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Remember back to being a kid for a moment:
The messy bedrooms…
Toys thrown all around…
Snack plates left around your room…
Yup – that was me! Admit it – you were there too.
Admit it, your blog looks that way too!
(o.k. maybe not yours, but mine felt that way – especially the comments).
Which Area Is The Dirtiest?
You probably already have one area of your blog that looks like a dirty bedroom. For me, it was my comments section.
It was looking like a Twitter Feed. Comments were just showing up in the order they came to my blog from oldest to most recent which was fine -BUT, when I posted a reply, all of my reply comments were thrown down at the very bottom and looked like they were just extra blog comments.
They just never matched up with the original comment I was replying to.
Well thanks to Jason Better, I stumbled on a new widget that cleaned my comments section all up.
So Fresh and So Clean
It’s called ‘WordPress Thread Comment’. To install it, you can simply click on that link, or have WordPress install it automatically.
To do this, go to your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Search for “WordPress Thread Comment”. Click “Install” and there you go.
So now, when you look at the comments section below here, you’ll notice that my reply comments are threaded under the original comment that I replied to.
So thank you Jason for an awesome tip that has cleaned up my comment section.
WordPress Thread Comment vs. Disqus
Now, you’re probably asking, why don’t you just install Disqus?
Believe me, I tried!
But is SCREWED up the look of my blog. It actually ended up erasing all of the posts on my homepage.
Don’t ask me why. I can only assume that it has something to do with my theme – “Monezine”
I got a hold of my programmers and we simply had to kill the idea of having Disqus on my blog because it was messing with too much stuff.
So needless to say I was ecstatic to find the “WordPress Thread Comment” plugin to clean things up.
Leaving No Network Marketer Behind,
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Linus,
lol love your PS statement.Thanks for sharing ways to keep our blogs tight and productive .Good looking out……..
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
April 14th, 2010 at 9:02 AM
Carlos,
Gotta keep the blog clean and trimmed.
God Bless,
Linus
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Hi Linus,
Thanks for the tip…good to know about WordPress Thread comment in case I am coaching someone and they run into the same problem. I can relate. Although Disqus works on mine, WP Greet Box doesn’t. If anyone has an “alternate” for that, let me know!
Hey, I appreciate the changes I see in your blog. It’s much easier to navigate now. You have so much good information, and now it is much easier to follow all your great wisdom!
Congrats on springcleaning your blog!
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
April 14th, 2010 at 9:08 AM
Dotti,
THanks for stopping by and commenting.
I have spent soem time over the last few weeks trying to get a little spring cleaning done on the blog – extra menu’s are gone, cleaned up some graphics, some colors, etc.
As far as the WP greet box, my only suggestion would be to do a search for it on the wordpress plugins page, and look at the alternate plugins that come up.
A lot of times you will find similar ones that work well.
God Bless,
Linus
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That is great Linus. I was wondering why you had not added Discus, this is a great add on for you.
Kathy Sammons
Kathy Sammons Dot Com
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
April 14th, 2010 at 9:14 AM
Kathy,
There is a reason for my madness
Linus
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Linus,
You know your plugins my friend. My blog has been transformed from regular “run of the mill” to sleek, smart and hip due, in part, to all your plugins advice.
I look forward to more of your blog advice.
Cheers,
~Bert
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
April 14th, 2010 at 9:38 AM
Bert,
Thanks for the props brother!
You know me…more blog advice will always be coming.
Hope the webinar went well.
Linus
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Linus,
Is that a picture of your work area? LOL. Hey Great post. Your blog looks totally clean!
John
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
April 14th, 2010 at 9:44 AM
John,
No ….only a figment of your imagination
Linus
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Hey Linus;
This is great to know, I’m experiencing the same issue with my comment section, and it does look a little out of place when you respond to that specific person. I will add my plugin right now
Katherine
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
April 14th, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Kathy,
Glad I was able to help you out. That is what this business is all about – helping other bloggers and content marketers.
How is your blog coming along?
