Displaying Recent Comments
The standard ExpressionEngine {exp:comment:entries} comment tag can be used to display a list of recent comments. Many people use a list like this in a sidebar of their site.
A simple example:
{exp:comment:entries sort="desc" orderby="date" limit="10" dynamic="off"}
{comment}
<p>By {name} on {comment_date format="%Y %m %d"}<br />
From the entry '<a href="{comment_url_title_auto_path}">{title}</a>'.</p>
{/exp:comment:entries}
It is very important that the dynamic="off" parameter be included above. This is what allows ExpressionEngine to display the comments independent of a particular entry. Also note that you can use a number of values for the orderby= parameter.
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