Comment Luv Premium Review

Comment Luv Premium

The Comment Luv WordPress plugin has been around for awhile, but they recently launched a Premium version of that plugin that I’ve fallen in love with. The Premium version has a bunch of new features and since I’ve been using it for about 2 months now, I wanted to do a review so that you can decide if this plugin is one that you might want to add your blog. CommentLuv Premium is actually like consolidating several plugins into one really powerful one. Allow me to explain…

The CommentLuv Feature

This is the core part of the Comment Luv plugin. It automatically adds a link to your commentators recent blog post to the end of their comment on your blog. The lite (free) version of the Comment Luv plugin parses the most recent blog post, offering no choice on which post is linked to (which is still pretty cool). However, the Premium version of this plugin allows you choose between 10 different posts and pages. As a Comment Luv Premium user, these additional options are opened up for you on other Comment Luv blogs as well… even the ones that aren’t using the Premium version of the plugin. Since you’re a Premium user, the Lite version of the plugins have this added functionality integrated already… just for you.

The Enticing Share Features

The option to choose among 10 different posts and pages can also be offered as an enticement to your blog commentators in exchange for specific parameters you set. For example, you can allow the 10 different posts options to open up to them in exchange for them sharing your post. The additional linking options can be configured to open up if the commentator Tweets your posts, clicks on the Google +1 button, or likes your post on Facebook. This feature is ideal for both parties because you get some added post promotion and your commentators gets to choose the link they want to promote. You can also offer the incentive of a “Do Follow” link after a certain number of comments, increasing the commenting activity on your blog which encourages the building of your community.

The TwitterLink Feature

The TwitterLink feature adds an extra field to your blog comment form that allows your commentator to add their Twitter username to their comment. This is a nice promotional option for your commentators to build their Twitter following from your blog. TwitterLink used to be it’s own stand alone plugin, so adding the CommentLuv Premium plugin to your blog will not only enable this feature but it will also minimize your server load by allowing you to use fewer plugins.

The GASP Feature

GASP is super-powered way to combat spambots, especially that annoying trackback spam. SpamBots target blogs to leave spammy automated comments in an effort build links for their sites. Since most spambots can’t view javascript generated content, the “kindly confirm you are not a spammer” checkbox that is created in javascript eliminates 99% of bot generated spam. This feature really cuts back on trackback spam in a big way! I will admit that an early version of the Comment Luv Premium plugin threw a javascript error due to this very feature. However, a corrective update appears to have resolved that issue.

The Keyword Name Feature

This is basically the integration of the popular KeywordLuv plugin. It allows you to offer your commentators the option to put their real name and their target keyword in the name field of their comment (like this, name@keyword). This means that you can see the blog commentator’s name so you can converse with them and address them by their name, like a normal conversation. But it also means the commentator gets a link to their blog using the keyword of their choice as anchor text. Those who use blog commenting as a backlink building strategy will appreciate this a lot! As an Internet marketer, I love this feature because there’s real power in blog comment links. As a blog owner, I love this feature even more because I like to interact with my readers by name too. This way you get the best of both worlds!

Here’s a screenshot of the advanced Comment Luv Premium comment section:

As if that wasn’t enough, the Comment Luv Premium plugin also comes with a “Top Commentator Widget” (check mine out in the sidebar) and lifetime updates too! I’m definitely loving all the things this plugin does and can recommend it 100%. You can purchase it here. If you decide to purchase through my link, be sure and contact me because I’m offering a cool little bonus that I’m going to tell you about tomorrow when I explain how to maximize your blog commenting strategy using this nifty plugin. Check out the plugin in LIVE action below and leave me a comment!