Here comes the first Blogger tutorial in year 2010 on BloggerStop. This Blogger hack will add numbers against all the comments in your blog. And each number will be linked to that unique comment. You/your readers can use these numbers and corresponding links to mention or point a particular comment on any of your posts.
Working Demo - Hot Orange Blogger Template.
Instructions To Follow:
STEP #1
Log in to Blogger, go to Layout -> Edit HTML
and mark the tick box "Expand Widget Templates"
STEP #2
Now find (CTRL+F) this code in the template:
<b:loop values='data:post.comments' var='comment'>Immediately ABOVE/BEFORE that, paste this code:
<script type='text/javascript'>var CommentsCounter=0;</script> <!--COMM-NUM-STARTS-->Now find this code:
<data:commentPostedByMsg/>And immediately BELOW/AFTER it, paste this code:
<!--COMM-NUM-STARTS-->And save the template. Now you will see numbers in front of all the comments in your blog. But they are not well styled.
<span class='comm-num'>
<a expr:href='data:comment.url' title='Comment Link'>
<script type='text/javascript'>
CommentsCounter=CommentsCounter+1;
document.write(CommentsCounter)
</script>
</a>
</span>
<!--COMMNUM-STOPS-->
STEP #3
So now we will style these numbers to match your blogs theme.
GO back to the page Layout -> Edit HTML
and find (CTRL+F) this code in the template:
</head>And immediately ABOVE/BEFORE it paste this code:
<!--COMM-NUM-STARTS-->Edit the above code (highlighted in RED) to change the image.
<style type="text/css">
.comm-num a:link, .comm-num a:visited {
color: white !important;
text-decoration: none !important;
background: url(http://i50.tinypic.com/egx3t3.jpg) no-repeat;
width: 50px;
height: 48px;
float: right;
display: block;
margin-right: 5px;
margin-top: -15px; /*comments-counter position*/
text-align: center;
font-family: 'Century Gothic','Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif;
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: normal;
}
.comm-num a:hover, .comm-num a:active {
color: gray !important;
text-decoration: none !important;
}
</style>
<!--COMM-NUM-STOPS-http://bloggerstop.net-->
And edit the code (highlighted in BLUE) to change the color of the numbers.
Images you may use (Right-Click and select "Copy Image Address/Location"):
IMPORTANT: You may use any image instead of the one linked in the code above (STEP #3), but you have to mention its dimensions correctly (width and height) for correct placement of numbers on the image.
Finally save the template and count your comments...
Via QuiteRandom & Webaholic
173 comments
Write commentsA test comment - to check Numbering in Blogger hack :)
Replycool one...
ReplyIt's not working on mine...:(
ReplySuper! ;)
Reply@P.T.
ReplyI couldn't find the code in your template. Leave the code as it is, so that I can it for errors. BTW ...nice template.
@Анна
Thanks. If you are using some other icon (when I checked your blog, it was blue bubbles icon), then make sure you also change the dimensions (width and height)-For that blue bubbles icon dimensoins are 55x53 (55-width & 53-height).
Beautiful icons...thanks.
ReplyI can't find the said lines in my template! :((
Reply@Magali
ReplyOut of these two lines:
<dl id='comments-block'>
<b:loop values='data:post.comments' var='comment'>
If first one's not there in your template, then find only the second line, and paste that code (in red) just above it.
This is a great idea. I have numbers on my comments but no images yet (my choice right now).
ReplyYou can adjust how high the number are by changing the -15 in the command margin-top: -15px;
I believe I adjusted mine to be -23px.
Great job with the coding!!
Thanks for adding that point Kristy.
ReplySo as mentioned by Kristyanna, if you want to adjust the position of the icon+number, then change the values against margin-right and margin-top. Also you can change the font-size of these numbers.
And, to make the numbers bold, change this:
font-weight: normal;
to this:
font-weight: bold;
wow....awesome hmmm...:X
Replyhere's Divya http://ben-tools.blogspot.com/2010/01/minifesto.html :D my add this trick :X
ReplyThat's great Beben, I think you can make the font more bold.
ReplyThanks 4 sharing. I will try.
