Title: Simple Top Commenters Author: mrengy Published: November 22, 2010 Last modified: October 1, 2017 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/simple-top-commenters.svg) # Simple Top Commenters By [mrengy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrengy/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-top-commenters.zip) * [Details](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-top-commenters/#description) * [Reviews](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-top-commenters/#reviews) * [Installation](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-top-commenters/#installation) * [Development](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-top-commenters/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-top-commenters/) ## Description A sidebar widget that displays a list of top commenters across a site, showing the number of comments for each. Inspired by and extended from the Top Commentators Widget by WebGrrrl. ### Supported Languages: 1. English 2. Slovene: Thanks to Mitja Mihelič: mitja.mihelic@arnes.si http://www.linkedin.com/ in/mmihelic 3. Romanian: Thanks to Alexander Ovsov: [Web Hosting Geeks](http://webhostinggeeks.com/) 4. Ukranian: Thanks to Michael Yunat: [http://getvoip.com](http://getvoip.com/blog) ### Options: 1. “Title”: customizable title that is displayed in the sidebar for this widget. 2. “Define Commenters by”: choose whether to define an individual by email address or by name entered in the comment form 3. “Commenters to Exclude”: a list of people to exclude from the count. Can enter names and/or email addresses here. Separate each with a comma. 4. “# of Commenters to List”: determines the number of top commenters to list. 5. “Show ‘comments’ Label?”: If checked, a top commenter will appear as “mike: 10 comments”. If unchecked, he/she will appear simply as “mike: 10”. ## Screenshots [⌊Configurable title, method of defining a single commenter, list of commenters to exclude from the counter, length of list, and whether to show "comments" in the list after the number of comments displayed.⌉⌊Configurable title, method of defining a single commenter, list of commenters to exclude from the counter, length of list, and whether to show "comments" in the list after the number of comments displayed .⌉[ Configurable title, method of defining a single commenter, list of commenters to exclude from the counter, length of list, and whether to show “comments” in the list after the number of comments displayed. [⌊Appearance in the sidebar (see "Top Commenters" in the bottom right).⌉⌊Appearance in the sidebar (see "Top Commenters" in the bottom right).⌉[ Appearance in the sidebar (see “Top Commenters” in the bottom right). ## Installation 1. Upload the `simple-top-commenters` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Go to the Appearance -> Widgets screen, drag the SimpleTopCommenters widget into the sidebar. ## FAQ Installation Instructions 1. Upload the `simple-top-commenters` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Go to the Appearance -> Widgets screen, drag the SimpleTopCommenters widget into the sidebar. How can I use this plugin with other translations Create a PO file for the localization desired, name it with the appropriate country code and language code and add it to the “languages” folder. See http://urbangiraffe. com/articles/translating-wordpress-themes-and-plugins/ or https://codex.wordpress. org/I18n_for_WordPress_Developers#PO_files for more info. If you provide an additional translation, please send it to me, and I can add it to the next version. http:// mike-eng.com ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Simple Top Commenters” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ mrengy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrengy/) [Translate “Simple Top Commenters” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-top-commenters) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-top-commenters/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-top-commenters/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-top-commenters/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-top-commenters/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 10/1/2017 Verified compatibility with WordPress 4.8.2 #### 6/1/2014 Added Ukranian localization. Thanks to Michael Yunat: [http://getvoip.com](http://getvoip.com/blog) #### 5/6/2012 Added Romanian localization. Thanks to Alexander Ovsov: [Web Hosting Geeks](http://webhostinggeeks.com/) #### 10/12/2011 Added internationalization and included Slovene language files. Code and translation provided by Mitja Mihelič – mitja.mihelic@arnes.si – http://www.linkedin.com/in/ mmihelic #### 11/20/2010 Initial Release ## Meta * Version **1.5.2** * Last updated **9 years ago** * Active installations **40+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.8.28** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-top-commenters/) * Tags * [comments](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)[Counter](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/counter/) [sidebar](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sidebar/)[widget](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) * [Advanced View](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-top-commenters/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-top-commenters/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-top-commenters/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-top-commenters/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-top-commenters/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-top-commenters/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-top-commenters/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-top-commenters/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ mrengy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrengy/) ## Support Got something to say? 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