A new Wordpress plugin has to be unique and useful for me to write about it. The KeywordLuv plugin by Stephen Cronin of More than Scratch the Surface is just that. It is one of those “I know I have too many plugins, but I must have this one” plugin.
What KeywordLuv does is allow for the inclusion of a name and keywords in the title field in the comments form. I see this as being useful to include your blog title alongside your name. Those who are familiar with your blog title but not your nickname can associate the two or vice versa. For those who do not know you at all your blog’s title may be an added incentive for them to visit you. The plugin has the potential to encourage more comments too.
Your keywords do not have to be your blog title and can be blog topic keywords; but care must be taken that you do not come across as being spammy. Where I can see the plugin useful is where there is something for which you want to become known for. An example that springs to mind here is Kim from Laketrees who could publicize her Top 101 Top Artists’ Blogs list, as this list is of benefit to other bloggers. I would not consider this spammy.
What do you think would constitute spam in a KeywordLuv name?
I have installed the plug myself. Please feel free to give it a try (even if you haven’t must to say).
To use:
In the name field of the comment form add your name in this format: name@yourkeywordtext
Example:
Typing in “Stephen@More than Scratch the Surface” (without the inverted commas) will appear as:
Stephen of More than Scratch the Surface
- although I do not see why you would want to use any one else’s name 
Popularity: 10% [?]
just to clarify for a dummy like me - so it means the people who comment get the their name / blog name but not actual linky luv …awareness ?
I read on some ‘big’ Australian blogger’s site - but can’t remember who - they said about putting a link to your blog in the comments your leave. I wasn’t sure if this was spamming or not?
It said it was a way to generate traffic . I do it sometimes mainly because blogger takes you to the profile page not the website directly.
As well memes that span a few days /time differences around world mean commenters have to scroll to find the relevant so I save this hassle
What is the difference between Commentluv and keywordluv ?
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Hi Trish
If you look above your comment you will see that your name and blog title are listed rather than just your name. You still get the link love as the blog title is linked to your blog.
When blogspot first changed its comment form and there was no option to put in a nickname and blog url I too suggested you put your link in the comments. This is not necessary any more as you can enter your nickname and blog address again.
CommentLuv is the plugin that adds and links to your last blog post title - as shown at the end of your comments here.
Okay, I’ll take the offer and give it a try. I think for me my name is kind of my brand so maybe it’s not as useful???
It will be interesting to see if it encourages comment spamming or whether genuine comments get passed over as being “spam”. Such a fine line.
I think it’s the same with putting a link in a comment. I never know whether it will make the blogger think I only have the one motive for commenting (which isn’t the case).
thanks for the mention Sue
very informative post !!
I hope I’m doing this right…
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Thanks too Kim. Yes you did it right
Yes Lightening, your name is part of your brand so maybe it is not so useful for you. Mine is too but this gives me the chance to use Sue rather than Sueblimely as Sueblimely is mentioned in the blog title.
Hi Sue, I’ve been using KeywordLuv almost since it was first published. What I’ve found is that I need to move the instructions up before the comments because people aren’t paying attention to it.
I agree RT, people have often written their comment before they read the sentence on KeywordLuv. If you put it before the comments boxes, they read it because it looks like it might be a comment policy or important information. Since I moved it, most people use the @ for the KeywordLuv.
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This is indeed a great plugin. I also use it at my site to give people that comment something back.
I just love it
Olivier.
I am glad I could give you something back in return then
I have this plugin on my Redneck Bar & Grill site. Some people have a lot of fun with it, and others use it for a good backlink.
I love this plugin. I thought commentluv was great when it came out, but this takes the cake. We have been seeing more and more bloggers flock to these plugins to generate comments on their sites as it promotes a win/win atmosphere within the community. Nice Post.
why didnt my commment work? is it me or is ur comment thingy broked?
I am fairly new to blogging, but this seems like an excellent too to encourage comments!
all right, glad to see you using this too! @_@ its about time they come up with something that is beneficial to both sides.
The keywordLuv plugin is great, I am a huge fan. I have found that it generates a lot of comments. It also makes leaving a comment like this, where I want to promote one of my sites feel a lot more honest. Cheers for using it.
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This plugin is great. I love being able to use my name and still get an anchor link.
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I whole heartedly agree I have a blog that I run KeywordLuv on it and it does encourage a lot of people to post a comment. From a blog owners point of view, it increases the content, the pages grow over time and the site is gain fresh content. The person gains a back link for their trouble. Everyone gains.
I love this plugin, it’s definitely one more favorites!
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installing luv comment and keywordluv is the two greatest things i’ve done to my blog. It helped increase traffic my blog and traffic increased 3folds! Amazing isn it. I’m sure you’ll be a great success!
Amazing article! Detailed and very interested. I am going to recommend this blog to my friends.
I’m seeing that there a lot of sites that are abusing this plugin hope somebody can create like a moderation tool for this.
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These are the best two plugins to have paired together - they work in harmony!
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Although I have not yet gotten the KeywordLuv plugin to work, my blog at Karlonia.com is DoFollow for comments.
I just discovered the KeywordLuv plugin (great idea!) earlier today, but sadly my theme seems to be incompatible. This probably doesn’t matter much, however; people seem to be doing a good enough job of putting their keywords in the name field anyway
I found this plug in very useful to both visitor and blog owner but my only disappoinment is, there are a lot of people still spam on them…
the most important is the information the blog owner share..
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nteresting conversations in here!
Comments are a wonderful thing to receive on your blog, adding the dofollow plugin is one way to reward but why not place a link to their last post under their comment, with KeywordLuv, you can do that automatically! This is an excellent way to promote comments from your readers.
