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timethief on "Commenters avatars don't show up (except WP accounts)"

timethief — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:16:33 +0000

For example, someone commenting with a Blogger account should definitely have an avatar but it doesn't show up.

Incorrect. Google owns Blogger and the avatars they use are not globally recognized Gravatars. Automattic owns both WordPress.com and Gavatar and every WordPress.com account is a Gravatar account so the Gravatars will display. http://gravatar.com/ Blogger avatars will not display on your blog.

paperandpretties on "Commenters avatars don't show up (except WP accounts)"

paperandpretties — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:01:22 +0000

I have the Settings > Discussion options set so avatars appear with comments but only those who comment using a WP account will have an avatar. I have it set to display the generic one when people don't have avatars but it displays for everyone, regardless. For example, someone commenting with a Blogger account should definitely have an avatar but it doesn't show up. I've tried switching it to the gravatar option but with that set it only shows the default Gravatar logo. Please help!

kathrynwp on "Virus attack on wordpress wesbsite"

kathrynwp — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:19:13 +0000

You've reached support for WordPress.com blogs. The site you've indicated is running the free version of WordPress available from WordPress.org.

To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities.
http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

WordPress.org has complete support and documentation sites for self-hosted/installed versions of WordPress at:
http://wordpress.org/support/
http://codex.wordpress.org/

Good luck!

shivnathgaikwad on "Virus attack on wordpress wesbsite"

shivnathgaikwad — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:43:20 +0000

I am web developer i have developed more than 100 website in wordpress. But now i have got virus problem in my live website . the cause of virus the website totaly down and show error like this

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare frm_dl() (previously declared in /home/j4s/public_html/1ecigreview.com/index.php(1) : eval()'d code:1) in /home/j4s/public_html/1ecigreview.com/wp-config.php(1) : eval()'d code on line 10

[PHP code removed]

what is the reason of this.

dreamerbiologist on "Adding a forum to my blog"

dreamerbiologist — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:35:06 +0000

Thanks

timethief on "Adding a forum to my blog"

timethief — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:04:33 +0000

There no chatboxes, message boards, forums or wikis that you can embed into a free hosted WordPress.com blog.
You have three free forum options: http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/04/23/wordpress-com-forum-options/
You have these free wiki options http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2011/06/13/whats-a-wiki/

dreamerbiologist on "Adding a forum to my blog"

dreamerbiologist — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:12:40 +0000

I host a blog on breakthrough biology. I would like to add a Tal.ki forum to my blog so that my friends can discuss things through their facebook id's. Can someone please explain, in simple steps, how to do so?

drparvezalam on "disable comments on home page"

drparvezalam — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 05:41:49 +0000

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mcreynolds1007 on "disable comments on home page"

mcreynolds1007 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:54:33 +0000

Ok - I've made a separate page called "Home" and moved the content over from the original welcome post. Now when I go onto the front page it says "Sorry, but you are looking for something that is not there." Is there a way to get the home page to show up as a home page? My guess is that if I send people to this they'll see that message and give up, though some will probably click on home.

Am I making this harder than it should be? I really do not like computer stuff.

Than you.

thistimethisspace on "disable comments on home page"

thistimethisspace — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:56:05 +0000

All comment options are gone on the subsequent pages, but still showing up on Home.

Let's try and keep this simple. There is only one page you can post to in any blog and by default it's the front page of the blog.

This page > Settings > Discussion
Discussion settings is where you set up defaults for comments.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/

We can also override the default settings and enable or disable future comments on any individual post or page.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/enable-disable-comments/

Note 1: By default, new blogs on WordPress.com will have the Discussion hidden. You can reveal it by clicking on Screen Options http://en.support.wordpress.com/screen-options/ on the top right corner of your Admin page, and checking the box that says Discussion so the module is included. http://en.support.wordpress.com/modules/#list-of-modules

iruvienne on "disable comments on home page"

iruvienne — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:50:14 +0000

I've just noticed: your blog's front page is displaying your latest posts, in your case, a post called "Welcome to McReynolds Designs" (that's why the comment form appears).
If you want your blog's frontpage to be a static page, on your dashboard menu go to the Settings section -> Reading -> "Front page displays" -> click "Static Page" and choose on of your pages (you should probably create first a page called "Home" with the content from your Welcome post and choose it).

mcreynolds1007 on "disable comments on home page"

mcreynolds1007 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:44:50 +0000

The problem that I'm having is that on the home page there are two buttons on the bottom "edit" and "comment", but you can't go into "Page" under the dashboard and see a page that says "Home". I've gone into Pages, checked all boxes, clicked and changed bulk to edit, hit do not allow and update. All comment options are gone on the subsequent pages, but still showing up on Home.

