SubscribeHello? Anybody here? Got any new plans?
I’m wondering if, for instance, a Wordpress plug-in might ever happen, or a Firefox extension? I realize that there are ways to use co.mments in Wordpress and Firefox, but honestly - they’re too much trouble for most people. Anything that requires remembering to do something every time one comments on a blog isn’t going to work for the average user.
However, something like a Firefox extension that automatically sets up tracking of comments every time the user posts a comment on any compatible blog&emdash;that’s nice and easy.
Installing a plug-in on a Wordpress blog is something just about any blogger can do&emdash;but ask most of them to actually edit their templates and you’re all too likely to see a look of sheer terror.
The Sociable plug-in has so MANY different “submit this to” options that the fact that co.mments is one of them is irrelevant - it just disappears in the forest of logos.
I’m not a programmer, but plug-in and extension development doesn’t seem to be rocket science. Surely it could be managed? I’m making my sites friendly to that other service, and I’d really like to be even-handed.
Thanks!
Posted by technomom in features on Wednesday, February 28th, 2007. You can follow any responses using co.mments, leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
hombrelobo
March 1st, 2007 at 3:24 am
Why not combining co.mments with a comments system like haloscan and with gravatar ?
I know it is a lot to ask, but that way, I can put it in my blog, and people can submit their comments, which automatically include their avatar, and automatically gets recorded in their co.mmnets rss feed …..
I love co.mments, by the way, thanks.
Assaf
March 2nd, 2007 at 12:25 pm
co.mments does have an API that can be used from a Firefox extension. But I don’t think I’ll have time to develop that extension myself.
A WordPress plugin will be much easier to develop.
I have no experience with Gravatar, so I’ll have to check if it’s possible to integrate with it.
hombrelobo
March 2nd, 2007 at 5:01 pm
And why don’t you talk with the haloscan people to incorporate co.mments into their system ?
You would both have a much more powerful system ….
Just my 2 cents …
hombrelobo
March 3rd, 2007 at 4:11 am
I was thinking, and why not contacting gravatar to integrate co.mments in their site ?
Gravatar is included in many commenting scripts already. Everytime I comment on a haloscan or WP with gravatar plugin site, my gravatar shows up automatically. It could also include that conversation where my gravatar appears in my comments list. If I comments, I want to follow it.
OK, I won’t comments anymore ….
Thanks for the great service !!
nicholas
October 31st, 2007 at 6:47 pm
I would like to post letting users know that there is a co.mments “custom button” for use with Firefox.
Requirements:
I was not the author of the button, so post any comments or questions here
Split
July 9th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Hello nicholas, is this compatible with Firefox 3? I want to install the newest version of Firefox and need to be sure that everything is going to be the same.