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KeywordLuv has to be one of the best plugins there is. What a great idea!
Interesting!
KeywordLuv helps you reward your commentators by separating their name from their keywords in the link to their site. This gives them improved anchor text, which can help their site rank higher in the search engine results.
You can now leave a comment with your name as well as a keyword of your choice here and get a PR5 link back to your site! How cool is that? People pay big bucks for that and all you have to do is comment here.
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This is a good move. Usually it looks bad that you are commenting on a blog’s post and you just put your keyword. On the other hand not allowing to post keyword/title for blog discourages blog owners, posting comment. It a a very postive thing. I will check it with my own “Blogger” blog.
Thanks!
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Thanks for this post!
I’ve just added this plugin to my diets blog
While I support any efforts to help what I’ve always seen as a symbiotic relationship between blog owner and commentator, I don’t think it will be long until spammers abuse this system as well. At the end of the day, nothing beats the good old spam comment delete button.
Dear Sueblimely,
Now that you know all about commentluv and keywordluv, do you find that you are spending more time surfing the net looking for more blogs to comment on?
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Hi Sue,
Has this plugin worked well for you over the time you used it? I ask because I wonder about the pros and cons of using it.
Thanks
Plugins like these are great for getting more comments. It’s a win-win really. Thanks for using them.
Good Layout and Design. I like your blog. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. .
KeywordLuv has to be one of the best plugins.
and it worked well for me. thanks.
I have just learned about keywordluv and I am greatful for the information that you provided about this. It looks like a great plugin.
hi i just installed keywordluv in several my blogs
… great plugin
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Keywordluv sure does seem to bring a whole heap more of comments to blogs.
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These are great plugin options that benefit not only the blogger but also the reader. The reader has added incentive to make a relevant comment to the discussion by being rewarded with a valuable backlink.
keywordluv is really a great plugin, giving more activity for one’s blog thru encouraging more comments…
A win-win plug-in for both readers and writers.
great lugin for both visitor and blog owner. But the blog owner need extra work to filtering comment that smell as a spam.
yeeeright tfirdaus.. there are other plug-ins that can definitely filter spammers. i’m just curious.. a question for everyone.. how do you add an avatar/picture on comments?
*thanks*
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Thats funny to look through the comments and see that lots of people assumed that because you post talks about KeywordLuv that the comments section would have embraced it haha.
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Comment luv is really nice.
The only problem that it doesn’t tell you that your comment was posted and that it awaits moderation so the user is left in the air not knowing if the comment will get posted or not.
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The plugin gives dofollow links for the commentators preferred blog post. I made my blog into dofollow and giving more links out is not a good idea for me.
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Great article! Great Plug-in
Andy
Thats grt, Thanks for the info. This will really help us.
Thanks again.
Good Luck
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This plug-in is grate for attracting comments from other bloggers, i also believe that the amount of comments is more and more getting worked in to the google algorithm of the serps. comments is a sure-fire way to discover a blogs popularity and also quality content.
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That is really a great plugin .
i face one problem with it that i didn’t get any kind of message that whether the comment is awaited or approved…
thank you for the information…
I use this plugin in several wp blogs at it really increases the number of comments on my posts… This plugin really works great!
The plugin is truly awesome. I use it on two blogs and it gives good results. More people comment there.
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A sample comment showing KeywordLuv in action!
Plugin must be build the comments directly from , rather than using WordPress’ comment functions.
I like keywordluv, but commentluv is certainly tops in my books!
~ Colleen
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I’ve seen both plugins used on several blogs.
I’m using a different blogging platform right now but I am beginning to change my mind and might use WP instead.
plugin help bloggers for increase their back links, it’s a ideal site for every blogger.
The plugin is awesome i have plugin in my real estate site, it link many sites and visitors and bloggers can access another sites.
You have a great plugin, this is a great way to discover new blogs. This is really helpfull.
Thanks a lot for explaining how to leave a comment with keywords in the title it was very helpful.
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This plugin is really great, keyword is definitely represent our site topic, if we need to increase the traffic in our site so we should use it.
Thanks for this plugin.
Keywords is the sole purpose of increasing search engine rankings but this plugin is awesome.
Thanks for the guidance about the keyword valuation in the blogging.
You’r plugin is really great.
KeywordLuv is in fact a great plugin. We have been using it for a while and it’s great for WordPress blogging. We believe that it’s a must have for blogger.
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I’ve been using Comment Luv and Keyword Luv and appreciate what they do for my blogging.
Hi,
I really appreciate these plug ins.
Well its a great post.
Interesting and i really enjoyed this.
Thanks once again.
Hi,
I love the keywordluv.
Keywordluv is a great way for people to leave keywords in the name without feeling guilty for it.
I agree with you that keywordluv should help you to increase the traffic.
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Good plugin, which allows users to comment with keywords. It’s controls back links more efficiently.
Hi,
Great plugins.
Every blog owner should use them for increasing no of visitors on your blog.
Keywordluv gives the facility to enter your name with keyword.
Thanks.
The commentluv and keywordluv are the great plug-in.They brings lot of traffics on the blog and reward the commentator by extra link and also allow the keyword in the name field.
Hi,
KeywordLuv is in fact a great plugin. We have been using it for a while and it’s great for Word Press blogging.
The other issue is that i am also believe that if the amount of comments is more and more getting worked in to the google algorithm of the serps.
Thanks for the post.
Hi,
The plugin gives dofollow links for the commentators preferred blog post.
I made my blog into do follow and giving more links out is not a good idea for me.
thanks.
It is true that you will get lot of comments and traffic on your site as this will definitely ging to work for you.
Thanks
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Wow, this is a pretty old post. We are certainly making use of your keywordluv install! -Colleen
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