Way To Allow Comments On A Website? (Isn't A Blog)

Hi there,

I've got a website which I would like to enable comments on - like some kind of a comment box. Is this sort of thing possible? I would like it because it would improve user-experience and search engine optimization on the website.

Also, I found a program - http://www.cbox.ws/ - would something like this get picked up by the search engines? (People can post messages that appear on the Cbox on the site).


Thanks for any help
Matt

 

Check out "The Commentator" works great for spam free comments on any website.

http://the-commentator.knowninfo.com/
or
www.knowninfo.com

 

Rather use a free alternative if there is one

Also this isn't a blog - it's just a normal website.

 

I'd suggest 2 different ways you could this-
either through jotform.com -
there is an option to make the submissions public,

or else a tag board, i.e tag-board.com

 

Cbox is a Shoutbox.U can get this script for free.I think its good to use this type of things in ur site to keep it alive.

 

I realise its good to keep it looking active/alive etc, but I'm wondering if the search engines will pick up the comments/messages in the Shoutbox/Cbox? Will it have the same SEO advantages as having comments (like on a blog)?

Thanks

 

Yes,you can add comments box.Every blog has the option to add like that.

 

It isn't a blog. If you had read the post you would have seen that.

I use a customer feedback for comments on a real site rather than a blog. It doesn't have a box for the front but I use Old Guy Scripts cause it is free. The support from him is great even although it is free.

 

Thanks glengall1, reps given

Does anyone know if the Shoutbox would get picked up by search engines - with the comments being seen as new content?

 

I was using one shotbox inside my site.The messages from it was took by SE.

 

Your more than welcome. Unfortunately I don't know about this one. The one I use does but I haven't a clue about Shoutbox. I don't see why not though.

 

Ah right okay, thanks for the help again.

If anyone that has a Shoutbox or knows whether search engines pick up the comments posted on these on a website, please let me know!

Thanks

 

Just code your own module

should be just a few SELECT and INSERT statements

 

Why dont you just link from your main site to your blog.??

That was my solution and it worked fine..

 

I just took a look and it looks like the comments on shoutbox are picked by the Search Engines

 

i suggest you to hire a php programmer

 

Just dig up some old 'guestbook' program. Popular years ago on the net.

 

Hire a PHP programmer for a a bit or do it yourself if you know PHP. The code really isn't too complicated, I made one for my site a few months ago. Its worked very very well for us, we have around 80 pages of comments cached now.

 

Thanks for the replies again.

I would link to the blog with the comments but I don't think search engines would pick this up.

I would also use PHP but I don't think this is allowed by my web host

I will go ahead with the Shoutbox for now, thanks for the replies and help.
Matt

 

Agreed. Just use a simple database and comment form. if you start on another system it would be very hard to import the comments to a new system in future.

If your host won't allow it get a new host.