Install IntenseDebate Comment System/commentluv On Blogger

Install IntenseDebate Comment System/commentluv On Blogger. One of the major drawbacks of blogger platform is that the Commenting System is very poor in terms of functionality as compared to WordPress. IntenseDebate is the premier commenting system which can be used in place of the default Blogger commenting system. Blogger Team improving the commenting system day by the day with features like Threaded Comments being introduced but still it lacks some features. IntenseDebate is the premier commenting system which enhances and encourages conversation on your blog or website. With IntenseDebate you can give your blog readers the opportunity to better engage your blog’s content and each other. IntenseDebate is one of the featured commenting system and it works on several blogging platforms like Blogger or WordPress. I'm sure many of you might have seen the CommentLuv plugin on Wordpress blogs which allows a blogs readers to comment with the option to include their latest post from their blog at the bottom of the comment. This is a great initiative to readers as they get a link back to their website and thus, actively participate in the discussions. In a way, it is to encourage and also as a reward to commentators who took their time to comment on one's blog. CommentLuv rewards your readers and helps to discover new and interesting posts by automatically adding a dofollow title link in the comments

Features Of IntenseDebate:

IntenseDebate is one of the most popular feature-rich comment system for WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr and many other blogging/CMS platforms. With IntenseDebate,you can do many things than your default comment system.These are some main features of IntenseDebate comments.

• Commentluv
• Comment Threading.
• Reply-By-Email.
• Email Notifications.
• Commenter Profiles.
• Moderation/Blacklisting.
• Reputation Points & Comment Voting.
• Plugins API.
• OpenID.
• Widgets.
• Twitter Connect.
• Facebook Connect.
• RSS Readers & Tracking.

How To Install IntenseDebate Comment System In Blogger

• Go to Intensedebate and Sign Up or Login If You Already Done
• If you have a new intensedebate account click on Extras Option shown in the menu and Then Select Install IntenseDebate Option
  
  
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  You have already intensedebate account, then select Sites option and then select Add blog/site option in the menu shown at the top
• Now enter the URL of your blog and proceed further
• Then Click On Blogger Platform to Continue
• Now you will be asked to upload the template of your blog. To do so you will need  Go to Template tab in your blog , If You Don't Know How to Do This See Screen Shot Below.

• Then a popup will appear then click on Download full template and then save your template and then click on browse button and select your template and then click on Upload File And Continue
• Now copy the entire code and go to Blogger Dashboard --> Design --> Edit HTML
• Backup your Template before making any changes to your blog
• Now Expand Widget Templates
• Press Ctrl + A and delete all the codes
• Now paste the code which you have copied it from intensedebate and save your template

How to activate commentluv plugin in intensedebate

This is one of the biggest reason why people shift to Intense Debate . It allows installing custom plugins in the Commenting system itself. The most used one is the Comment Luv plugin . Other plugins  like ReTweet button for each comment and PollDaddy polls are also available.

• Now go to Intense debate dashbord and Click on plugins tab shown at left side.
• Scroll down until you find 'CommentLuv' plugin and then Click on Activate.

• Now you've successfully added CommentLuv on your Blogger Blogspot Blog.

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