We are so lucky today to have a fabulous guest poster - Shannon from Fox Hollow Cottage! Do you LOVE having to type those two crazy words that don't even look like real words before being able to leave a comment on a blog? Me either!!! That's why I asked Shannon to share with you how simple it is to remove it from your own blog ('cause she's so much nicer about it than I would be!).
Hello Simply Klassic Home Readers!
Hello Simply Klassic Home Readers!
My name is Shannon and
I am happy to be guest posting for Kristin.
Most days, you'll find me blogging at Fox Hollow Cottage
but today
I'm sharing some important information about
How To Get MORE Comments On Your Blog
It is so utterly Simple.
but so very Serious.
YOU
Must
R E M O V E
WORD VERIFICATION from YOUR BLOG.
I can just bet you!
there are people who would
LOVE
nothing more then to
leave lovely, wonderful, poetic, praise-filled comments
for you on your blog...
BUT
They Do Not.
BECAUSE
Your poor, poor readers are now forced to type-in
2
Yes
TWO
Indecipherable Words.
And we all know...
Nobody.
Has got time.
For that.
So, if YOU want comments...
(and I am pretty darn sure we all do)
Please, Please, Please!
follow these very simple steps on
If you have a BLOGGER blog do this;
(*If you are using the "updated blogger interface", you'll need to switch back to the old version to make this adjustment. You'll find it in the very upper right hand side of your dashboard.)
1. Go To Your DASHBOARD.
2. Select "Settings".
3. Then, Select "Comments". (it's right under settings)
and looks like this;
4. Scroll Down.
You Will See This;
This will require people leaving comments on your blog to complete a word verification step, which will help reduce comment spam.Learn more
Blog authors will not see word verification for comments. |
5. Select NO.
6. Save.
That's it!
You're DONE.
(I sure hope I didn't come across as a bossy pants know-it-all?)
(I sure hope I didn't come across as a bossy pants know-it-all?)
I'm really and truly just trying to do my part to pass on information and it is so great that Kristin wants to help spread the word.
I have heard time-&-time again
from readers and fellow bloggers that they are
not even bothering to leave comments anymore
if they have to jump the hurdle of
Word Verification.
Technically known as "Captcha"
Which, I'm sure it's useful in some cases, but certainly not
necessary on our blogs.
So ditch it.
Quick!
Thanks a bunch for having me.
Oh how I love Shannon! Thanks for sharing this useful blogging tip with us today!!
Do you follow on Facebook? I been asking looking for some "newbie" (as my friend, Debbiedoo's calls them) bloggers who would like to participate in a fun new series. A "newbie" is a blogger who has been blogging for less than six months, and/or has less than 100 followers. Basically, if you still feel like a "newbie" I'd love to feature you! Email me at simplyklassichome (@) aol (.) com. This fabulous new series will be coming in April - stay tuned for more information.
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So helpful..thank you ..I was wondering how to do that!!!
ReplyDelete"Make it so Number 1"......
ReplyDeleteOne can only hope....it does make things easier!
Lorraine
So happy you decided on the Word Verification post. Never hurts to get the word out!! I really think it's helping too. I got a wonderful response. For everyone we get to remove it, and hopefully pass it on, it will help =)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this helpful information...I just disabled it on my blog!!! :)
ReplyDeleteAmen to that! Of course, Shannon does have a way with words. LOL
ReplyDeletehallelujah! everyone needs to read this!
ReplyDeleteThanks to you both for spreading the word! I loathe word verification. I feel like I should probably blog about it sometime soon too, in the hopes that more people will see it. I turned mine off a while back - I would hate to have people be discouraged from leaving a comment because they have to prove they're "not robots!"
ReplyDeleteShannon is going to save us all from word verification one blog at a time. She blazes the trail and risks life and limb so that we may all blog free of word verification. Go Shannon!
ReplyDelete~Bliss~
AMEN!!
ReplyDeleteCHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERS! What more can we say!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the information, Shannon!! I just turned off word verification for my blog. I never figured out how to do it because I've been using the new Blogger interface. Quick question though ... if I switch back to the new interface, will my change be voided?
ReplyDeleteI so agree! So many times I don't leave a comment because it takes too much time to figure out the letters in those word verification boxes.
ReplyDeleteYou go Shannon! One word verification word at a time ...
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Linda
I just stumbled on your blog via Homemaker on a Dime and laughed out loud when I read this post! I tried to remove the word verification once before and felt like an idiot when I couldn't figure it out! Thanks to Shannon's hilariously written directions, I just did. Thanks and I'll be following along for sure.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day.
Erin from Out on a Limb...
What great advice! Shannon is the best, I see several commenters have removed the word verification! Way to go!
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Good post Shannon! I was encourage to turn on word verification as a way to control unwanted comments, but any serious blogger sees comments as soon as they are posted & they are easily deleted. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteVery informative. Thanks for sharing. I don't like word verification b/c I can never figure out the words. So, I'm glad you've shared instructions on how to get rid of it.
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