Put Your WordPress Comments To Work

Feedback and comments are what we bloggers love to have.  Comments mean people are reading your blog, and that you have achieved an interactive element in your blog.  So, how can we get extended life out of our comments.  Below are some very simple ways to put your WordPress comments to work -- over time.

From just looking at your blog can a reader know how many comments have been made to your blog?   Displaying a running sum of the total of comments on your blog can show how many people love your blog post.  So, proudly show your comment totals in the sidebar or at the top of the page.  To show your total numbers you will have to place a php code in your blog. 

Highlight your comments.  You can highlight your comments by alternating shades and colors.  This feature requires you to add code to your CSS file. 

If showing the total number of comments on your blog is not for you, just add numbers beside your comments.  You will have to modify your comments.php and functions.php files. 

Twitter is the new trend, so include twitter features on your blog.  Adding twittastic graphics, (which is the twitter avatar of the user) to your blog comments.  You will have to upload the twittar.php file and edit your comments.php. 

All of the above "Put Your Comments To Work" suggestions have links to sites that will take you step by step.  Just follow the easy instructions and you too can "Put Your Comments To Work" over-time.