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:
    < ?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.

Comments

92 responses to “WordPress Plugin: Sexy Comments”

  1. test

  2. tra la la Avatar
    tra la la

    my test comment

  3. tra la la Avatar
    tra la la

    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

  4. tra la la Avatar
    tra la la

    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

  5. 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

  6. 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?

  7. @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

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

  9. Alessandro Avatar
    Alessandro

    Good work!
    That’s really a nice plugin!

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

  11. Good work!
    That’s really a nice plugin!

    really a nice plugin

  12. nice plugins.

  13. Your website is a great

    thanks

  14. Your website is a great

    thanks

  15. 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/

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

  17. Very nice plugin, thanks

  18. nice design layout! And good plugin of course

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  21. Which bit do I replace in the comments file?

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

  23. Very nice plugin, thanks

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  27. Any idea if there is an update coming for WordPress 2.8.x? :)
    It seems like that the comment preview function is broken since 2.8.x.

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  33. Your website is a great

  34. russell Avatar
    russell

    Sorry, Not sure I understand which part to replace in the comments.php file. I thought I did it right (saw the new comments box with grayed out avatar) but it wouldn’t let me comment so I think I’m not doing something right…(also didn’t do anything when i clicked on the reply to comment part.)

    How do I find “the comment output loop”? Can you give me an example of what I’m looking for?

    Thanks in advance =)

  35. That plugin is what I needed. Thanks!