Be sure to checkout the post I wrote for WLTC about a WordPress plugin called Moderator. The plugin is a great idea and I personally can’t wait to see what Daniel has in store for us once 2.7 is released allowing him to tap into the comment API which will be part of the new [...]
October 26th, 2008 | Jeffro | 1 comment | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "comments"
Removing The URL Field Breaks Plugins?
For the past week or so, I’ve been dealing with a broken WP Comment Remix plugin although the problem is weird. I am able to use the features of the plugin in the back end but on the front end, the reply and quote links won’t do anything. Also, I’ve been noticing problems with Ronald’s [...]
October 17th, 2008 | Jeffro | 12 comments | Continued
Thank You Commentators
Just wanted to pass along a quick thank you to the top five commenter’s for the month of August.
Andrew
Sierra
Trisha
Ian Stewart
Justin Tadlock
I really appreciate you guys and gals for sticking around and being part of the discussions which take place on the blog. I can handle blogging into an empty chamber but having some commentary around [...]
September 2nd, 2008 | Jeffro | 1 comment | Continued
Is This How Comment Spam Works
As I was checking out my Akismet spam filter one day, I noticed a comment that was labeled differently than most of the other ones I’ve seen. This comment linked to a site called BotMaster. According to the site, BotMaster sells a service called Xrumer that comes bundled with Hrefer which is an automated link-building [...]
August 23rd, 2008 | Jeffro | 6 comments | Continued
For You Comment Trolls
I can’t help but think of Ernest acting the role of Akismet in this scene.
Wow, what a classic movie that was. I’ll admit, it scared me when it was released to the public but not anymore! Anyone else enjoy the Ernest series of movies?
August 4th, 2008 | Jeffro | 4 comments | Continued
New Look In Store For Jeffro2pt0
After traversing the realm of WordPress themes the past few days, I’ve come across one which is an oldie but a goody. It’s called WP-Magazine. More specifically, the 2-column layout. I enjoy the featured post block as well as the layout in general. The Jeffro2pt0.com homepage will end up having some similarities with what used [...]
July 29th, 2008 | Jeffro | 7 comments | Continued
Sharing The Comment Luv
After reading numerous posts from other blogs across the blogosphere, I’ve finally decided to go ahead and install the CommentLuv plugin on this blog. Comment Luv is a plugin which attempts to parse the RSS feed from the commenter’s website. That website is defined by the URL that is submitted into the comment form by [...]
May 18th, 2008 | Jeffro | 12 comments | Continued
Styling Specific Comment Replies
WPGuy.com, a fairly recent addition to the WordPress community has published an interesting tip that I think many people will find helpful. Styling the people’s name in your comment replies walks you through the steps to add a custom function to your functions.php file, then calling that function via a hook. Last but not least [...]
May 10th, 2008 | Jeffro | 2 comments | Continued
The Negatives Of DoFollow
As most of you may or may not know, I have been a strong supporter in the use of a DoFollow plugin which rewards the commenter’s of this blog with some Google juice. However, I may have to rethink the use of DoFollow after reading this article entitled, Nofollow and the Spam War Arms Race. [...]
February 26th, 2008 | Jeffro | 12 comments | Continued
Letting Spam Loose For A Day
Mark your calenders because on December 15, 2007, WordPress user’s across the blogosphere will be turning off Akismet. Ok, not really. But Jesper Rønn-Jensen has decided to do it. He calls it, Spam Filter Free day where he will disable the Akismet anti spam tool on his blog for 24 hours to figure out, just [...]
November 29th, 2007 | Jeffro | 5 comments | Continued
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