How to Add Google+ Comments to Your WordPress Blog
How to Add Google+ Comments to Your WordPress Blog
Not too long ago Google announced Google+ comments for their blogging platform, Blogger. Even though it was only for blogger, there were a lot of WordPress bloggers out there who would have liked to have Google+ comments too. A bunch of WordPress developers saw a demand and created a nice amount of plugins that make it easy to have Google Plus comments on your blog. So, today I'm going to recommend my favorite "Google+ Comments for WordPress," by Brandon Holtsclaw.
What are the benefits?
- Increased Activity: Users have the choice of selecting if they want their comment to be shared publicly, most users do.
- Convenience: A lot of people stay signed into their Google+ account. Staying logged in results in not having to enter a few fields nor a captcha, which is quite a convenience for that crowd.
What are the disadvantages?
- Not Officially Supported: Google has not developed a plugin to officially support WordPress. So, some features like comment notifications, are unavailable to the WordPress users who are using third party plugins.
- Anonymity: Some people just aren’t comfortable logging in with their profile to leave a comment. Still, the best thing about "Google+ Comments for WordPress" is that you have multiple comment systems available!.
Adding Google+ Comments to WordPress
Go to your WordPress dashboard's plugin section and under "add new" search for "Google+ Comments for WordPress," then install and activate it. Once you have activated the plugin you can find the settings under the "Comments" section of the dashboard.
