changed the commenting system on my WordPress blog again, and this time I’ve chosen IntenseDebate. In the end the niggles in JS-Kit Echo proved too much, though I still think it has a lot of potential. So, after a couple of weeks with ID, how does it stack up? Let’s start at the beginning. First of all, here’s a quick roundup of the main features of IntenseDebate: It works with WordPress, Blogger, TypePad and Tumblr ...

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Two Weeks With Echo

Two Weeks With Echo
10 Sep 2009

Blogging With a tagline like ‘the next generating commenting system’ how could I resist trying out JS-Kit Echo? I’d been thinking about a comment upgrade for a while, as I liked the easy options I’d seen on other sites for logging in with different social media accounts. But what sold Echo to me in the end was the comment synchronization feature – all my comments would stay in WordPress even if I later uninstalled it. Echo ...

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4 Kinds of Comments You Don’t Want

4 Kinds of Comments You Don’t Want
09 Jul 2009

Blogging Yesterday, Ryan posted a an article entitled “Show You Moderate Your Comments?” in which he concludes that one should not moderate comments, if avoidable, or delete negative ones. Though I agree with Ryan’s take about commenting, it is worth noting that there are some dangers that come with allowing comments on your site. Though often discussed are annoyances that come with opening up comments, flame wars, spam, etc., there are ...

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Five wordpress plugins to attract more traffic

Five wordpress plugins to attract more traffic
01 Sep 2008

WordPress Plugins Of late, tons and tons of people have resorted to blogging to hit a fortune. It might be one of the most lucrative means to earn by expressing what’s in your mind, but you just can not possibly win an audience by mere writing posts. You need to accessorize your blog with plugins and widgets for attracting every single person who is interested in the written genre. Here goes a compilation of 5 most helpful plugins to gain traffic to your ...

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Make Blogger Comments Reader Friendly!

Make Blogger Comments Reader Friendly!
16 Jun 2008

Blogger Blogger’s comment system is quite different to that of other blogging services, and is not so “friendly” to regular readers who may not understand how this system works. When faced with a default comment form, visitors to Blogger blogs may feel rather daunted and unwilling to participate in the conversation. However, there are many settings which Blogger authors can change which makes commenting more enticing for readers who ...

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Comments, Balancing Risks and Benefits

Comments, Balancing Risks and Benefits
01 May 2008

Blogging As you set up your first blog, you’ll need to decide how you’ll want to manage the comments that come in. As most experienced bloggers have learned, an open “anything goes” policy has some significant drawbacks. One of the main reasons you’ll want to monitor and filter comments is to combat comment spam, which has become a significant problem for bloggers. Comment spammers use automated Web “robots” that ...

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Defining The Conversation

Defining The Conversation
18 Apr 2008

Blogging While fostering conversation is one compelling reason to begin a blog, it should be recognized that bloggers have the ability to define the discussion and steer the dialogat least on their own sites. Beyond that, it can be argued that they have a responsibility to their readers to make sure contributions by others add value and insight to the online conversation. Not everyone agrees with the idea of moderation and filtering of comments. Some ...

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