Add Recent Comments Widget with Avatars To Blogger

In one of the previous tutorials we shared a simple Recent Comments widget that displays the latest comments published on the blog posts. However, the main downside was that the widget didn't have the option to show the users' avatars. So, for those who'd like to see something more, here's a stylish Recent comments widget with round avatars and comment excerpts. Besides providing the option of displaying the commenters avatars, we'll be able to change the default image for the anonymous avatar as well.

So, let's begin adding this cool recent comments widget in our Blogger blog...

How to add recent comments widget with avatars

Step 1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select your blog > go to 'Layout' and click the 'Add a Gadget' link:

Step 2. When the pop-up window appears, scroll down and choose the 'HTML/JavaScript' gadget:

Step 3. Copy and paste the code for the recent comments widget inside the empty box:

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Note:
- if you want square avatars instead of round, remove the line in red;
- by default, the recent comments widget with avatars will display 5 comments. If you need to show more, replace the "5" value in red;
- to change the avatar for anonymous users, replace the following address with the URL of your picture:

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