30 Jul
Top Commenter Widget
So many things I want to post about today!
While reading a post over at Kimberly Michelle I noticed a widget she has that lists the top commenters on her site. I loved it so much that I installed it right away. (It’s this one if you have WordPress and want to install it yourself.)
Look over on the right side of my blog and you’ll see it. I set it to show the Top 11 Commenters in the past 60 days, their names, links to their sites if they provide it, the number of times they’ve commented, and their Gravatar if they have chosen one. I love how easy it is to recognize the people who put so much time into reading and commenting. A few of those commenters have become my really close e-friends because we talk back and forth so often! Sophia, who is at the top of the list, even came over to my house once to meet T1 before she moved to Colorado. She’s adorable and I loved her just as much in real life as I do online.
Why the Top 11 commenters? I couldn’t figure out how to exclude it from showing my own comment count without excluding the name Jenna, and that would have eliminated my friend Jenna from Utah who does such a great job of commenting and saying hello! Maybe some of you will be motivated to comment more often and try to beat me out for the top spot. Ha!
Also, if you haven’t given yourself a Gravatar yet. GO! It’s so easy, and it will look so pretty whenever you comment. I’m not kidding, go do it right now. Then you can comment below and show it off.
I'm a farm-raised almost-crunchy stroller-pushing picture-taking lifestyle-blog-writing gastronomy-obsessed divine-seeking thrift-store-combing cheese-inhaling pavement-pounding laughter-sprinkling lover of individuality and taking chances.
I really like that, thanks for the link!
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1Ah ah, it makes me feel like a crazy stalker or something.
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2I think I would’ve scored well ions ago… but these days it seems I barely get the time to read posts (not to mention write them for my own blog!). =)
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3How neat! I feel semi sad I’m not a top commentor, oops! Must remember to get out of my reader and on to your site a bit more often
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4Great way to get people to comment. lol-I love it.
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5That’s so fun! I’m certain if I did this my mom and 3 sisters would be the only ones on the list
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Evelyn Reply:
August 3rd, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Haha!!! Me too!!
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I loved you as much in real life too, what a coincidence
Thanks again for providing such a cool space for all of us to hang out and talk!
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7Phew! I knew I’d be in the top ten (top 5!) for all-time comments, but I wasn’t sure about the last 60 days! But I made it - yeah!
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8I’ll never make your top 11, I don’t think, but I really do enjoy my gravatar (which I’ve had for a while.) I love seeing it pop up when I comment places!
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9Okok, I got one. Can you see it?
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Busylizzy Reply:
July 30th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Hah, that really worked *happydance*
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Sophia Reply:
July 30th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
I meant to ask,how do I get a gravatar?
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Busylizzy Reply:
July 30th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Just click on the link Jenna provided in her post. It is pretty self-explanatory.. just sign up there with the email adress you use for commenting, upload a picture and voila, whenever you comment, your gravatar will appear.
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Sophia Reply:
July 30th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
As soon as I submitted that, I realized “DOH! There’s a link right in the post!” haha.
Thanks
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What a fun widget! I’m glad you are not making it so I disappear into lala land because we share the same name
A mighty great name at that 
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11I used to be a top commenter, but life got busy and something had to go - and it was commenting! I still love to read all your posts though
Great idea!
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12I am the worst for not leaving Google Reader to leave comments on what I’m reading. Oh, but now I have a mission: to make it to the top of the list!
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13How totally fun! Such a great way to give love to other bloggers as well.
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14PS I just added a Gravitar…I hope it works.
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15Hm, so, this is going to throw off how I’ve been commenting in the past, because for some obscure reason I signed up for gravatar at some point in the past using my gmail account instead of my hotmail account. Let’s see if it works, though.
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Jenna Reply:
July 30th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Fun! Is that you in the picture? It’s so fun to see a glimpse of you, even if it’s the back of your head
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MrsW Reply:
July 31st, 2010 at 10:19 am
Yup, that’s me on our honeymoon cruise. And yeah, the back of my head… I think my husband’s privacy sensibilities would be offended if I tried to show my face, much less our baby, unfortunately.
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Very cool! I love how easy it is to use widgets - miss that about being a self-hosty. Must keep remembering: Blogger - free, Savings good. (But the self absorbed part of me really REALLY misses being a .com)
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17Jenna you are so clever - watch your comments go through the roof! I bet many of your readers will be inspired by this widget and take it to their own blogs. Congrats on yet another bright idea
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18Neat widget!!
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19testing testing one, two, three!
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20I love that it ‘goes to 11.’ Incorporating Spinal Tap into every day life is always a good thing. Heehee
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21I just got a gravatar! Thank you so much for the link I have been wondering how to get one of my own for a long time!
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22I just wanted to try out my gravatar. I’m really excited about it. Haha! Also, I have a top commenter’s widget on my blog, too, and I’ve noticed that since I did, a lot more people comment! It’s fun!!
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23I’m kind of surprised I’m so far up! lol. I do love me some “That Wife” though. I have you blog book marked separately, it’s my favorite way to waste time.
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24I love this idea! I’m so happy I made your list
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25Ooo…I just got me a Gravatar so now I’m checking it out. Hope it works.
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26I just tried to get one, but my name is taken, so I need to think of something else I’d be willing to use before I sign up.
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27Is there a top commenter widget for Blogger?
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28Cool! How often does it update?
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29Yay, my Gravatr works!!
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30Thanks for the shout-out Jenna
As you can see, my blog reading/commenting comes in free-time spurts! I’m so happy you loved the “top commenters” feature as well. I picked a “top 7″ since that’s our little lucky number.
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