Improved sharing & commenting
Very early this morning I found a blog that impressed me based on the comment system employed. In the footer I could tell the blog was based on WordPress just like this one. I had to have this system.
So tonight I made the change on how comments on this blog are entered and displayed. As always you can make anonymous comments but now you have the option to register so your profile is saved. You can reply to a comment from someone else. Registering allows you to correct your comment after it is posted — helpful if you find a typo.  You can also comment using your Twitter, Yahoo or OpenID accounts.
Separately I added buttons that will appear on each post to allow you too share the post to your Twitter, Buzz or Facebook account. Let me know what you think.
– Steve Patterson
Very nice. Thank you.
I think the “tweet this”, “buzz this”, and facebook button are too big and kind of distracting. Can't you just use the little logo for each? Some blogs have 10 of these across the bottom, but since they are small it doesn't look like a big deal.
If I log in using facebook connect do all of my comments get posted on Facebook as well?
I switched to the smaller buttons, looks better. Not sure how the Facebook comments work.
One downside: now the “comments” link under each post doesn't show the number of previously entered comments.
I noticed that as well. The software has a total count so I will work on getting that displayed.
I use DISQUS on my WordPress blog too and love it 🙂
What happened to the slick iPod-friendly mobile view?
Working on putting that back tonight.
It is back now. Missing comment count just like the main page.