tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928198048296063917.post2477184276856250601..comments2023-05-22T02:54:16.404-07:00Comments on Paul's Time Sink: Comments after switching to WordPressPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459304710362963053noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928198048296063917.post-28308426649378224362009-05-21T03:04:17.000-07:002009-05-21T03:04:17.000-07:00Yeah, I noticed that my older posts get a fair num...Yeah, I noticed that my older posts get a fair number of comments as well. I'm pretty convinced that it's the Google Sitemap that makes the difference. When WordPress generates the sitemap, it sets the "relevance" of the post based on the number of comments for that post. I also think that Google gives higher page rank for things that are older, and for things that have a high relevance in the sitemap.<br><br>If you're interested, you should also try installing one of the "SEO optimizer" plugins for WordPress. I did that recently, and didn't have a noticable increase in traffic, but it seemed like a good idea anyway. That said, I don't monitor traffic that closely...Stevehttp://slacy.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928198048296063917.post-74522386386457375662009-05-21T16:25:32.000-07:002009-05-21T16:25:32.000-07:00Are you using the Akismet anti-spam plugin for Wor...Are you using the Akismet anti-spam plugin for Wordpress at all? For me it works wonders, have not had any spam comments in months.Thomas Stromberghttp://sprocket.io/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928198048296063917.post-87397895949389498642009-05-22T03:49:15.000-07:002009-05-22T03:49:15.000-07:00@Steve You are probably right about the differenc...@Steve You are probably right about the difference being caused by the sitemap plugin. When I wrote the sitemap plugin for LifeType I didn't fill out the relevance value.<br><br>@Thomas I am using the Akismet plugin. It works great.pwestbrohttp://www.paulstimesink.comnoreply@blogger.com