08 Feb 2012
5 Threaded Comment styles

Threaded comments are awesome but their default styling is just so simple. Modifying it is a very simple and only requires CSS. I am sharing 5 different styles for the comment sections which you can implement easily into your blog. The motivation for this post came from 54BLOGGER post about some nicely designed Comment sections. I tried to convert them so that they looked very similar to the originals.

Note: Before going any further make sure you have Threaded Comments enabled. Refer this article on how to enable them

Update: Blogger has added some code from behind and therefore all the comments avatars with circular images have a bit of problem. To solve it just add the following CSS:

.comments .avatar-image-container img {max-width: 40px !important;}

CSS-Tricks Comment Section Demo

Copy the following CSS Code into your Blog

.comment-content{white-space: pre-wrap;width: 95%;word-wrap: break-word;}
.comments .comments-content .comment {background: white;position: relative;border-radius: 0px 100px 120px;padding:5px;}
span.comment-actions, .continue {width:120px;background: #F1F1F1;border-radius: 20px 20px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none !important;}
span.comment-actions:hover, .continue:hover {background: #EBDDE2;text-decoration:none !important;}
.secondary-text{padding: 6px 12px 6px;text-decoration:none !important;}
.comments .comment .comment-actions a:hover{text-decoration:none !important;}
.comment-replies span div ol div li span {display:none !important;}
.comments .thread-toggle {background: #F3F3F3;border-radius: 20px;padding: 6px 12px 6px;font-weight: bold;}
.comments .thread-toggle:hover {background: #EBDDE2;}
.comments .comment-block {padding: 11px !important;margin-left: 48px;position: relative;left: 60px;background:#F1F1F1;border-radius: 10px;width: 400px;}
.comments .avatar-image-container img {overflow:visible !important;width:40px !important;}
.comments .avatar-image-container {width:40px !important;background: #F1F1F1;padding: 5px;border-radius: 100px;}
.avatar-image-container img,.avatar-image-container a img, .avatar-image-container {border-radius:20px;position:relative;height:40px;width:40px;background-clip:padding-box;}
.comments .avatar-image-container {max-height:50px !important;}
.comments .comments-content .comment-header {width: 450px;background:#F1F1F1;position: relative;left: -73px;}
.comments .comments-content .user {font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;position: relative;left: 80px;}
.comments .comments-content .datetime {position: absolute;left: 270px;}
.comment-thread ol div.continue {display:none !important;}

Line25 Comment Section Demo

Just copy the following CSS Code into your Blog

.comment-content{white-space: pre-wrap;width: 95%;word-wrap: break-word;}
.comments .comments-content .comment {background: white url(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k-2tYLo42yM/T0-ZP7e3UaI/AAAAAAAAC2U/oWRaq6sMLjE/s1600/comments-bg.png);position: relative;
border-radius: 0px 100px 120px;padding: 5px;}
span.comment-actions, .continue {width:120px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none !important;position:relative;left:460px;}

.secondary-text{padding: 6px 12px 6px;text-decoration:none !important;}
.comments .comment .comment-actions a:hover{text-decoration:none !important;}
.comment-replies span div ol div li span {display:none !important;}
.comments .comment-block {padding: 11px !important;margin-left: 40px;position: relative;background: white url(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UWrv65VFdEI/T0-ZPhajVyI/AAAAAAAAC2I/LdHCRWRXS6g/s1600/light-grid.png);left: 5px;}
.comments .avatar-image-container img {overflow:visible !important;width:40px !important;}
.comments .avatar-image-container {width:40px !important;background: #F1F1F1;padding: 5px;}
.avatar-image-container img,.avatar-image-container a img, .avatar-image-container {position:relative;height:40px;width:40px;background-clip:padding-box;}
.comments .avatar-image-container {max-height:50px !important; z-index:999;}
.comments .comments-content .user {font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;position: relative;left: 80px;}
.comments .comments-content .datetime {position: absolute;left: 390px;font-family:arial;font-size:10px;}
.comment-thread ol div.continue {display:none !important;}
.comments .comments-content {background: url(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k-2tYLo42yM/T0-ZP7e3UaI/AAAAAAAAC2U/oWRaq6sMLjE/s1600/comments-bg.png);}

Noupe Comment Section Demo

Just copy the following CSS Code into your Blog

.comment-content{white-space: pre-wrap;width: 95%;word-wrap: break-word;}
.comments .comments-content .comment {background: transparent;position: relative;
border-radius: 0px 100px 120px;padding: 5px;}
span.comment-actions, .continue {width:120px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none !important;position:relative;left:-69px;top:0px;}

