Encourages your readers to leave comments with the promise of a kitten picture. Who doesn't love kittens?
As of April 2026, Kittens for Comments is a WordPress blog plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle.
You’ve poured your heart and soul in to writing fascinating blog posts. You know you have a lot of readership, but nobody except your mom is leaving comments. That’s a bit discouraging right? Entice your readers to leave comments by giving them a picture of a cute kitten in return.
Just prior to the comment form coming in to view, an unobtrusive panel will be displayed with a short message that says: “Your comments make us happy. Leave a comment, get a kitten!”
When a comment is submitted, a picture of an adorable kitten is displayed in a modal window.
Caveats:
This plugin assumes that your comment form is A) built with the ‘comment_form’ WordPress function and B) that your comment form has an id of “commentform” (This is the WordPress…
| WordPress | 3.9+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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