More hacks for your WordPress theme comments section

The comments section is probably one of the top overlooked portions in a WordPress theme, and is a great indicator of how much effort a designer actually puts into his/her themes. Thankfully, Daniel Adams of instantShift has compiled 30 of the “most wanted” hacks for making the comments more easy to use. Here’s one of the more well-known tips:

23. Separate WordPress Comments and Trackbacks

Trackbacks are the messages displayed in the comments list whenever another blog links back to one of your posts. If you use trackbacks on your blog, it is best if they are not mixed with the comments. The comments are a conversation between real people. Having machine-generated links in the middle of that will only serve to disrupt the conversations.

Posted February 18, 2009 by Sophia Lucero | Filed Under Themes 

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