Finally Tweaked My Comments on DragonBlogger.com
Posted by: dragonblogger // Category: bloggingFor a few weeks I have been wanting to go through and fix how my comments displayed and when somebody asked me on twitter about my comments being centered, I decided to finally do something about it. I was able to fix the error in the single.php where I had a <center> line near the bottom which was was causing the issue with the comments centering, but I also didn’t like the size of the font and the display of the users who left comments.
A few quick plug-ins like WordPress Thread Comment which allows my reply to show right after the person who comments, and threads it is a really neat plug-in that allows you to customize the background color of the reply so you can make replies stand out from normal comments.
Since my wordpress theme is actually really old, no gravatars or images displayed for users who left comments, so I installed the Easy Gravatars to quickly and easily resolve this problem.
I also increased the font size to 14 and changed the font to Verdana for comments, so that I feel the comments are more user friendly, easier to read and you can see the gravatar of those who comment.
What do you think of the comment improvements to DragonBlogger.com?
-Dragon Blogger
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January 24th, 2010 at 7:17 am
Much better Justin, it does look more professional now
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January 24th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Oh that is a Lot nicer, seems like it’d be easier to keep track of too.
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January 24th, 2010 at 8:29 am
Though, it’s showing a totally different blog for commentluv, any ideas why?
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January 24th, 2010 at 8:36 am
Yes this seems to work alot better. I’ve been using the ID template for awhile with these types of functions embedded too.
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January 24th, 2010 at 8:41 am
Looks like somebody’s been putting his house in order! To be honest, I didn’t even notice the problem with your comments area before, but it definitely looks good now. Good for you for taking care of something that was niggling at you, and sharing your solution.
Like Heather said up there, Comment Luv was going to erroneously show the “Maryland Zoo Partners” article for me, so I unchecked it.
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January 24th, 2010 at 8:49 am
Whoops, never mind. I just commented over at The Creative Junkie and the same Marilyn Zoo Partners post pre-filled in Com Luv. The problem is there, not here.
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January 26th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Interesting. I remember this happening to me, once. Wish I could remember what caused it or how Andy fixed it.
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January 24th, 2010 at 9:04 am
I quite like the change.
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January 24th, 2010 at 9:07 am
Pardon the expression but, WTF? How did I get a link to someone els’e blog post? Houston, we have a problem. I think it’s with commentluv.
Here’s MY blog
Http://theblog-log.net
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January 24th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
I am disappointed that you don’t care about the Maryland Zoo.
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January 24th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Did I miss a comment or something, I don’t recall saying I didn’t care about the Maryland Zoo, not sure where that comment came from.
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January 25th, 2010 at 1:12 am
As a former Marylander (33 years) I will have you know that I never even heard of the Maryland Zoo. I don’t even believe that it exists, and that if it does, it is nothing more than a petting zoo. The National Zoo is in Washington, D.C. Maryland is for crabs. Blue crabs. Delicious steamed in beer and vinegar with Old Bay Seasoning Blue Crabs. Mmmmmm good. How I miss Maryland. 4 seasons, and the nation’s capitol tucked into a little pocket by the Potomac River. I miss Maryland. But I never heard of the Maryland Zoo. So there.
Ray
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January 25th, 2010 at 1:17 am
Justin, have you been hacking the code again? is this white text on a white background?
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January 24th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Well, I didn’t. I looked at it, that’s all. I feel like my link has been hijacked. Here’s my blog.
http://theblog-log.net
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January 24th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Is it working now? does the link show the right blog for CommentLuv?
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January 24th, 2010 at 9:13 am
Shoot. when I tried to give the real link to my blog, I think Askimet is diverting my comment to the spam file. o hell.
Ray
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January 24th, 2010 at 9:49 am
It looks much better now. Greg Ellison
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January 24th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Yeah nice now Justin.. I wondered what was different.
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January 24th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
It is going to take a while, a good backup and a weekend with nothing to do before I will touch the code on my blog. Or else I will do it after I make six figures.
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January 24th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Updating the style.css isn’t that hard, you just look for the section that says “font size” and “type” and can change from “Arial” to “Verdana” easily. The size also is listed in pixels (10 change to 14) and presto font size larger for comments so you can read easier.
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January 25th, 2010 at 1:15 am
That’s what I thought too. Nothin’ to it. Oops. Be very careful when annotating code. And back up first. Otherwise you may have to create a new blog from scratch…not that anything like that has happened to me or anything…heh.
Ray
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January 24th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
So happy you changed up the comments bro they look so much better, that center comment field was bugging me out. haha.
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January 24th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
I’m with Heather, uh, second Heather, I don’t recall any issue with your comments. Then again, I’m a bad visitor and don’t come by and comment as often as I should. {slaps hand}
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January 25th, 2010 at 12:48 am
i have long wanted that threaded comment in my blog. i guess newer themes have it already. but mine, i need those plug-ins.
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January 25th, 2010 at 3:10 am
Whew! It’s a nice change alright. It’s about time.
I think im gonna change mine also as it is old just like your ol’grandma. Have a nice day!
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January 25th, 2010 at 5:24 am
Dude the comment has some issue with Threaded replies, the second reply appears in white background with white font color. Please check them
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January 25th, 2010 at 7:00 am
I just fixed, it was the CSS code in the WP Threaded Comment plug-in (it had the nested reply inside reply with a background color of white) thanks for pointing it out.
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January 25th, 2010 at 5:57 am
I don’t remember much about your previous version but I can vouch that the comments section which I am seeing now is great.
The fonts make for easier reading.
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January 25th, 2010 at 10:51 am
It’s fixed and looks beautiful. Good. I wouldn’t want the pearls of wisdom that drop from my lips..err…fingers to go unheard…err..unread. Anyway, it looks fantastic, Justin.
Ray
p.s. I can’t wait until commentluv refreshes its cache. I’ve written two new posts already today, and it’s falling behind.
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