I’ve added some new plugins recently, and wanted to point them out to everyone in case there is interest in adding them to your blog.
- WP-Polls – at the request of one user, I’ve added this plugin. It allows you to add a poll system to your WordPress blog. You can easily include a poll into your WordPress’s blog post/page. It also includes a widget option, which allows you to have a poll present in a sidebar widget on your blog site.
- Threaded Comments – this plugin allows you to have threaded and nested comments on all of your posts. It also adds the ability to notify a commenter via email when someone has replied to their comment.
The threaded comments plugin is a great tool to encourage discussion in the comments section of your blog, and I’d suggest that if you allow comments to your blog then you should activate this plugin. We might be tweaking the look of this plugin a bit over time, but it should be a welcome addition to this blogging platform.
I also wanted to point out that you can add avatars to your account, and every time you make a comment your avatar will appear. All you need to do is create an account at Gravatars and make sure you use your Missouri State email account. Then everytime you make or reply to a comment, your avatar will appear. This Gravatar system is enabled on many sites and blogs so it will carry over automatically to any other sites you log in w/ your Missouri State email address.