Commentator Rank Plugin 2.2.0 Released
7/24/2008: v2.2.0 released
7/24/2008: Added full support for wp2.2+ widgets. Prior version was wp2.5+ only) Widgets may have to be added to your layout again after upgrading to comrank version 2.2.0 or later.
7/24/2008: Fixed a bug which caused posts not to be displayed with their proper formatting (paragraphs). This was caused by the comrank content processor displaying the content rather than returning it for more processing by other modules.
7/23/2008 v2.1.9 released
7/23/2008: Changed widget html to include [] instead of {} around comment counts to address formatting issues.
7/23/2008: Changed the following CR html elements to use the indicated style classes. All previous style information still exists, but extended attributes may be adjusted in style sheets.
| Commentaror Rank CSS Classes | |
| Table <table> | comrank_table |
| Title <th> | comrank_table_title |
| Heading <th> | comrank_table_heading |
| Cell <td> | comrank_table_data |
| Link <a> | comrank_commentator_link |
| Widget <ul> | comrank_widget_ul |
| Widget <li> | comrank_widget_li |
| Widget <li> without URL |
comrank_widget_nourl |
Download commentator_rank_v2.2.0.zip comrank_table_headingAND read the UPGRADE.txt file included in the archive.
UPDATED July 22, 2008 at 11:37PM EST
There is a new version available. This version fixes the reset problem Bobo mentioned in the comments and it also adds a sidebar widget that can be used to show a smaller version of the list.
Anyone running a selfhosted (non-wordpress.com) Wordpress blog using version 2.5 or newer is welcome to test a new plugin a developer friend and I have been working on (he’s done the vast majority of the work – thanks Mike!).
This plugin creates a customizable listing of your commentators based on the number of comments they have left. You can also generate tables of commentators based on date ranges so you could see your top commentators in 2007 or use smaller ranges for comment based contests.
You can see examples of it in action at http://blog.techfun.org/commentators and http://blog.techfun.org/playing-with-commentator-rank-plugin and in the sidebar.
The Readme.txt file tells how to install it and use it. If you run into any problems or find any of the instructions unclear, just send an email to the Help address in the ReadMe.txt file.
Thanks, I found the settings option from the dashboard..didn’t realize there was an additional functionality from the posts themselves. Found it..but..still had to deactivate it for now.
It throws off the formatting of all of my posts after I put the commentator table up. I lose all ability to set paragraph breaks, line breaks, etc. Even if I put them in the html – it doesn’t recognize the formatting.
I thought if I clicked the reset button to revert back to the wordpress default it would be okay..but it didn’t work either.
I notice your post above is formatted okay. Is there something else I need to do to make sure my posts format properly?
Should I just e-mail Mike with my issues?
The BoBos last blog post..WMD in Iraq? Did anyone else read about this?
Bobo, they are normal “do follow” links (the no-follow tag is left unset).
The settings for color and such are all available via WP Dashboard > Settings > Commentator Rank tab/page.
The Title for the table (this is the top row of the table) is set on a per post/page basis and can be set at the very bottom of the Compose page options where it says “Table Title:” You can fill in whatever you want there.
Also, Mike says to let you know this version is NOT sidebar compatible but its likely to be a feature of the next version.
Question for ya – I noticed it links to my top commentor’s blogs – are these “Do-Follow” links? I’m asking because I’m hoping they are. I think this is a great way to provide support to bloggers who support my blog by commenting. It’s a great way for providing another linkback. If its a “no-follow” I would suggest changing it so that it does.
Also – In the text documents, it mentions a title header and the ability to edit and change things. Exactly how is all that done. I couldn’t find anything in the plugin editor itself and I didn’t see anything in the documentation.
Thanks again for this tool..and a big thanks to Michael Slater for creating it.
The BoBos last blog post..Just, Awesome!
Hey – got it up and running on my blog – well – at least as a post for now. You can check it out. So far so good. Tomorrow I will move it over to the sidebar and see how that works. Otherwise, this thing is great. I love the functionality and the ability to customize it however I want. Very cool. Thanks for sending this to me.
The BoBos last blog post..Just, Awesome!