I’ve been debating on doing this for a while, primarily because I’d like to encourage more comments and more engagement on the site.
I had been using disqus for quite a while now so was a little hesitant to switch- but knew the longer I waited the harder it would be to make the switch.
Then of course Andy Baily, the creator of the CommentLuv plugin made the decision that much easier!
He came out with a NEW version as well as a bonus plugin just today. It looks like there is a premium version of CommentLuv on its way- so I’ll keep you posted on that as well.
Because I wasn’t using CommentLuv before (and am being lazy and don’t really want to go dig around), I can’t say FOR SURE if this is a new feature, but I believe it is, but as a registered user on a particular site you can actually have your last TEN blog posts show up with your comment! Cool, huh?
And then of course there are a few styling options- and everyone knows how the simple pleasure of graphic options make me happy. You can choose from 3 differeent commentluv badges, put in your own custom badge (I’ll probably do that soon) or simply link to text. Nice, huh?
Here’s a screenshot of the dashboard settings- and note that there are tutorial videos BUILT INTO the dashboard settings too. I’ve done a quick little video showing you the options too- but don’t worry, the few short videos Andy has created showing you how edit your settings are all you need!
I have to admit, I am curious about the upcoming features that will be included with the premium version!
QUICK NOTE: In the video I said you can have your last 10 blog posts (links) show up- what I MEANT to say is that you can select which blog post title you want linked from your last 10 posts. They don’t all show up! 
got a little ahead of myself there!
In the meantime, let’s take a peek at what’s going on in the dashboard with the latest version of CommentLuv 2.9!
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