Usability: Correlation between “comments” and “more” links in blogs
Some blogs use “more” or “continue reading” links for reading the rest of the post. And some blogs (including mine) post everything on the main page, without the more link.
When the blogs use “more” links, the position of the “comments” link is not that crucial. However when the blogs do not use “more” links, the position of the “comments” link becomes very important. Putting the comments link at the beginning of the post, and not having any links to comments section at the end of the post is very inconvenient for the readers.
Imagine that you read a very long post on some blog, once you reached the end of the post you wanted to comment. You look here, you look there… cannot find the “comments” link. You scroll all the way up to the beginning of the post, and when you find it (sitting nicely just below the post title) you don’t feel like commenting anymore.
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If you post full posts in your blogs, please make sure that you provide a “comments” link at the end of the post. Because you don’t want your readers to go up and down just to post a comment. Instead you should try your best to make posting comments as convenient as possible. And make the design of your blog comments-friendly.
What do you think? Have you encountered similar difficulties in any blogs while wanting to post comments?
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By Phishie Diaz on May 15, 2007
I know exactly what you are talking about! I get very frustrated if I can’t find the comment link near the bottom of the post so I usually end up not commenting. hehe
By Sweet dr Chocolate on May 15, 2007
Great advice, very helpful, and interesting.
By Community Building Blog on May 16, 2007
Thank goodness someone has stepped to the plate and written publicly about this. It drives me crazy, and I cannot believe that in this day and age of increased usability awareness so many blog owners still only provide a link to their comments form at the start of the post.
Why would I want to comment on an article before I read it?! At the very least have the link at the top and at the bottom. I mention this to many bloggers but it falls mainly on deaf ears.
Many blogs that make this mistake are pretty large, popular operations too - it’s pure insanity!
- Martin Reed
By admin on May 16, 2007
Thanks for the comments guys! Let’s hope more and more blogs will be user friendly and usable.
By hydrofoil water scooter on Jul 30, 2007
This post explains how the blog should look like and not just setting up a blog for the people to read, it must be free flowing also. This goes to show that many people still do not take this serious.