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://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-top-commenters/#description) * [Reviews](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-top-commenters/#reviews) * [Installation](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-top-commenters/#installation) * [Development](https://frp.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. * [[ * 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://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)[Counter](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/counter/) [sidebar](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sidebar/)[widget](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) * [Advanced View](https://frp.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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