I finally managed to put aside some time and give a much needed update to Better Comments Manager. I am releasing the version 1.3 of Better Comments Manager today.

It feels great to know that the plugin has been downloaded times in over a month. I am also happy to announce that this plugin is now officially available ^[1] as a download on wordpress extend where you can download all the plugins recommended by WordPress.

If you are new to the Better comments manager then you should read more about BCM Version 1.0 ^[2] and BCM Version 1.2 ^[3]. Version 1.0 and 1.2 are not available for downloads but you can always leave me a comment and I will send you the older versions.

Here are the changes that I made in the new release.

1. Removed scrolling effect on adding a new comment

I have removed the scrolling effect from this plugin when a new comment is added. I had received a few complaints with regard to this. Now when a new comment is added the page will not scroll to the added comment. Thanks to Ronald Huereca ^[4] for pointing this out.

2. Made plugin compatible to store threaded replies

I had got many requests from users to make this plugin compatible with Brian’s threaded comments. I adhered to your requests and the plugin is now compatible with the threaded comments plugin. When you add a threaded reply the new comment will show up as a threaded comment instead of a new comment.

3. Added functionality to edit comments from within the same page

Another enhancement I have made is to add in the ability to edit the comments from within the page. I was impressed with Ronald’s plugin but this change also allows you to edit the Name, email address and url of the commentator.

This function can also be used when you have added a new reply but made some mistake in it. You can simply go to the top of the page and edit the comment all this without needing to load the page.

4. Choose between creating a new or threaded reply

Even though you may use threaded comments sometimes you may want to reply to more than one comment at a time. In such cases you can use the option to create a new reply altogether and reply to all the comments at once in a new comment.

This feature I thought of as while I was testing the plugin on my site I felt the need to reply to 3-4 commentators at a time and having this feature along with threaded comments.

5. Better Comments Manager is now accessible through the main admin panel

I received feedbacks saying that many people would like to have the better comment manager as a part of the main admin panel. Thanks to Ronald again for dissecting the plugin at webblog tools collection ^[5], which definitely made my task easier. I took from where Ronald had left and fixed the few bugs he was having to have the entire better comments manager moved to the admin panel.

Change Log

Version 1.3

• Removed scrolling effect on adding a new comment
• Made plugin compatible to store threaded replies
• Added functionality to edit comments from within the same page
• You can either add a threaded reply or create a new reply altogether, useful when you want to reply to more than one comments at a single time.
• Made better comments manager accesible from the main menu

Version 1.2

• Added support to reply to comments from within the page
• The comments are now saved using AJAX, so users will not have to leave the page while replying
• Removed unwanted files from the release
• Fixed regular reply to comments which were throwing erros
• Shows the post title now in place of View link, suggestion i picked up from Lorelle’s site
• Fixed bug in navigating comments using next page link with view all by posts link

Version 1.0

• First release for Better Comments Manager

Installation Instructions

To do a new installation of the plugin, please follow these steps

1. Download the better-comments-manager.zip file to your local machine.
2. Unzip the file
3. Upload `better-comments-manager` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
4. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

If you are upgrading from previous versions please follow these steps

1. Download the latest version of better comments manager
2. De-activate the better comments manager plugin
3. Delete the directory containing the plugin files
4. Unzip the file
5. Upload `better-comments-manager` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
6. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Once you have done the installation you will see the Better Comments Manager as a part of the main admin menu, you will also have the same option in the Comments sub menu.

License

All files and their contents are licensed under the General Public License(GPL).

Support Development

If you feel this plugin has helped you can leave a small donation towards further plugin development.

Download

Download Better Comments Manager ^[6] downloaded times

Please note this plugin may have bugs. If you find any bugs or want to report any problems you have faced please feel free to leave your comments or you can send me a email at wpplugins@techie-buzz.com ^[7]

Do leave me your comments on what you think about the changes and whether you see any bugs in it. I will work and fix all the bugs as soon as I can.