We're getting ready for another fabulous HAPPY HOUR linky party. It's one of my favourite nights of the week as I get to know you a little better. And I love that, BUT...
...when I see this pop up while trying to leave a comment on your post, this is my reaction...
Thinking to myself - is that an 'r' or an 'i'? And what is that? A '6' or a '0'?!?
me:"HOONNNEEYYYY...do you think that is an 'i' or an 'r'?"
hubby: "Really? We're doing this again? It's 'r'"
Me: "I don't think so. I think it's an 'i'"
hubby: "Then type 'i'"
me typing away...'ckuiopi 206'...submit...WRONG!
ugghh...it was an 'r' - he was right (said under my breath)
Sometimes, I try up to three times to leave a message, with each failed attempt becoming increasingly frustrating. But I appreciate you taking the time and effort to link up and share so I want to return the favour. But sadly, if I encounter a new blog that I like, but it has word verification, I tend not to leave messages :(
So today, I wanted to show you how easy it is to change your settings on blogger to remove word verification, which will hopefully result in increased comments for you.
Ready? Let's go.
Go to the draft blogger dashboard page and open the SETTINGS tab...
Look for POSTS AND COMMENTS and click on it...
Look for WORD VERIFICATION, click on the option NO . Save your settings...and that's all!
Super easy, right?
While we're on the subject of comments:
1. I have seen an influx of anonymous (unrelated) comments flood my inbox of late. Luckily for me, they aren't showing on my blog, but you can also change your settings to not allow anonymous users to comment. But remember, not everyone that visits you has a blog and they might need to leave a legitimate comment using anonymous.
2: Are you a non-reply blogger? There have been so many times when I've drafted an email to respond to comments or questions only to find the person is a non-reply blogger and I cannot respond to you. I found a great tutorial to help you find out whether you fall into this category...Go HERE.....:)
Well, now that we got all that straightened out, please make sure to come back later on this evening to link up! YAY! Feel free to bring a friend!
See you soon!
much love,
Lucy
I'm not a fan of the verification either
ReplyDeleteOh wow Lucy, thank you for that. I didn't even know I had that on and it drives me crazy too. Still working on figuring all this blogger stuff out:)
ReplyDeleteSuch GREAT info!! I'm sharing this on my Facebook page!
ReplyDeleteJo-Anna
Oh my gosh this is the best post ever. I'm sharing this on every social media site I have because I pray that every one turns it off! I know I recently lost my glasses so the world is a bit fuzzy, but gosh those things are hard! :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that word verification thing has gotten insane. I literally CAN NOT read some of the numbers and words, and will try 3-5 times to leave a comment, which gets me to the point of saying "the heck with it"! So, thanks for saying something, because i was just thinking the other day, what the heck!!!
ReplyDeleteCindy
Thank You. This is something I have been wanting to change on my blog but I was not sure how. Every Time I leave a comment on someones blog where I have to verify the numbers and words I think to myself how I do not want to put my readers through this. go ahead and test it out to see if it works!
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Lucy! An admirable public service, my friend. I also posted about turning off word veri and no-reply bloggers at http://www.lifeonplanetbaby.com/2011/02/tutorial-handling-comments-and-email.html. Maybe that might help some of your readers as well. J x
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this information! I struggle so much with the word verification too!
ReplyDeleteI'm like you, I won't leave a comment on those blogs either. Major pain!
ReplyDeleteLucy! Thanks for taking the time to let me know "I" was a no reply blogger! Well, no more. I fixed it! Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteHi! Thanks for sharing this info. I have gone through the same thing on other blogs thinking "why is this word verication on?!?!" Little did I know I was an offender. It's turned off now.
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