ReplyI am not able to find this code in my blog
ReplyHi Poras, make sure that you have ticked the box "Expand Widget Templates" and read my reply to Magali's query. Anyways I'll update the post too.
ReplyHi, Divya Sai
ReplyI cannot find this code <data:commentPostedByMsg/> in my template. what should i do now?
I am also having the same problem as Divine Brahmanda
Reply& (I am not able to write html codes in comment form also in your blog.)
The overall code will look similar to this in your blog (code varies from template to template), the bolded part of the code is what you to add:
Reply<a expr:name='data:comment.anchorName'/>
<b:if cond='data:comment.authorUrl'>
<a expr:href='data:comment.authorUrl' rel='nofollow'><data:comment.author/></a>
<b:else/>
<data:comment.author/>
</b:if>
<data:commentPostedByMsg/>
<!--COMMNUM-STARTS-->
<span class='comm-num'>
<a expr:href='data:comment.url' title='Comment Link'>
<script type='text/javascript'>
CommentsCounter=CommentsCounter+1;
document.write(CommentsCounter)
</script>
</a>
</span>
<!--COMMNUM-STOPS-->
</dt>
Thanks Divya Sai
ReplyIt Is Perfectly Working In My Blog Now.
That's great, happy for you Poras :)
ReplyDivya,
ReplyThanks for your advice, now looks much better. :)
@Анна
ReplyYeah they are looking great on your blog...BTW you have some really delicious bakery pics on your blog :)
Wow, more images means more time to load, but I think this is acceptable!
ReplyWell no Reza, it will not at all add any significant load to our blogs html. its just a single image of hardly 2/3kb which is repeated in all the comments, so it doesn't mean that for 200 comments you reader/any one is going to download the 200 images, the query for download is sent only once, and due the code the image will be displayed 200 times.
Replygood sob
ReplyHaven't been able to use your most commented post widget, but this numbered post tweek is working fine!
ReplyThanks, indeed.
My site, it's coming up to far too the right. how can i move the number over to the left?
Replythanks.
Ah excellent news, I like this one... thanks a lot!
Replyg
Good post my friend.....
ReplyThanks so much! This worked beautifully :O)
ReplyHappy for you Tracey :)
Replythank you so much!
ReplySuper! Thank you thank you! I tried several tutorials and this is the only one that worked for me. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyThank you so much for this excellent tutorial! I used it on my blog and it worked great!
ReplyGlad to help you Susan... :)
ReplyI am unable to locate either of the 2 codes that I need to change in Step 2. Can you take a look, and let me know if you have any suggestions?
Replyhttp://frugalinvitation.blogspot.com/
Are you sure, you ticked the tick-box "Expand Widget Templates" ?
ReplyI think it's because I'm using DISQUS as my comment host.
ReplyGood trik my friend...
ReplyMay I repost this trik in my blog?
Thanks before
You are welcome
ReplyPlease do not copy word-by-word
And DO give the credits to my blog as an active backlink to BloggerStop.net
I just used this how to on my blog and "LOVVVVVVVVED IT.Come on who wouldn't.It adds style to the comment.
ReplyI just wrote a little post about this comment and linked to this post 2 times.
Hi Dawn,
ReplyI'm really glad to know that. I have replied to your mail...hope that clears your doubt.
Have a great weekend.
Hey thanks for this worked ...except I couldn't get the styled part...the image wouldn't show and the numbers dissapeared..maybe I did it wrong? This is def a must for giveaways!!
ReplyI was able to get numbers and images, however the numbers are all 1. They don't go up from there...LOL. Please help!
Replysorry but i can't find this code
Replycan i add it?
thanx
sorry but i can't find this code
Replycan i add it?
pls help, thanx :)
Awesome! I tried so many other codes and this is the first to actually work! Thanks.
ReplyGlad it worked for you @JHill
ReplyBy far the easiest tutorial I have found for this. Worked on the first try! :D
ReplyGlad to know that ...happy for you :)
Replythank you for this! it worked for me (but I didn't stylize -- I don't mind the boring numbers). ;)
Replythank you for the tutorial! I tried a few others before finding yours and couldn't make the others work. But yours was a cakewalk!!! Although before I stylized I surprisingly still had an image for the number and I would have been ok with just a number. Actually I'd prefer it without any fancy styling image but what I have now does what I need it to and html gives me a headache lol
Replymahalo! your step by step instructions were great!
