By Jeffro on August 27, 2009
Over on the IntensdeDebate blog, they have announced the release of version 2.4.2 of their WordPress plugin. The new release fixes the problem where other plugins, widgets, or JavaScripts were preventing the plugin from loading. While the update has just a few minor fixes, they encourage everyone to upgrade as not only does it load the comments slightly faster, but corrects a URL which will improve Facebook Connect functionality. If you are currently using this plugin, you should have already seen the upgrade notification in the admin area of WordPress.
Posted in Plugins | Tagged comments, intensedebate, plugin, service
By Jeffro on August 4, 2009
Alex Denning over at WPHacks.com has a poll running right now that asks the question, What Comment Types Do You Approve? I’ve taken notice of the different way I handle comments now a days. There are a few things that come into play regarding whether I approve, delete, or spam a comment. First is the content. This is usually a give in and easy to tell whether it’s legitimate or not. The second is the URL. One thing I’ve started doing to combat human spammers who publish semi relevant material in order to get their URL across is to de-link them, then publish their content. I love doing this as it’s like laughing in their face. Third is the type of mood I’m in. Usually, I’ll just delete comments with URL’s I don’t want on this blog. Other times, I’ll mark them as spam. However, one thing I don’t do anymore is mark EVERYTHING as spam.
I’m at this stage of my blogging cycle that bumping up the comment count is something I’m not interested in doing anymore. I still get excited though when I receive new legitimate comments, especially from folks who hang around this area of the web and especially from new comers. If something doesn’t have comments, then so be it. I’ll move on to the next item and see what becomes of it.
Posted in Blogging | Tagged author, Blogging, comments, spam, url |
By Jeffro on July 28, 2009
One of my all time favorite plugins, Ajax Edit Comments recently undergone a minor update. AEC now enables the ability to disable the plugin on WordPress pages. By default, this is enabled. Considering I don’t have comments turned on for any pages on WPTavern.com with the exception of the Trivia page, this is a non issue for me. Also worthy of note is that Ajay, who took over development of the plugin from Ronald Huereca is still looking for icon sets that he can use with the plugin as he plans on adding different styles.
If you have any icon suggestions, let him know in the comments.
Posted in Plugins | Tagged ajax, comments, editor, Plugins |
By Jeffro on March 6, 2009
IntenseDebate, the third party commenting service which Automattic acquired back on September 23rd, 2008 has announced that they will have their own plugin repository.
IntenseDebate has had some harsh criticism as of late for seemingly not obeying the wishes of quite a few users who have requested that IntenseDebate implement FaceBook Connect. At one point, ID told users that FaceBook Connect was not on the development list for implementation but rather, innovations were in the works and would be released soon. Little did we know that these innovations are the plugin API.
There is a brand spanking new Plugins tab in your IntenseDebate dashboard that lists the current plugins available. To activate a plugin just select “Activate” next to the plugin when you are logged into your account. Check out the comment section on your blog and you’ll find a plugin icon at the top right of the comment box. To use the plugin just select the icon and you’ll be ready to roll.
So far, IntenseDebate has four plugins to choose from. PollDaddy for creating polls, Seesmic for creating video based comments, YouTube integration and Smileys. Here is a bit more information regarding the plugins.
So now it looks like we won’t need to rely so much on the core developers of the service to add new features in. It will be interesting to see how far this plugin repository gets off the ground but I think its a great step in the right direction.
Posted in News | Tagged comments, intensedebate, Plugins |
By Jeffro on March 4, 2009
The other day I had mentioned that Ronald Huereca author of the WP Ajax Edit comments plugin was looking for a new developer to take over the project. Good news! Ajay D’ Souza has become the proud owner of this awesome plugin. Ajay has worked with Ronald before and I believe makes a great replacement for Ronald. This means development of the plugin will continue. Special thanks goes out to Ajay for taking this project under his wings!
Posted in Plugins | Tagged comments, Plugins, wp ajax edit comments |
By Jeffro on February 25, 2009
Ronald Huereca whom I thought fell off the earth contacted me via email the other day to let me know that he has ceased development of the awesome WP Ajax Edit Comments plugin. Development has ceased so that Ronald can concentrate on other projects.
So with that in mind, Ronald wants to know if anyone is interested in taking over development for this plugin. Ronald says he’ll help the new plugin author with the transition by answering questions via skype or email.
WP Ajax Edit Comments:
WP Ajax Edit Comments allows users and admins to edit comments on a post. Users can edit their own comments for a limited time, while admins can edit all comments. In a future version of the plugin, the blog admin can now easily de-link the URL field from the comment.
I’ve been a big fan of this plugin ever since its inception. It was cool when it was released because it worked just like the Digg comment editor and provided an easy way for commenters to edit their own comments within a certain amount of time rather than indefinitely. I’m sad to see the plugin go but thanks to it being GPL compatible, anyone can easily fork it or take over development which I hope someone does.
If you’re interested in taking over development, say so in the comments and I’ll forward the information over to Ronald.
Posted in Plugins | Tagged ajax, comments, developer, edit, Plugins |
IntenseDebate Plugin Version 2.4.2 Released
By Jeffro on August 27, 2009
Posted in Plugins | Tagged comments, intensedebate, plugin, service