Creating Conversations for ExpressionEngine

DigitalNoon posted an interesting way to create conversation-like comments on ExpressionEngine. The solution uses jQuery to place a small bit of markup in the comment body field that links to the comment where you clicked a “Reply” button.

So, it’s an easy way to link to a comment without having to type it out manually. It’s not threaded comments, but a simpler implementation serving the similar goal of allowing commenters to easily address each other.

My only problem with it is that the code available doesn’t function at all when I turn off Javascript. I’m not saying it should work, but non-functioning buttons shouldn’t be on the page. So, this is something to consider if you have an audience that may not enable Javascript and decide to implement this.

DigitalNoon offers up all of the code (available in the entry or as a download) and a full tutorial on how to get up and running. Maybe it’s something you can use for your next project?