ReplyEverything is showing up EXCEPT the numbers on mine. The photo is loading, but not the numbers. )= Does anyone know what that means?
ReplyThank you!
ReplyI was wondering for some time how to do this!!!
thank you! i have been wondering how to do this =)
ReplyGlad it helped you all :)
Reply@Ashlee, plese send me your template via my contact page, so that I can check it for you.
how to center the number of comments like in ur blog?
Replyin my blog, the position is not centered like in here
help please :(
Hi there,
ReplyChange this code:
background: url(http://i47.tinypic.com/2nhnk82.jpg) no-repeat;
width: 50px;
height: 48px;
to this:
background: url(http://i47.tinypic.com/2nhnk82.jpg) no-repeat;
width: 43px;
height: 47px;
Thanks so much! It was so easy and i got it perfectly right the first time !!
Replyoh my god, i tried 4 different tutorials for this and none of them worked! they all wanted me to find code that wasn't in my blog code. this one was so easy! thanks a BUNCH!
Replykatie
www.kateandoli.com
@Esther
ReplyWelcome
& Glad to know that Katie :)
Ok! I followed, got the numbers. Don't mind them being unstyled...as they are Yellow and and match my font. HOWEVER, all I got were #1's It didn't count up. Any ideas?
Replysunshinepraises.blogspot.com
Hi Melanie,
ReplyYou haven't added the code from Step #3, so there's no styling to the numbers,
And I just checked your blog and found the numbers going in the correct order 1,2,3...
Regards
This tutorial rocks! Thanks for making it so easy to follow and install :)
ReplyIs there a way to get the numbers to go over 200 comments, without starting at 1, when it should be 201?
ReplyI have used these steps many times. Recently I selected a different blogger template and now when I try to apply these steps I am still not able to get my comments to be auto numbered. I'm stumped.
ReplySewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
Hi there,
ReplyJust checked your blog and the numbering is working perfectly. I hope you have fixed your problem... :)
SAI I'm still not seeing the comments being numbered. But it sounds like you are. Very strange. Any advice as to why I can't see numbered comments?
ReplySewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
Thanks. Finally have it working (again). Now just need to find a cute image for the number counter, that will work for quilting, sewing, embroidery enthusiasts. But I'm happy to have my comment counter back working.
ReplyI so appreciate your help and all your insights, very much!
SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
Hi! thanks for this. I'm having trouble with the comments pop-up window though. the numbers are not appearing on the pop-up comments page. But if you comment on the main page it does. is there something I need to adjust?
ReplyThat pop-up is not a page from your blog, rather if you check the url of the pop up you'll notice that it's a blogger.com page. So this hack can never be shown there.
ReplyI would advise you to embed your comment-form in your blog itself:
http://bloggerstop.net/2008/10/how-to-embed-comment-form-below-posts.html
Muchas gracias! I desperately needed to know how to do this, and it works like a charm.
ReplyGlad to know that Hannah :)
ReplyThank you so much!!!. I had tried this at another site, but their directions were so hard that I messed it up. You made it so simple and I thank you for that.
ReplyI do have one question. Does this keep numbering, or does it stop at 200, and if it stops at 200,... How do I get it to go further.
Thanks Terry
My Journey With Candida
Thank you so much for this! I have been wanting to do this for quite a while and your instructions were so clear and easy to follow!
Replyit worked, thanx!!! http://www.fashionablenotebook.blogspot.com
ReplyHappy for you Nancie :)
Reply@Terry
The comments on each page start from 1 (in Blogger, it is fixed that comments are shown till 200 on a single page & we cannot change that)
FINALLY!!!! I have been searching all evening and trying codes with no luck. It was because I'm using one of the new blogger templates (Picture Window) and all of the code changes that I found wouldn't work with the new templates. I just followed this step by step and IT WORKED!! Thanks so much!
ReplyI'm having an issue. The numbered comments will show up in Firefox but nothing shows up in Internet Explorer. Anyone know how to fix this?
ReplyI'm working on a hidden blog but will be glad to send the codes to someone who might could help.
