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Getting rid of comments on my website-what are the alternatives for reader engagement

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  • 05-10-2013 11:14am
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    Le Chef
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭


    I have a small local news website based on wordpress that is quite popular. However, the comments have become problematic and I think the majority of readers are sick of reading other people's BS opinions too. So I'm doing away with comments and hope to replace them with other forms of reader engagement, but the only other ideas I have are weekly reader polls and a 'submit a story' contact form.

    Are there any other widgets on WP for this sort of thing? Or do you have any other ideas from other sites you can think of? Thanks.
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    jumbone
    Registered Users Posts: 609 ✭✭✭jumbone


    Use Facebook connect for commenting. People may span less if their real name and photo is beside it.

    Alternatively force registration for commenting. You may need to provide more of an incentive though depending on whether you think people would just not bother


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    You can also hold comments for approval before they're published.


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    Le Chef
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Le Chef


    Yes, I'm moderating all comments right now. But that just means I have to read them all and some of them are awful. I'm really looking for alternatives to comments. There was a plugin call Urtak which allowed you to pose a yes or no question at the end of a story, but it's been discontinued. I'd like something that allows people to voice an opinion, but focuses it so they cant go off on a tangent and take over the thread.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Filtering? http://en.support.wordpress.com/unwanted-comments/


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