Comments on: Why We Removed CommentLuv From Our Blog

By: NAmisi@INTRODUCTION TO SEO

NAmisi@INTRODUCTION TO SEO — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:03:04 +0000

With CommentLuv I got an immediate increase in comments and traffic to my blog. But I did also notice that most of the comments were not related to my posts, most of them were spam from guys wanting to build links to their sites.

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:49:50 +0000

Hmmm.. I am still in the category of new and small, so maybe that is why no one bothers to spam comment:). I moderate all comments, and will delete those that are spammy.. so I’m not really sure if the points you mentioned apply to me?

By: teb

teb — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:56:52 +0000

It’s nice to see a dissenting opinion about this awful, bloated, and unnecessary plugin. It seems all the rest are cheerleading it and singing it’s praises, most likley because they are all affiliates for the premium version.

By: Elektronika

Elektronika — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 05:06:48 +0000

Thanks for the sharing of the disadvantages commentluv.
After read it, i might reconsider to install the plugin.

By: Si

Si — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 03:27:52 +0000

Good read. I was considering implementing CommentLuv – simply because it forms a big part of my strategy commenting on other blogs – but I think I’ll reconsider. I should just add, in case you were wondering, that I don’t spam on other blogs or seek them out because they have CommentLuv but the plugin does give me one more small incentive to visit the blogs I like just a bit more often.

By: prashant mohta

prashant mohta — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:15:41 +0000

Seems true although I have never been a user of commentluv I was doing research for posting about it on my blog after reading your perspective it seems like it’s better to stay away from it .

By: Gert-Jan

Gert-Jan — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:22:31 +0000

Having read (your entire article its clear what the downsides are, so thanks for sharing. I wonder if you totally regret having installed it in the first place, or whehter you also think there were some positive things. I mean, did you also get some positive links and connections from commentluv, or was 100% spam and crappy? If so, maybe a fair conclusion could be commentluv can be nice for sites that need growing, and once grown, its best to turn it off? Would love to hear your opinion

By: Ningsang Jamir

Ningsang Jamir — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:44:33 +0000

I’m glad i came upon this article when i was seriously considering the plugin (i currently use Disqus on all my blogs).
I can see that it has decreased the comments on your blog after that but did it have any effect on the traffic since its been a couple of months now?

By: Brandon Johnson

Brandon Johnson — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:10:37 +0000

Just stumbled on your blog and I see you have a lot of great content.

We ran into a similar dilemma with the commentLuv plugin and it is a tough call. In the end, I think you are better off without the extra ‘junk’ traffic that sometimes comes from CommentLuv.

Well done and I will be checking back soon! Cheers!

By: Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:14:12 +0000

Hmmm, I was about to install commentluv until my Libra instinct urged me to see the other side, which this site has demonstrated well. I dunno, but I write not for traffic but to share experiences and I’d like to have genuine feedback from people and not some Indian spammer with pre-written topic of universal approach (one said he liked my blog so much he’s understood my points well and woouldn’t doubt any of my topic – can you believe it?)

By: Newcastle

Newcastle — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:38:31 +0000

Thanks for sharing this! I would get a lot of SPAM comments lately and its a time waster to try and delete everything. I had commentluv removed and installed DoFollow plugin instead to reward people who comment in my blog.

By: joey

joey — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:51:16 +0000

I heard that commentluv has a good anti-spam mechanism. Isn’t it true? Im looking forward to get it installed on my blog so I can encourage visitors to leave more comments

By: joey

joey — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:24:46 +0000

Just wanted to say thanks for the sql query, I just couldnt find a way to remove the links!

By: kevin redman

kevin redman — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:20:54 +0000

Hi not sure if you are still taking comments but anyway heres my two pence. I have just installed it on my website but have made it clear that I will be checking comments before accepting them. Not sure if this will make any difference but thanks for your article given me food for thought

By: Chris Bailey

Chris Bailey — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:45:27 +0000

Hey, stumbled across this post when I searched for ‘is comment luv bad for seo’. Thanks for posting your thoughts.

I only installed CommentLuv a few days ago and then started thinking about the SEO impact of it. Should have thought about it in the opposite order, lol.