Ok, I tried tweaking a little more in IE. The numbers WILL show up before I add styling, but disappear after I add the style code.
ReplyI would really appreciate any help! I've tried several other codes (with no luck) and this is the one I like best!
Thank you so much for sharing your tips and tricks. Not only are your directions straightforward and easy to use. I really didn't feel at any point that I was going to loose all HTML formatting like I usually do when I need to go in and add something to my blog code. I finally have numbered comments back on my blog. Now I just need to find an image that is more in keeping with my blog to use as the comment icon.
ReplyI am going to repost with thanks to you and your blog (with links back here)so my readers can use your method for adding comment numbering to their blog.
I am glad this helped you Felissa. And thanks a lot for spreading the word :)
ReplyFor the time being, you may use (any of the 3) sky blue colored icons I think.
Ok, for anyone interested in knowing, I figured out why it wasn't working in IE but was in Firefox, at least for me. Apparently, you have to go under Settings, then Comments. You have to choose NO to showing profile pictures. I don't know why, but that's what finally worked for me. So that's what finally worked (in case someone out there runs into the same issue). Hope that helps!
Reply@Courtney,
ReplyWow that was quite an unexpected and unusual fix to your problem
I am glad you fixed it yourself and thanks a lot for sharing your experience and this fix with others.
Have a great weekend ahead... :)
Thanks a million. Your blog was the only one to show this in an easy and helpful manner. I didn't even use the styling technique. It looks great without it.
ReplyRomeo
Hi there I am new. I have installed intense debate on my comments. I have so many problems with my comments I am about in tears struggling with this.
ReplyThis is what I would like:
A comment box that like the one I'm writing in right now.
I followed your steps and nothing worked. No numbers, no cute pictures.
And when I click on "comments on my page, it takes you to the top of the page and I have to scroll down to the comment box. I am so confused. Could you help me please?
geneveve2@gmail.com
http://grandma-sez-so.blogspot.com/
ReplyI just posted and this is my new blog. I really need a numbered comment box.
Hey, it's me again.
ReplyI got it. I had to get a new template, I guess, thank you for the instructions.
Glad you got it working Laurie :)
Replyyeah! loving your blogger hacks. This one totally worked!
ReplyThanks for posting! I've been putting off closing out a giveaway because I would have had to count. I got the numbers to work, but not the images. Will try again in a bit.
Replyhow did you put the feather on your comments?
Replyhola, soy Lationamericano, y te agradezco por tu ayuda, este truco me funcionó muy bien, gracias por tu ayuda, y un saludo desde un muy bello pais del mundo
Reply"Colombia!!!"
Thanks for your help!...
hello ..
Replyall your given coding works perfectly in my template except for one thing -- all my comment is numbered as #1
how do i fix this ?
you can check out this problem at my (and only) post page which have comments :
http://mediamaniiac.blogspot.com/2010/12/this-is-testing-post-pge-edit-it-or_28.html
thanks in advance
hello again ..
Replyi had fix my error ..
thanks ..
Hi there, I did the changes as you mentioned, but mine does not even show up, please could you help me out.
ReplyThanks!
Sophia
http://sallison.blogspot.com/
Never mind it seems to be working perfectly, thank you so much!!!
Replymas..
Replynmor saya kok g kluar..
tpi gmbarnya kluar
I cannot tell you how many tutorials i have read through tonight that didn't work or were so confusing I was almost in tears. Luckily I found this one and it worked perfectly the first time. Your directions were so easy and I LOVE the idea of the pictures to put the numbers in. I simply cannot thank you enough!!!!
ReplyHappy for you Diane :)
ReplyThank you for sharing your ideas. Indeed, this is ver informative blog and well presented in terms of intructions.
ReplyMore power to you...
@ilovepink1078
ReplyAfter adding the images, make sure to change the height and width values for the new images - otherwise the numbers won't be placed at the center as they should.
Thanks for sharing your talent. Indeed, this is very informative blog and well presented in terms of instruction.
