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  merseadragon · Member · Dec 20, 2011 at 8:50 am

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  Hi there, quick question,

  Is there a way i can display comments below articles on the main home page of my blog, rather than having to click on the items itself to read any comments?

  Example – Home Page
  http://memoriesofadragon.wordpress.com/

  First item from home page with a comment
  http://memoriesofadragon.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/do-you-remember/

  Thanks
  Jon

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 20, 2011 at 9:00 am

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  In general, that is not a good idea. If you have some posts that end up with a lot of comments, it will severely slow your main page loading times, and require your visitors to scroll a long way to get to the next post. I follow several blogs that get anywhere from 50 to 750 comments on a single post, and even on posts that get only 10 or 20, they require a lot of scrolling.

  There is the twitter-style P2 theme designed for collaborative efforts that will show comments on the main page.

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  merseadragon · Member · Dec 20, 2011 at 9:33 am

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  Good point!

  Thanks for your advice, much appreciated.

  Have a great Christmas and a prosperous 2012.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 20, 2011 at 9:43 am

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  You are welcome and you too.