This widget will display the recent comments on Blogger blogs (free-hosted or self-hosted).

Steps:

1. Go to your Blogger Dashboard > Layout > Page Element > Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript

2. Copy and paste the code below:

3. In the code, look for the line…

…src=”http://YourOwnB1og.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default…

…and replace the blog address (indicated in color blue below) with your own blog address

…src=”http://YourOwnB1og.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default…

(For self-hosted blogs)…

…src=”http://www.YourOwnB1og.com/feeds/comments/default…

4. Add a title. Save.

That’s it!

Optional settings:

How to change the number of comments
This widget is set to display 5 recent comments. If you want to change that number, just look for the number 5 in the code and replace it with the number of comments you want to be displayed. I recommend setting it between 4 and 8.

… a_rc=5;var m_rc=false;var n_rc=true;var…

How to change the number of characters (Excerpt)
This widget is set to display an excerpt of 100 characters of each comment. If you want to change that number, just look for the number 100 in the code and replace it with the number of characters you want to be displayed. *

n_rc=true;var o_rc=100;

*Recommended setting: 50 to 100.

How to display the date of comments
If you want to show the dates of comments, look for this line:

… a_rc=5;var m_rc=false;var n_rc=true;var…

and replace the false with true.

Changelog:
April 25, 2010 — Capitalization of blog posts titles.
April 29, 2010 — Enabled comment date option.
June 18, 2010 — Added a div class to the comments list to define style.

Credit: Recent Comments Widget Original by Blogger Templates

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