ReplyMore power to you...
can u tell me how did u put the feather in your comments, please?:)
ReplyIn your blog, change this code:
Reply.comment-body-author {
background: #ADD8E6;
to this:
.comment-body-author {
background: url(http://oi50.tinypic.com/2ltho36.jpg) no-repeat #ADD8E6;
and save template. You will have to change the background color (around the feather) to match that of your surrounds - blue.
wow, thanks.
ReplyNow I got this other problem : if the comment-body is short, the feather is cut. can u tell me how to fix this problem?
Sorry forget to mention that, you have to maintain a minimum height of 65 pixels in your comments boxes. Add this code to do that:
Reply.comment-body-author {
background: url(http://oi50.tinypic.com/2ltho36.jpg) no-repeat #ADD8E6;
min-height: 65px;
thanks!! you're a genius ;;)
ReplyThank you :)
Replywell, well, well, how can I stop browsing your pages if you have nice helpful tips in each of them? ;)) very well tips Sai! Thanks!
ReplyYay! Thanks
ReplyGreat.This is one of those informative posts i get interested reading with.
ReplyReferred over here from 733 blog! I love this tutorial! It was super easy to follow. I tried adding my own image, and the image appears but the numbers do not. Any ideas? I do have the appropriate width and height for my image.
ReplyThanks! :)
I got it! :) Just had to change the color at the top of the code.
ReplyHi Erin, nice work...btw when I checked your blog, you removed the background....is it the way you want or was there any issue with the code?
ReplyHi! This is great! Thanks! I got it working on my blog using my own image, but would really like it if I could get the number to be centered in my image, not on the top. Any ideas??
ReplyThanks
Ashley
www.simplydesigning.blogspot.com
Hmm although you have done most of the steps right, but either make the font size smaller (to 15px from 25 px)
Replyor change this value:
margin-top: -15px; /*comments-counter position*/
text-align: center;
to this:
margin-top: -5px; /*comments-counter position*/
text-align: center;
Hope that works, do tell me...
Thank you for the tutorial, I finally have my comments numbered!
Replyhttp://jencrum.blogspot.com
i have a little problem. i can't see my comments number after my post title like the "5 comments"..please help
ReplyDear Sal~
ReplyI have tried several times to install your code, but still can't see any numbers. But I'm wondering if it's because my template has the little avatar images on the right side already? Is there any way you could help me figure this out? I'd really like to know how to make regular numbers inside a simple black circle show up on the left side instead of the right, if possible?
www.loribergmann.blogspot.com
Okay, forget what I said about putting the numbers on the left! LOL Is there a way to move my avatar pics to the left and then can see the numbers on the right side? *Ü*
Replywww.loribergmann.blogspot.com
Hello there,
ReplyI can see the number-bubbles in your blog. The black clouds with numbers in them. Glad you fixed the problem yourself :)
Dear Sal~
ReplyThat's really weird, because I can't see them at all?!
In your blog, I can see the avatar images in the left and number bubbles in the right - just the way it should be...
ReplyWait a minute I'll show you a screenshot of your blog...you can get it verified by your friends.
Here's the screenshot:
Replyhttp://i.imgur.com/9vEYk.png
When I use an image of my own, the numbers don't show up. What am I doing wrong?
ReplyWordpress - How do I get the number of comments at the top of my blog?
Reply:D Thanks :)
Replymmm there is something I am doing wrong because all of my comments are showing as #1 .....
ReplyHelp pls???
www.onesmileymonkey.blogspot.com
.comment-body-author {
Replybackground: url(http://oi50.tinypic.com/2ltho36.jpg) no-repeat #ADD8E6;
min-height: 15px; /* Background color*/
color: #000; /* Text color*/
border-top: 1px dotted #ADD8E6;border-bottom: 1px dotted #ADD8E6;border-left: 1px dotted #ADD8E6;border-right: 1px dotted #ADD8E6;
margin:0;
padding:0 0 0 20px; /* Posotion*/
}
no feather..
Replynice info brther, thanks you.
ReplyI also have the same issue as somw of you.. Comment numbers shown as 1 always.. it is not increasing ? Can some one assist ?
ReplyIt's not working on mine... :(
Replyhttp://madewithlof.blogspot.com
YAYAYAYAAAAA!!!!! After trying multiple other tutes that didn't work for me since I have the "newer" blogger version, this one did!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! :)
ReplyThis was the easiest to follow tutorial I have found and it worked PERFECTLY! Thanks a bunch!
