How to Install Google Plus Comments Widget on Blogger

Google Plus comments have been implemented to Blogger which adds great functionality to your blog site. It is a useful tool to keep your conversations with your visitors organized. Readers can interact and share the comments, even posting a comment in your Google Plus site and appearing on your site.

But how about if the Blogger template used is customized, how can it be installed? Here’s a tutorial that will help you add this feature on your template.

  • Login to your Blogger account.
  • Click the blog you want to add the Google Plus comment.
  • Click the Google+ option seen at the left sidebar. Now to do this, you must be the admin of a blog so you can view the option.
  • Upgrade the account, add it with Google Plus if you haven’t done it yet. After that, you will see a Get Started button. Simply follow the instructions provided.
  • Check on the option that says Use Google+ Comments on this Blog.
  • For custom templates, click Template > Edit HTML
  • Look for this code:
<div class='comments' id='comments'>
  • Add this code after it:
<div class='cmt_iframe_holder' expr:data-href='data:post.canonicalUrl'expr:data-viewtype=' data:post.viewType'/>

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