WP Wall is a "Wall" widget that appears in your blog's side bar. Readers can add a quick comment about the blog as a whole, and the comment will appear in the sidebar immediately (without reloading the page).
All comments are internally handled by WordPress so that means you have normal comment moderation, SPAM protection and new comment notification.
WP Wall is fully customizable with a CSS file and included graphics.
WP Wall features:
- Global commenting "Wall"
- Comments are handled entirely by WordPress
- RSS Feed for the Wall
- Smilies
- Instant delete for admin
- Navigation through pages
- Interactive Wall: It can automatically refresh turning into a chat
Download
Installation & Usage
1. Upload the whole plugin folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ folder.
2. Go to the Plugins page and activate the plugin.
3. Use the Options page to change your options
4. Add the widget to your sidebar
5. Optionally add WP Wall recent comments to your sidebar. This will filter out wall comments from appearing on recent comments list
WP Wall Admin
FAQ
How does it work?
It creates a draft page in your blog under which all comments are stored.
What if I don't use widgets, how do I code this to appear in the sidebar?
Just put this code somewhere in your theme template, probably sidebar.php
<?php if (function_exists('WPWall_Widget')) WPWall_Widget(); ?>
How does it combat SPAM ?
The same way your usual blog comments work. You can enable comment moderation. Or you can install one of the spam blocking plugins like Akismet.
How to have fixed height and a scrollbar for multiple comments?
Open up wp-wall.css and look for #wallcomments. You should add something like height:200px;. This will give it fixed height. Then increase the number of comments in the settings to 10-15.
How do I change it into a shoutbox/chat?
Just set the refresh time to 5 seconds in the WP Wall options. The Wall becomes a chat-box :)
Performance issues with hosting/server
Be careful with setting interactive chat option. On busy sites this can cause overload of server resources. Try increase the refresh time above 10 seconds or disable this option by setting 0.
An error occurred, please notify the administrator
If you have this problem, change the file permissions of the files in the wp wall directory to 755.
How can I enable smilies?
WP Wall can show smilies using built in WordPress functionality if you enable it in your administration panel (Settings-> Writing-> Convert emoticons...). You can find more information about using smilies here .
Is it possible to display a “Wall-Archive” Page to show all comments?
Actually you will find WP Wall in your draft pages. Just edit it to your liking and - publish it! All comments will appear at the end of the page as usual.
How do I add a border around the comment wall?
Add this to #wallcomments section of css file:
border: 1px solid #cccccc;
padding 7px;
How did you solve the problem with the commenter's email address?
The plugin does not require one to enter their email address.
What's new
v1.5
- Fixed bug with if the blog was not in root directory (thanks Enrico Rossomando)
- Added a special recent comments widget which will not display Wall comments (thanks Enrico Rossomando!)
- Tested in 2.8
You can also visit my other WordPress Plugins.
If you are looking for WordPress Developer, feel free to contact me.
482 Comments
mmm... the problem is with ajax update
Can you maka a spanish special character filter???
can't do it for myself... please it's good idea for next update..
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I soon learnt you if you want to delete a comment, you just click the person who posted name. Lovely and efficiant and all wall posts, go into the comment section in wp and you can admin via that (just if anybody was as confused as me to start with.
However, I have another sort of request...would it be at all possible to have the text box not visible until the person clicks "write on the wall" or whatever?
doges of Bohemia, with virtually alone in the admin uidím comments, or can I somehow managed as admin?
How do I admin the comments? I cant find anything to do with the admin side anywhere. Help would be greatly appreciated if anybody has any ideas. Thanks
I'm using the Wall Widget on a client's site I'm working on (http://rockshopnroll.com/wordpress/category/scene/) and my issue is no matter what it keeps asking me once I complete and submit the form to fill in the required fields. How can I stop it from doing that? The forms won't submit as a result.
Hi there,
great plugin, thanks for sharing!
Is there a shortcode for this by any chance? I'd like to embed it directly into a page...
Thanks!
Matthew
A Demo for the plugin would boost its download numbers....
Great plugin!
Is there any way to show page numbers along with the arrows?
This is an amazing plugin! I was wondering, is it possible to remove the Submit field and allow users to submit their comment by pressing the Enter key after typing in the textarea? I REALLY want this for my website.
Hi, very usefull plugin indded.
Is it possible to enable simple TinyMCE functions in the "Leave a reply" box?
Hi, this is very nice plugin, but it corrupts formating in my woo theme Skeptical.. Unfortunately. And I saw that also others have similar problems. Any solution? Thanks! Klimas
Hey, Klimas, read my comment below that says, "ATTENTION ALL:"
Good luck.
Scott
thank you it is working in my site googlemoney.spicercampus.com
Is there any demo page? Where can i find it?
Thanks.
I obtain a lot in your website really thanks very much
btw the theme of you site is really excellent
where can find it
ATTENTION ALL:
I was having a problem with reversing the display order by clicking on the check box that says "Reverse order of displayed comments". When I check that box, the display doesn't change. The display order stays the same whether that box is checked or not.
I swapped a couple emails with Vladimir about this. The problem is, he has a business and is getting paid for his work there. But for this plugin (and all of the plugins he's created), he doesn't get any money for them. So it makes sense that he spends more of his time doing what he gets paid for and less on fixing the plugins. I can totally understand that.
So I'm wondering if we can help each other out. Can someone post the corrected code for fixing the display issue I'm having? Or does anyone know of a plugin that works that does basically what the WP Wall plugin does?
I really like this plugin and I like Vlad and all his effort. But I know he doesn't have time to fix the issues people are having with his plugins, and I respect that. But I would really like to have a working version of this plugin. I guess I might have to eventually get someone to code a new version if I can't get this one fixed.
Good luck to you all, and thank you, Vladimir, for all your effort. I really do appreciate it.
Cheers,
Scott
Too bad it only shows Wall entries for comments made through the widget. Makes things kinda confusing.
Hi, I really like your plugin! I have the 2010 Weaver theme with left and right sidebars. I want the wall plugin on the left sidebar, but when I put it there, the widgets on my right sidebar are pushed down to the bottom of my site and placed on the left. Do you know a way that I can fix this? Thank you.
~ Mallory
Hi. I'm desperately looking for the 2010 Weaver theme that has left and right sidebars and google is failing me. I know this is off topic but which theme are you using?
Great Plugin, with one exception: When I check "Reverse order of displayed comments" nothing happens. The order stays the same whether that box is checked or not. Is there any way to correct this?
Cheers,
Scott
Would it be possible to delete old posts? By which I mean to set an expire time and automatically clean out older comments.
thanks for share wordpress plugin. good job bro...
What is the function to call ton integer your plugin to my template theme ?
Nice one ;)