I’m just delighted. I’ve added the ability to add comments to most of the articles on this site using a great new tool called Instant Site Comments.

Instant Site Comments allows you to add comments to plain HTML pages. I had spent the past few months thinking about whether or not to switch this site on over to a content management system to give visitors the ability to comment here. I just thought it was a great idea. Apparently I wasn’t the only one.

Not only am I delighted by the ability to add comments to the site, but Robert Blackstone, who created the software, is very helpful. I had some problems getting thing set up and he was truly a delight to work with. The issue was with some server settings that allowed the program to work well on some servers but not others, and unfortunately mine was one of the ones it wouldn’t work on. With an update to the program, that is not a problem any more.

One of the things I love about Instant Site Comments is that now I can keep building websites in plain HTML if I want, WordPress if I want or use a content management system. I love that kind of flexibility. There are good reasons to use each method, depending on what you want to accomplish and how much flexibility you need in the appearance of each page. Now the ability to allow user participation doesn’t require that I use WordPress or a CMS. I just love that.

I don’t recommend many products, as you know if you’ve read much of what I write. I’m recommending Instant Site Comments to anyone who wants comments on their HTML site without the hassle of changing how their site is set up.

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