Friday, December 26, 2025

Transparency, Why Aren’t Blogs Transparent

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transparency.jpgI really enjoy being transparent, which is why I want my blog, your blog and all forums including Zillow, Redfin and the like to be just that, transparent. I think it is time to pin the ip address to every comment and I’m challenging everyone to do jus that.

I’m on the march today for that very plugin.

UPDATE: Donovan whipped this up in a matter of a millisecond- hat tip! Be sure to check out Newblogger.net while you’re there, it’s great stuff!

This works like a charm!

You can use the following PHP to display the comment author’s IP address:

<?php comment_author_IP(); ?>

Just insert this code anywhere in the comment loop in your comments.php file.

I added this code directly after the <?php comment_author_link() ?> and enclosed it in parenthesis like this:

(<?php comment_author_IP(); ?>)

Ben Rosales, Founder & Publisher
Ben Rosales, Founder & Publisherhttps://theamericangenius.com
Ben Rosales is the Founder and CEO of The American Genius (AG), national news network. Before AG, he founded one of the first digital media strategy firms in the nation has received the Statesman Texas Social Media Award and is an Inman Innovator Award winner. He has consulted for numerous startups (both early- and late-stage), and is well known for organizing the digital community through popular offline events. He does not venture into the spotlight often, rather he believes his biggest accomplishments are the talent he recruits and develops, so he gives all credit to those he's empowered.

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