.secondary-text{padding: 6px 12px 6px;text-decoration:none !important;}
.comments .comment .comment-actions a:hover{text-decoration:none !important;}
.comment-replies span div ol div li span {display:none !important;}
.comments .comment-block {padding: 11px !important;margin-left: 40px;position: relative;background: transparent ;left: 5px;}
.comments .avatar-image-container img {overflow:visible !important;width:40px !important;}
.comments .avatar-image-container {width:41px !important;height:40px !important;background: silver;padding: 2px;border-radius:5px;}
.avatar-image-container img,.avatar-image-container a img, .avatar-image-container {position:relative;width:42px !important;height:43px !important;background-clip:padding-box;}
.comments .avatar-image-container {max-height:50px !important; z-index:999;}
.comments .comments-content .user {font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;position: relative;font-size:20px;top:-15px;}
.comments .comments-content .datetime {position: relative;right: 0px;top:-15px;font-family:arial;font-size:15px;}
.comment-thread ol div.continue {display:none !important;}
.comments .comments-content {background:transparent;}

WebDesignerWall Comment Section Demo

Just copy the following CSS Code into your Blog

.comment-content{white-space: pre-wrap;width: 95%;word-wrap: break-word;}
.comments .comments-content .comment {background: white;position: relative;border-radius: 0px 100px 120px;padding:5px;}
span.comment-actions, .continue {width:120px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none !important;position:relative;left:-69px;top:10px;background: url(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dw-hSAwxrn0/T0-fYPssihI/AAAAAAAAC2g/_TQ8-9FHeBc/s1600/dashed-single.png) no-repeat 4.3em center;}
.secondary-text{padding: 6px 12px 6px;text-decoration:none !important;}
.comment-actions:before {content:"\21AA";}
.comments .comment .comment-actions a:hover{text-decoration:none !important;}
.comment-replies span div ol div li span {display:none !important;}
.comments .thread-toggle {background: white;border-radius: 20px;padding: 6px 12px 6px;font-weight: bold;}
.comments .comment-block {padding: 11px !important;}
.comment-thread ol div.continue {display:none !important;}
.comments .avatar-image-container img {overflow:visible !important;width:40px !important;}
.comments .avatar-image-container {width:40px !important;background: silver;padding: 2px;border-radius: 100px;}
.avatar-image-container img,.avatar-image-container a img, .avatar-image-container {border-radius:20px;position:relative;height:43px !important;width:42px !important;background-clip:padding-box;}
.comments .avatar-image-container {max-height:50px !important;}
.comments .comments-content .datetime {position: relative;right: 5px;top: 5px;font-family: arial;font-size: 15px;}
.comments .comments-content .user {font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;position: relative;font-size:20px;top:-15px;}
.comment-actions.secondary-text {width:400px !important;}

SYB current Comment Section Demo

Just copy the following CSS Code into your Blog

.comment-content{white-space: pre-wrap;width: 95%;word-wrap: break-word;}
.comments .comments-content .comment {background: #F8F8F8;position: relative;border-radius: 0px 100px 120px;padding:5px;}
span.comment-actions, .continue {width:120px;background: #F1F1F1;border-radius: 20px 20px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none !important;}
span.comment-actions:hover, .continue:hover {background: #EBDDE2;text-decoration:none !important;}
.secondary-text{padding: 6px 12px 6px;text-decoration:none !important;}
.comments .comment .comment-actions a:hover{text-decoration:none !important;}
.comment-replies span div ol div li span {display:none !important;}
.comments .thread-toggle {background: #F3F3F3;border-radius: 20px;padding: 6px 12px 6px;font-weight: bold;}
.comments .thread-toggle:hover {background: #EBDDE2;}
.comments .comment-block {padding: 11px !important;}
.comments .avatar-image-container img {overflow:visible !important;width:40px !important;}
.comments .avatar-image-container {width:40px !important;background: white;padding: 5px;border-radius: 100px;}
.avatar-image-container img,.avatar-image-container a img, .avatar-image-container {border-radius:20px;position:relative;height:40px;width:40px;background-clip:padding-box;}
.comments .avatar-image-container {max-height:50px !important;}

Some of these styles require a bit more of work to make them look the exact replica of the original. Did you like them ? I will be sharing more of these in the future.

Til next time,
Prayag Verma at 17:33

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08 Feb 2012 5 Threaded Comment styles

08 Feb 2012
5 Threaded Comment styles