I think removing the nofollow attribute in comments is the right thing to do. It is only fair that you reward your readers for taking the time to comment on your blog.
As long as you have Akismet installed, than you shouldn't have any problems with spam.
- Martin Reed
Mihai
· 2 years ago
Yes askimet is doing a pretty good job. So far not one spam comment escaped
2Perfect
· 2 years ago
Great way to encourage people to comment and be active, as well as giving back to those who are already active.
You might also consider adding a "top commentators" plugin =)
Welcome to the NOFOLLOW movement! and thanks for the link-back: :P
Mihai
· 2 years ago
I do use the top commentators plugin. You can see it in the left sidebar. Thank you for your comment. :)
2Perfect
· 2 years ago
ahh i see it :P it doesn't seem to show up on single post pages.
Mihai
· 2 years ago
yes, that shows only on the main page or the archive pages
Ilya Lichtenstein
· 2 years ago
Look at everyone commenting on this post all of a sudden(me included).
Link whores! :P
Mihai
· 2 years ago
It's more like an experiment to see if viewers comment just for the links. The idea is to encourage them to comment knowing that they get something in return. I was hoping to get some quality comments, not just "I just commented. thanks for the link!" kind of comments :)
2Perfect
· 2 years ago
It's expected to get both quality and non-quality comments. When I turned off NOFOLLOW for my blog though, I've gotten mostly quality comments, with only 2 that I can think of that are most likely there just for the link. I still don't get very many comments but it's definitely increased from 1 comment a month :P
Aimee
· 2 years ago
I think this is a great plugin, I didn't even realize that there was a "nofollow" tag until recently.
Mihai
· 2 years ago
yes there is and it's set up by default on most blogging platforms
Gaje Master
· 2 years ago
I am glad to see more bloggers being a part of the do follow list. I am also included in this list.
All Comments
I think removing the nofollow attribute in comments is the right thing to do. It is only fair that you reward your readers for taking the time to comment on your blog.
As long as you have Akismet installed, than you shouldn't have any problems with spam.
- Martin Reed
You might also consider adding a "top commentators" plugin =)
Welcome to the NOFOLLOW movement! and thanks for the link-back: :P
Thank you for your comment. :)
Link whores! :P
The idea is to encourage them to comment knowing that they get something in return. I was hoping to get some quality comments, not just "I just commented. thanks for the link!" kind of comments :)