Title: Comment Connection
Author: wesg
Published: <strong>May 1, 2008</strong>
Last modified: January 6, 2009

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Comment Connection

 By [wesg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wesg/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/comment-connection.1.6.zip)

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## Description

Comment Connection is a plugin that turns an element of comment text to a link for
a previous comment. Whenever an author uses @_commenter_, the text after @ is automatically
linked to the previous comment it refers to.

The plugin works by searching each comment for an occurance of @. Where it finds
one, the plugin searches the comment database for a comment on the same post written
by the person being referenced. By doing it this way, the plugin only adds one database
query for each referencing comment.

If the type after the @ symbol does not correspond to a comment, no changes are 
made.

Currently tested successfully with the most current version of WP, 2.7. If you have
trouble with earlier versions, or even have it work properly on earlier versions,
please let me know.

For a complete list of the changes from each version, please visit [the plugin homepage](http://www.wesg.ca/2008/04/wordpress-plugin-comment-connection/#changelog).

Be sure to check out my other plugins at [my WordPress profile](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/profile/wesg).

#### USAGE

Inside a comment, write @_commenter_ where _commenter_ is the name of the author
you are replying to. The plugin will successfully find a link when the commenter
text is followed by a new line, colon (:), comma (,) or a dash (-).

#### LIMITATIONS

 1. _Commenter_ must be an exact match of the original author’s name.
 2. Many database queries can occur for a post with many referencing comments.
 3. Only links to the last comment made by commenter (ie. if the commenter writes many
    comments before the @, the most recent one is linked to).

## Installation

 1. Copy the folder comment-connection into your WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/
    plugins).
 2. Log in to WordPress Admin. Go to the Plugins page and click Activate for Comment
    Connection.

## FAQ

  What is the purpose of this plugin?

Comment Connection allows readers to follow conversations by automatically linking
to comments that are replied to. This becomes especially important with longer conversations.

  What symbol triggers the response?

The @ symbol currently modifies comments, though more options may become available
later.

  How does the plugin know when not to add a link?

In addition to the @ symbol, the reference must be followed by either a new line,
colon or comma. This means that neither email addresses nor regular names are turned
into a link unless it has the @ symbol.

  Will the plugin work if I use a different case?

Yes. Comment Connection will still find the reference if the case is different. 
Ex. _@john smith_: will reference the comment by _John Smith_.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Comment Connection” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ wesg ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wesg/)

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### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/comment-connection/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/comment-connection/),
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by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/comment-connection/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Version **1.6**
 *  Last updated **17 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **2.7**
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## Contributors

 *   [ wesg ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wesg/)

## Support

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