How to add IntenseDebate to Blogger? An alternative to Blogger comments

Today I am gonna show you how you can replace blogger comment section with an alternative commenting platform IntenseDebate. Which is widely used by bloggers because it is handy and easy to integrate. Si in this article I'll show you how to add it, and I'll tell you some of it's best features which can beat the typical blogger comment form.

Why I use this?I am Happy with Blogger Comments.

Are you happy with blogger comments? or you want to replace them. No doubt that blogger comments are simply awesome and easy to manage. Now blogger comments have threaded commenting too, but it also have some faults i.e after comment redirection, anonymous commenting, no avatars, can't post codings and word verification . Me too like blogger comments but after reading the features below of IntenseDebate I'm impressed by it's efficiency and features. You can give a try to it! But I can't force you to leave Blogger comments and try IntenseDebate.

Features

• Threaded Commenting: This option improves the conversation experience as it offers posting replies to specific persons. 
• Reply-By-Email: You can respond to comments straight from your mailbox, so you can reply On-The-Go. 
• Email Notifications: Email notifications are sent to every commenter when someone comments on the post, this keeps you updated. 
• Commenter Profiles: This shows commenter's avatar's and profiles, so you can be more social, this takes conversation to the next level when you know about each other. 
• Moderation/Blacklisting: This is the best service as you can block people who are spamming your blog by keywords, number of links, commenter email, and/or IP. 
• Reputation Points & Comment Voting: Your readers will start to build their reputation by posting quantity and quality comments 
• Plugins API: This is open developer center, where you can introduce your own plugins like smileys, polls etc! 
• OpenID: Your readers can post comments easily using their OpenID, by hooking up with IntenseDebate. 
• Twitter: This allows users to tweet their comments on twitter, which is a good way of driving traffic to your website. 
• Facebook Connect: This allows users to comment using their facebook accounts. By this your comment feed will be raised alot. 
• RSS Readers & Tracking: This can also provide you comments via RSS, which is integrated in it by default. 
• Widgets: There are also some other widgets by IntenseDebate, like comment stats, most recent comments and much more. Are you Impressed a little? Hmm if yes then jump to the tutorial. 

First of all Backup Your Blogger Template:

1. Go to your blogger dashboard. Select your blog you want to install IntenseDebate on.

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2. Now click the down arrow, then click Template.

3. Click Backup/Restore in the top-right of the screen.

4. From this menu Download Full Template.

And youre done

How to add IntesnseDebate to Blogger.

1. Create an account at Intensedebate. After signup, sign into user dashboard. You'll see the screen below.

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2. From here you can see, "Manage Blog/Site" on the right-sidebar, from this box click "Install IntenseDebate". And you'll directed to the 3 step installation page. (As Below)

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3. First step is "Specify Url" Type in your URL and click "Next Step".And you'll see the screen below!

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4. Again it's simple, just click on your Platform, Blogger, Wordpress..Etc

5. A new page will be displayed, on this page in the first step they'll ask you:

• Do you want to show IntenseDebate comments on Just new posts or all posts?

So here I'll recommend you to go with new posts, as by checking the old posts box will remove your previous comments!

6. The 3 and 4 step will be the instructions to backup your template which we have previously done.

7. Now in the 5th step Upload your template which you have backed up. Now "Click Upload and Continue".

8. Now you'll see this page with all instructions to install the tempalte!

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Read these instructions carefully and Copy Paste the code given by IntenseDebate into your Blogger template editor! enjoy using IntenseDebate!

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