Since many/most of us that allow comments let those that make comments have a link anyway, it just seemed like overkill to me.

CommentLuv essentially would double your outbound links, which is not a good thing for SEO.

I also had not thought about the extra room required in the db.

Well, it’s removed, and although it’s a cool little plugin, it just wasn’t right for me.

By: Gotta Give Something!

Gotta Give Something! — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:51:56 +0000

Thank u for informative blog, I have bookmarked and will visit often. Just kidding. I am noticing a large increase in spam as well, which I didn’t have in 2009, when I had another blog with comment luv. I delete comments like the above, but I notice many blogs that don’t. I think they are part of the problem. People will still spam if they think there is a chance you’ll keep the comment. Just my thoughts

By: Ben Oakly

Ben Oakly — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:13:59 +0000

Thanks for this article, I was researching commentluv for my website, I thought it was odd that it the sites that I found with it installed had so much spam in the comments section. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of articles that discuss this issue, they just seem to talk about the benefits of using it. Thanks for your honest review!

By: shannon smith

shannon smith — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:33:26 +0000

I found your reasons for removing the plugin to valid points. To a point. For smaller blogs in helps gain viability for them. I would agree that as the blog grows in readership, it could become a speed problem and an moderation problem. Although I have a new blog and the readership is very small so far. This article has show me the way to remove it when I deem it to be needed in the future.

By: Jessica Jones

Jessica Jones — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:49:27 +0000

I had to remove commentluv as well. I still find that my traffic has not taken a noticeable hit. Velvet Blues you guys rock. I also loved your post on the bounce rate. I never even gave it a thought as to weather it made a difference for SEO.

By: Derek Kimball (DesignBuddy)

Derek Kimball (DesignBuddy) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:47:27 +0000

Why there would be no option built in to remove the plugin from existing comments seems pretty inconvenient. I would like to increase traffic to my graphic design blog, and am seeing mixed reviews on the subject. Your insight is helpful none the less.

Does anyone know of any similar plugins that allow for easier removal of existing comment nofollow? Thanks

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:48:10 +0000

By: Larry James

Larry James — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:36:46 +0000

I have also removed the commentluv plugin. Like you noted above, I received a lot more spam in my comments. I began to do some research and found this post, it help me to decide to remove the commentluv from my blog.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:15:58 +0000

Hi Velvet Blues,

Thanks for answering my question. Looks like people have an opinion on this topic. Also, it looks like most of the comment luv blogs are around the internet marketing blogs. I have trouble finding them related to my non internet marketing blogs.

Tim

By: teys

teys — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:45:49 +0000

interesting…. i got an invite to try the new beta commentluv but never got around to doing it. Your post title got me curious so I did read the article. Not saying I’m for it or against it but i think it’s an interesting perspective. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:45:21 +0000

Ah, good point.

By: Velvet Blues

Velvet Blues — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:40:25 +0000

Thanks for your comment. Those spam programs DO NOT get rid of spam from real individuals. Comment Luv attracts individuals who do not read posts and just comment for the sole purpose of getting a link. That is the main problem. And it takes more time to moderate comments because those have have to be manually deleted.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:12:16 +0000

I don’t understand why commentluv equals spam. While I agree that you will get more comments than normal why wouldn’t you just use GASP, Akismet or Mollum to take care of your spam?

By: hugh williams

hugh williams — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:51:29 +0000

commentluv is a great tool but i agree spam is a problem. i ended up with hundreds of irrelevant comments just to get links

By: Velvet Blues

Velvet Blues — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:08:49 +0000

So far, our traffic has not decreased, but it has has only been a few days. We will have to wait and see what happens.

As for Google, they don’t explicitly mention traffic volume as a ranking factor, but comments do have an impact as Google ‘thinks’ the page is being updated with new content. So, it is always good to have new and relevant comments.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:54:42 +0000

Hi!!!

Thanks for sharing about why you removed comment luv. Your points sound good. Since you removed comment luv, has your traffic decreased? If so, will this create a new problem?

Does Google look at traffic volume as a factor in determining site or page value?

Tim