can Blogger (www.blogger.com) be extended ?
I'd like to be able to "tag" commenters specific to my blog, like "Approved", "Probation", "Troll", "Banned", etc.
People can comment all they want, but I want to identify the "status" of a commenter.
So the user is identified by blogger but then tagged specifically on my blog. So when people are reviewing other comments, they see that this one is from a troll, this one from an approved user, etc.
Is this possible ? If so, how ?
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No. You cannot expand on Blogger's functionality...at least, not in any great way. If you need more advanced capabilities from your blog, I would suggest looking at installing Wordpress:
- http://wordpress.org/
Also, here is Blogger's developers page, where you can see everything you can customize with your Blogger account:
- http://code.blogger.com/
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by: pavyPosted on 2009-09-19 at 02:24:20ID: 25372200
Blogger has a few features which help you control comment spam/abuse.
Log into your Blogger account and click on "Settings" in the menu bar, and then select "Comments" in the submenu bar. You'll then find three areas specific to controlling commenting on your blog:
1. Who can comment? You can choose who can comment: anyone, registered users only, etc.
2. Comment moderation: this will allow you to review all comments before they get posted.
3. Show word verification: this will create a captcha which a commenter will have to verify before posting a comment. In my opinion using this option should prevent most unwanted comments.
There is no way to mark comments which appear on your blog according to whether they're spam, abuse, troll, etc. The best thing to do is to set up your Commenting Settings to prevent unwanted comments in the first place.
You may also wish to read: http://www.google.com/supp