Top Commentators Widget Increases Comments

There’s different ways to reward your readers who make the effort to comment on your blog on a regular basis.

One if the best ways to encourage more comments is to display your top commentators in your sidebar or other widget area.

The most popular plugin for this purpose is the Top Commentators Widget.

Settings include:

• Reset period
• Limit number of names
• Filter URL’s
• Link each name
• NoFollow each name
• Show in home page only
• Show an Award
• Display Avatar

What do you do to try and  increase comments on your blog?