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WordPress Plugin: Sexy Comments

Unhappy with my theme's comment display, I recently re-coded a sexier comment display as a plugin so others can sexify their comments as well.

Download the plugin.

Features

  • Forum-thread-like comment layout: User information to the left, comment to the right.
  • Author post highlighting
  • Altered Trackback/Pingback Display Formating
  • Avatars
    • Either display/hide avatars
    • Select your avatar service of choice (Gravatar is the only option until I find more avatar services)
    • Specify maximum avatar dimension
    • Customize default/trackback avatars
  • "Number of Comments" Message Customization
  • CSS Overriding

Installation

  1. Download and unzip the sexycomments.zip
  2. Place sexycomments folder in your wp-content/plugins directory
  3. Log in to your WordPress admin panel and activate the plugin, then visit the SexyComments submenu of the plugins tab.
  4. Customize the settings until you have something that works for you.
  5. Locate the template file(s) in your theme that loops over and displays comments. Remove that comment output loop and replace with:
    PLAIN TEXT
    PHP:
    1. <?php sexycomments_print($comments); ?>

    NOTE: Be sure not to touch the section that generates the form for adding comments! This plugin does not re-create the comment creation form.

  6. Lastly, consider disabling the plugin CSS and taking the example CSS provided and customize it to suit your theme's color scheme.
  7. You should be all set, now! w00t w00t! Go make a Gravatar account if you don't already have one and upload an avatar.

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82 comments

By Matt – April 5, 2007

82 Responses

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  1. andrew says

    I downloaded and installed Sexy Comments 1.4 from wordpress.org, however when I click on the settings for Sexy Comments nothing shows up except the word ‘Settings’, in other words, none of the settings show up. I can’t find another version of 1.4 to download anywhere, so I’m not sure if this is a bug in the file that Wordpress.org has or if it’s something that’s known.
    Any ideas?

    My test comment
    my comment in response to this comment

    is that good enough?

    August 15, 2007, 10:24 am
  2. nmbmn says

    @Dave
    No, comments-popup.php can remain as-is.
    @John
    Oooo, good catch. I’ll see what I can do with that :D

    I downloaded and installed Sexy Comments 1.4 from wordpress.org, however when I click on the settings for Sexy Comments nothing shows up except the word ‘Settings’, in other words, none of the settings show up. I can’t find another version of 1.4 to download anywhere, so I’m not sure if this is a bug in the file that Wordpress.org has or if it’s something that’s known.
    Any ideas?

    My test comment
    so whats news
    wah wah

    August 26, 2007, 7:24 am
  4. iddaa says

    saol baci.tekrar teşekkür.eyw tekrar.bu ne dir anlamadım neye teşekkür ediyorum anlamadım ama edelim bakalım.anaaaa theme vayy bea..
    thanks nice.

    December 14, 2007, 1:47 pm
  5. Alessandro says

    Good work!
    That’s really a nice plugin!

    December 26, 2007, 2:33 pm
  6. Jamie says

    Thanks man, this really helped me out. I will be implementing this on one of my sites tonight!

    December 28, 2007, 2:14 pm
  7. test says

    Good work!
    That’s really a nice plugin!

    really a nice plugin

    February 8, 2008, 12:31 pm
  8. güzel sözler says

    thankss

    February 16, 2008, 1:31 pm
  9. wolkanca says

    nice plugins.

    March 4, 2008, 6:50 pm
  10. Monkeygames says

    Your website is a great

    thanks

    March 23, 2008, 1:54 am
  11. alptekin says

    thnks

    March 27, 2008, 9:27 am
  12. Monkeygames.ws says

    Your website is a great

    thanks

    March 31, 2008, 10:03 am
  13. Chris says

    Hey, guy, GRRRREAT Plugin!

    The only trouble I have is that when I switch to gravatar support, there is no insertion of the default image for people who don´t use a gravatar account!?

    Can be seen at http://www.prickelwelt.de/2008/04/der-parkplatz/

    April 5, 2008, 12:02 pm
  14. abby says

    Very nice! I’ll be keeping this on my site now. :) Thanks

    April 7, 2008, 10:50 am
  15. Hakan says

    Very nice plugin, thanks

    April 10, 2008, 1:24 pm
  16. Isabel says

    nice design layout! And good plugin of course

    April 19, 2008, 7:39 am
  17. jhay-r matan says

    hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

    July 15, 2008, 11:33 pm
  18. Stolencheese says

    Which bit do I replace in the comments file?

    August 13, 2008, 3:15 am
  19. Mister Well says

    Great plugin!

    August 21, 2008, 9:03 pm
  20. hi5 says

    this is what i have been looking for.. :)

    August 28, 2008, 4:13 pm
  21. video music clips says

    Very nice plugin, thanks

    October 1, 2008, 4:11 am

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