A Better Way to Respond to Reader’s Comments
11. Jun, 2007 
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There is a good WordPress plugin on the block now that will allow admin to respond to comments much easier than before. This plugin is called Better Comments Manager.
This WordPress plugin allows you to reply to a comment through the admin panel without actually having to go a post.
The Better Comments Manager Sub-Panel
The Better Comments Manager Sub-Panel
Once you have installed the plugin, go to the Comments panel and there you’ll find the Better Comments Manager sub-panel. There you can reply to comments, or even view all the comments for a particular post.
The only thing I don’t like about the plugin’s admin panel setup currently is that I have to go to the Comments panel, and then go to sub-panel. I think this plugin is good enough that it can have its own dedicated spot as a main admin panel.
The Reply Box
Better Comments Manager Reply Box
Once you have found a comment to reply to, simply click on the “Reply” button. Once “Reply” has been clicked, a box will show up that you can type your comment in. When you are finished, simply hit “Save Reply.”
The Loading Screen
Better Comments Manager Loading Screen
Better Comments Manager does all the replying via Ajax. No new screen is loaded, so everything is done very fast.
The New Comment
Better Comments Manager – New Comment Added
Better Comments Manager places the new comment on the top of the list. One annoying thing about this is that the plugin currently scrolls you to the new comment. I personally do not like this feature, so I went into the code and took it out.
Conclusion
Better Comments Manager is a great plugin and will save a lot of time. My wish is that the “auto-scrolling” is taken out and that the plugin is a main admin panel instead of a sub-panel.
Thank you for reading.
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Interesting plugin. In my case, I usually reply once after getting several comments on my post, and then I actually prefer to go to the post, re-read all the comments and reply to them. Sometimes I get comments long after my posts were published, then again I do need to go to that post and refresh it in my memory to reply to that comment.
inspirationbit,
Yes, this kind of plugin helps those who like to respond to individual commenters. Although, you can do a “View All” and view all the comments from a post. But this plugin comes in handy for the older type posts that get comments.
Oh this is sweet. I was just thinking yesterday that I’d love to have something like this
Geesh! It’s like Christmas over here — and oh how I love Christmas! LOL Another cool thing I get to install!
(hehe…I just used the ajax edit comment thingy. I am thanking you.)
Mark, Mike,
Hope you find it useful. Keith is very approachable and has actually implemented some of my suggestions since the review.
Oh, it’s definitely useful! I’ve been using it for a little while tonight. I LOVE it. It’s absolutely great when you have a lot of comments to reply to
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