Installation
- Upload
blogfollow.php
to the/wp-content/plugins/
directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Everything else is automatic. The commenter’s feed will be determined automatically if they enter in a url. You don’t have to edit your tempate files either.
- You may want to edit your css. See below for an example.
- You can also add the BlogFollow badge to your site, so readers know you are running the plugin. Add to your template:
<a href=”http://www.pseudocoder.com/blogfollow-show-a-snippet-from-a-commenters-blog-in-the-comment”><img src=”/wp-content/plugins/blogfollow/BlogFollow.png” alt=”This blog is running the BlogFollow plugin. If you comment on a post an excerpt from your latest blog will appear below your comment.” title=”This blog is running the BlogFollow plugin. If you comment on a post an excerpt from your latest blog will appear below your comment.” /></a>
FAQ
- How can I style the feed snippet
-
This is just one example. WordPress does some wierd things as far as adding <br />’s and <p>’s to your comments automatically. You may have to tweek the values below to make everything look right.
/******************** BlogFollow Plugin *********************/
.blogfollow {
margin: 10px 0 0 0;
padding: 5px;
line-height: .4em;
}
.blogfollow legend {
font-weight: bold;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
font-size: .8em;
}
.blogfollow h2 {
margin: 0 0 7px 0;
padding: 0;
}
.blogfollow h2 a {
font-size: .7em;
font-weight: bold;
}
.blogfollow p {
padding:0;
margin: 0;
line-height: 1.1em;
}
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