Description
A sidebar widget that displays a list of top commenters across a site, showing the number of comments for each. Inspired by and extended from the Top Commentators Widget by WebGrrrl.
Supported Languages:
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English
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Slovene: Thanks to Mitja Mihelič: mitja.mihelic@arnes.si http://www.linkedin.com/in/mmihelic
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Romanian: Thanks to Alexander Ovsov: Web Hosting Geeks
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Ukranian: Thanks to Michael Yunat: http://getvoip.com
Options:
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« Title »: customizable title that is displayed in the sidebar for this widget.
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« Define Commenters by »: choose whether to define an individual by email address or by name entered in the comment form
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« Commenters to Exclude »: a list of people to exclude from the count. Can enter names and/or email addresses here. Separate each with a comma.
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« # of Commenters to List »: determines the number of top commenters to list.
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« Show ‘comments’ Label? »: If checked, a top commenter will appear as « mike: 10 comments ». If unchecked, he/she will appear simply as « mike: 10 ».
Screenshots
Configurable title, method of defining a single commenter, list of commenters to exclude from the counter, length of list, and whether to show « comments » in the list after the number of comments displayed. 
Appearance in the sidebar (see « Top Commenters » in the bottom right).
Installation
- Upload the
simple-top-commentersfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to the Appearance -> Widgets screen, drag the SimpleTopCommenters widget into the sidebar.
FAQ
- Installation Instructions
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- Upload the
simple-top-commentersfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to the Appearance -> Widgets screen, drag the SimpleTopCommenters widget into the sidebar.
- Upload the
- How can I use this plugin with other translations
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Create a PO file for the localization desired, name it with the appropriate country code and language code and add it to the « languages » folder. See http://urbangiraffe.com/articles/translating-wordpress-themes-and-plugins/ or https://codex.wordpress.org/I18n_for_WordPress_Developers#PO_files for more info. If you provide an additional translation, please send it to me, and I can add it to the next version. http://mike-eng.com
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Contributors & Developers
“Simple Top Commenters” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
10/1/2017
Verified compatibility with WordPress 4.8.2
6/1/2014
Added Ukranian localization. Thanks to Michael Yunat: http://getvoip.com
5/6/2012
Added Romanian localization. Thanks to Alexander Ovsov: Web Hosting Geeks
10/12/2011
Added internationalization and included Slovene language files. Code and translation provided by Mitja Mihelič – mitja.mihelic@arnes.si – http://www.linkedin.com/in/mmihelic
11/20/2010
Initial Release