God Bless,
LInus
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You are a blessing Linus… this is just what I needed!
Have an awesome day!
Warm regards
Sandy
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
April 21st, 2010 at 9:11 PM
Sandy,
Glad I could provide a little sunshine for you
Linus
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Hey Linus,
I agree with Bert. You have a way of finding all of these neat plug-ins. Now I just have to find the time to “plug them all in”. making these changes does have a HUGE impact on the look of your blog.
Keep posting great tips like this and I will have to keep coming back.
To Your Continued Success,
Bill
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
April 21st, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Palte,
You know you can’t stay away!
But you’re right…the application of the right plugins not only helps with SEO on the search engines, but there is the human element also.
The more graphically appealing your blog looks, the better it is for reading.
What theme are you using on your blog?
Linus
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Linus,
I’m glad that you cleaned up your pigsty.
I think Disqus is a great option right out of the gate when putting your together. I’ve heard it’s a real “nightmare” when trying to convert from the default commenting to Disqus.
Nowadays, there is a plug-in that solves just about every problem you can think of when it comes to blogging… and that is why I heart plug-ins!
To saving brains,
- Yo
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
April 27th, 2010 at 10:06 PM
Yo,
Glad you were able to save your brain. You never know when we might need more of them around here?
But you’re right…starting off with basic commenting status and THEN converting over to Disqus is a pain that I DID NOT want to go though.
I’m happy that I found this new plugin.
Linus
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Hi Linus,
great extra plugin, thanks – I’mnot (yet) up to enough comments for it to be such a problem
but my theory is, get good habits in place now while I can!!
Also LOVE the PS statement… may use that idea myself
best wishes
Tracey
(UTribe)
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Tracey Rissik Reply:
May 21st, 2010 at 6:02 AM
(By the way : I noticed the plugin is only tested to WP version 2.7.x – what version of WordPress are you using it on now?
thanks,
Tracey)
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:58 PM
Tracy,
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!
I agree, start your habits now, and you’ll be better off in the long run.
And no worries about the P.S. I haven’t copyrighted it yet
God Bless,
Linus
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Thank you for the useful information. Our blog is starting to get some great comments but I would fro sure like to keep our replies back and forth looking neat. Thank you, I just added that plugin.
Kelvin and Amber Jones
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:47 PM
Kevin and Amber,
You won’t be disappointed. For my theme, it is much easier to use this plugin rather than the more popular Disqus plugin as it sent my blogformat into a spastic fit when I tried to install the Disqus plugin.
Also, thanks for stopping by and commenting…I love the following!
God Bless,
Linus
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Great content yet again Linus. I really appreciate how you bring really actionable content to your followers. I will be checking out this plug in. Thanks again!
Garth
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:44 PM
Garth,
No worries brother…that’s the sort of thing I love doing!
Let me know how it works out for you brother!
Linus
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Linus,
I was wondering about Disqus myself, and then you go and tell me why… it was like you were reading my mind man. I’m sure a lot of people are happy with this post, because I too had issues with Disqus at one point.
Thanks for sharing.
Jordan Schultz
~Social-Media Specialist~
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:43 PM
Jordan,
Thanks for stopping by and commenting Mr. “Social Media Specialist”
So how much traffic has that Mike Dillard message brought you recently?
God Bless,
Linus
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Hey Linus,
Thanks once again for your valuable bits of wisdom:) I’ll get right on this comments organizer as I to have no rhyme or reason to my comments section!
Jeff
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Jeff,
Awesome man…I love your sense of humor.
Honestly though…if you pop in this plugin now, you won’t forget later on.
God Bless,
Linus
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Great post Linus,
I am glad that you have gotten round to tidying things up. I am in a similar process of reordering some sections so at the minute until I sort it out I have duplicate posts.
It will take time to do right but I am determined. Thank you for the reminder.
Beth
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Linus Ruzicka Reply:
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:40 PM
Beth,
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave a comment.
Yeah…blog tidying up….that is an ongoing process. in my opinion, a clean blog is a good blog.
God Bless,
Linus
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