ReplyMy numbers are showing up twice - that is, in one place all of the odd numbers, and the same comment is also marked with the consecutive even numbers. What do I do?
Replyninthstreetnotions*at*gmail.com
http://ninthstreetnotions.blogspot.com
This is an awesome Tutorial, so easy - I did it in 15mins (after trying a few things out!). Thanks so much!
ReplyThank you ! Thanks a lot! It worked!
ReplyThank you so much! I've tried other tutorials to do this but none of them worked and none had pictures or colors you could change!
ReplyMany many thanx for this post. i’ve looking around for things like this…great job !!!
ReplyThanks for sharing it
ReplyThanks for sharing it
ReplyThanks for your tip. However, it only shows number in my comments, the number does not appear in visitor's comments. How can I fix it?
ReplyThank you so much for the great step by step process. It worked great!
Replyhello there
ReplyI posted your blog to my site Golden Root
Regards
purrrfect! thanks a bunch
ReplyThis is really great, thank you for sharing!
ReplyMy spouse and I absolutely love your blog and find many of your post’s to be exactly what I’m looking for. can you offer guest writers to write content for yourself? I wouldn’t mind composing a post or elaborating on a number of the subjects you write regarding here. Again, awesome website!
ReplyHollywood Studios
Thanks so much...like others have said, I've tried other hacks and none of them have worked until yours. Bravo!
ReplyI do have one problem...the image is cut off on the right margin. I noticed that someone else had mentioned in the comments that they had the same problem, but I never saw a fix for it.
Can you help?
Thanks,
Pam
Thank you so much regarding the above post. I am looking the same thing very long times.
ReplyCan you tell how to design the comments.
My Blog is Here
Thanks
Should yahoo remove thumb downs from yahoo answers and news comments?
ReplyThank you!!!! work perfectly.
ReplyShould yahoo remove thumb downs from yahoo answers and news comments?
ReplyI couldn't get this to work, at least with the first part of the code.
ReplyAnd, after I save template is it supposed to show numbering on previous posts or only on posts added after code added?
For the second part, I don't want to use any image, what can I do instead?
I have reverted back to the original template for now. Will make changes & add numbering after I receive your reply & clarifications.
Thanks so much!
Having trouble! Did everything exactly as you said, but still no numbers showing up on my comments - help please?
Replyhttp://faeroticprose.blogspot.com
(if I get it figured out on this blog, I have 2 other blogs to do it on)
This didn't work for me either. Tried it twice. I know last year I did this but it was waayyy easier. Just had to put in numeric fields in certain places. It wasn't this difficult. Don't know why it didn't work for me.
ReplyHi, I tried adding this code, but it is not working for me. In fact, I used to have numbered comments as recently as 3 weeks ago, but they disappeared on me one day and I have not been able to get them back. Do you think Blogger has done done something or did I mess it up somehow?
ReplyThanks for your help ~Jamie
http://scatteredthoughtsofasahm.blogspot.com
I just realized, maybe my numbered comments disappeared when blogger rolled out the threaded comments... Anyway, not having numbered comments makes it hard to host giveaways. I had to count mine manually this am. Luckily there were only 35...
ReplyHi, I just tried this and it made my whole blog disappear. ??? thanks though. Does it not work anymore since blogger has changed everything?
ReplyI harmonise with your conclusions and will thirstily look forward to your next updates. Just saying thanks will not just be enough, for the exceptional clarity in your writing.
ReplyOh no! I tried this and now I do have numbers, but it's skipping numbers...first comment says 1, second says 4, third says 7, etc...so even though I only have 16 comments, it says the bottom one is 46! Anyway you can offer help? Happy to email you my template code if that would help!
ReplyI had used your tutorial successfully, but my numbered comments disappeared. I've tried to go back in and verify your code is in my blog, but still can't get the numbered comments to appear. Sure wish I could figure out why.
ReplySewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
Excellent post!
Replynice postings..
Replythanks my friend, it's so valuable.
ReplyYou also know how to make people rally behind it, obviously from the responses taking time and real effort to make a good article !!indian food
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