Ever wonder what the little icons and links at the bottom of each post do? Well if you haven’t figured it out already, this post will fully detail what each link/icon does.

Comment Bubble/Comment Link: This icon/link will be at the bottom of most posts. The Bubble can only be clicked on when you’re viewing a single post; it will send you straight to the comments on that page. Clicking on the link when viewing Home Page, Search Results, Categories, Tags, or Archive will send you to the single page view of that post, and directly to the comments below the post.

ShareThis: A nifty little feature developed by the ShareThis company, this icon/link allows you to share a given post. It allows you to share posts via various Internet Bookmarking sites such as Digg, Technorati, and NewsVine, as well as sharing through Email, MySpace, FaceBook, and even AIM. I strongly encourage all users to use this function, as it will help to get more users to the site, which will of course increase the quality of the site. If you can’t donate, at least use the ShareThis function; it’s free, harmless, and can help to spread the word about Music Bolt.

Permalink: Simple enough, this link is just a direct link to the post. This link can be given to friends, or used when referring to the post elsewhere. As the name implies, this is the permanent link to the given post.

Related Posts: This link will simply search for related posts to a given post.

Stars (Rating): These star icons are a rating tool; simply drag your mouse over the stars of a given post to give them a rating of 1-5, 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest. The top rated posts will appear on the left side of the page, so vote often!