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How to add a 'Recent Comments' list to your MT blog

This procedure is specific to Moveable Type. I wrote it late last night. Anyone wanna try it out and see if it works?

First add the anchor to your template:

1. Go to templates (by clicking on Templates in the left-hand menu bar).


2. Under Archive-Related Templates, click on Individual Entry Archive.


3. Copy the template into a text file and save, so that if this doesn't work, you can paste the current template back in, rather than being left with a bewildering mess on your hands.


4. Scroll down to <MTEntryIfAllowComments>. Beneath that, next to <div class="comment-body">, type <a name="<$MTCommentID$>"></a>.


5. Save.

Then add the code to your Main Index template:

1. Go back to the template index (by clicking on Templates in the left-hand menu bar).
2. Click on Main Index.
3. Copy the template into a text file and save.
4. Before <div class="sidetitle">Archives</div>, paste the following:
   
   <div class="sidetitle">Recent Comments</div>
   
   <div class="side"><MTComments lastn="10" sort_order="descend"> <MTCommentEntry> <a href="<$MTEntryLink$>#<$MTCommentID$>"> <$MTCommentAuthor$></a> on <a href="<$MTEntryLink$>"><$MTEntryTitle$></a><br /> </MTCommentEntry> </MTComments></div>
5. Save and rebuild your site.

That should do it. :-)

Posted by iona at September 15, 2003 09:11 AM