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Enable blog and photocast comments in iWeb
Sweet: Blogger kfloydh points to an
AppleScript called iComments actually lets you
add a real comments feature to your blogs and photocasts in iWeb. It basically works like this: You add the term
"insertCommentsHere" as text to your blog page in iWeb and then publish it. Run the iComments AppleScript and
select the page with that text phrase in your iWeb site. Voila: iComments will tweak the page and add a
"Comments" link that refers to an account (that you'll have to create) at HaloScan -- which remotely takes in and manages all the comments posted to your
blog.Unfortunately, kfloydh notes that you'll have to perform these steps every time you publish your blog -- but if you want the simplicity of iWeb and the interactivity of a comments feature, iComments will make that possible without much hassle.
Check out the demo at kfloydh's photocast page.
[via MacBytes]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Stacey said 11:45AM on 2-03-2006
I found this last night, and it is the last piece (well, almost) in the puzzle to move me from blogger to iWeb for my blog. I am working on tweaking the templates in iWeb to do this automatically. Currently, I have the White Blog template modified to include the text needed for iComments to work. Very slick indeed.
http://www.4haks.net/4haks/Blog/Blog.html
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Dave Caolo said 12:02PM on 2-03-2006
It still needs permalinks.
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Catt said 12:39PM on 2-03-2006
I want an upgrade of iWeb w/ comments, permlinks and a calendar built in. Am I too demanding or should this have been in the package in the first place?
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Chad Branlty said 12:39PM on 2-03-2006
Hey Guys,
I'm the developer of iComment. For another example and for full instructions on using iComment, visit my website:
http://web.mac.com/cbrantly/iWeb/Chad/Blog/8952037B-38C8-4241-BB1B-2968605FBEDD.html
Also, the article didn't mention this, but iComment supports TrackBacks as well.
-Chad
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