Thank you for responding (above).

iruvienne on "disable comments on home page"

iruvienne — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:04:22 +0000

Edit Page -> scroll down to the "Discussion" box area and uncheck " Allow comments" -> click "Update" .
You can do this simultaneously for multiple pages by going on your dashboard menu -> Pages -> check the ones you want to edit -> go to "Bulk Actions" dropdown menu at the top -> choose "Edit" -> click "Apply". A new section will appear: click on the dropdown menu labelled as "Comments", choose "Do not allow" and "Update".
Also, the method for enabling/disabling comments on posts is the same, you'll just have to go to the Posts section instead of Pages. Here are the support pages: http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/new-page-screen/#discussion, http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/new-post-screen/#discussion

mcreynolds1007 on "disable comments on home page"

mcreynolds1007 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:47:30 +0000

I can't seem to disable the comments section on the home page of my blog. I don't want people leaving comments anywhere, but would prefer the blog to appear as a website.

iruvienne on "blissful blog - unwanted Comment area: Leave a reply"

iruvienne — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 03:38:17 +0000

Yup, go on your dashboard menu -> Settings -> Discussion and on the section that says "Before a comment appears" check the "An administrator must always approve the comment" (that's you) and save.

asherblake on "blissful blog - unwanted Comment area: Leave a reply"

asherblake — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:18:23 +0000

Is there any way to receive comments but not enable them to be automatically posted, but only posted upon approval?

iruvienne on "blissful blog - unwanted Comment area: Leave a reply"

iruvienne — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:38:46 +0000

Glad to hear it.

ishinetoo on "blissful blog - unwanted Comment area: Leave a reply"

ishinetoo — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:57:11 +0000

Thanks!!! - great second comment and it worked absolutely beautifully :)

iruvienne on "blissful blog - unwanted Comment area: Leave a reply"

iruvienne — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:52:00 +0000

In fact, there's an easier way to enable/disable comments on multiple pages simultaneously: go on your dashboard menu -> Pages, check the pages you want, go on the "Bulk Actions" dropdown menu at the top, select "Edit" and click "Apply. A new section will appear: click on the dropdown menu labelled as "Comments", choose "Do not allow" and update. The method for enabling/disabling comments on posts is the same, you'll just have to go to the Posts section instead of Pages.

iruvienne on "blissful blog - unwanted Comment area: Leave a reply"

iruvienne — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:27:15 +0000

Go to Edit Page of your wanted page and scroll down: there will be an area labelled as "Discussion" where you can choose to allow comments and also pingbacks and trackbacks. Uncheck it/them, update page, repeat the process for the other pages you want and that should do it.
Follow this method if you also want no comments on some posts - this time by going to Edit Post instead of Edit Page. There's also an option on your dashboard menu -> Settings -> Discussion section where you can choose to allow people to post comments on new articles or not by default (these settings may be overridden for individual articles.)
Here are the support pages: http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/new-page-screen/#discussion, http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/new-post-screen/#discussion

ishinetoo on "blissful blog - unwanted Comment area: Leave a reply"

ishinetoo — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:47:53 +0000

Hi everyone, I am new to all this and cant figure out how to disable the "comment". Unfortunately the area is on every page and I would like to leave it on the blog page. Anyone out there who knows?

Thanks!

Gabriela

timethief on "Looking for an option for longer discussion"

timethief — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:49:45 +0000

See here > Settings > Discussion

4. Enable threaded (nested) comments __ levels deep- Turn on this option to allow visitors to reply to other comments inline/nested. When turned on it can allow for better discussions and responses. We suggest using a maximum of 3 levels deep. Anything higher and the theme layouts may not work as expected. Note: Enabling the setting only applies to new comments since existing comments don’t have any threading date. However, disabling this setting applies to all comments. http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/

amentalmystic on "Looking for an option for longer discussion"

amentalmystic — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:18:35 +0000

I wonder if someone can make a suggestion for me... I would like the ability and the option to have a discussion with a reader on my blog beyond a comment or so on both our parts. Today, I noticed that after my reader/friend commented a second time, I could not reply to it directly. It was necessary for me to make a brand new comment, that did not post below the one it was in reply to. Is there some sort of setting or theme change I can make in order for longer discussion to be an option?

evster88 on "WordPress needs Private Messaging..."

evster88 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:16:07 +0000

This is a part of Buddypress.

sprinklinthoughts on "WordPress needs Private Messaging..."

sprinklinthoughts — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:54:15 +0000

This is a great idea. There have been times when I would have liked to pursue a conversation on/about a post, but it became too awkward to use comments (and too public).
M
http://sprinklinthoughts.wordpress.com/

mystudentstruggles on "WordPress needs Private Messaging..."

mystudentstruggles — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:36:11 +0000

Definitely a good idea. I've thought how nice it would be to have private messaging several times since I started blogging in June. It would be useful to correct spelling, grammar, general appearance changes or advice on writing etc.
http://mystudentstruggles.wordpress.com

lizeccentric7 on "WordPress needs Private Messaging..."

lizeccentric7 — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:28:37 +0000

Why? I do not like e-mailing bloggers. Private messaging would be a great way for people to feel more connected to other bloggers, and give a sense of community.

Example: I wish to tell a blogger they made a huge error of spelling in the post. Do not wish to embarass them in the comments in public. Do not want to e-mail them, as I do not really know them at all.

So, the error goes, and noone comments, sees the error. Blogger has no idea why no stats or comments on the post.

Conclusion: Private messaging system would fix this problem. It could be in the notifications, on the button in the top right hand corner.

Many Bloggers are discussing the issue.

Rather have private messaging than the 'likes" function.

Best Regards,

LizEccentric7

luddylens on "Additional options for "Recent Comments" widget"

luddylens — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:53:01 +0000

I second this!

urcpsalmody on "Additional options for "Recent Comments" widget"

urcpsalmody — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:36:24 +0000

Hello,

Since my blog functions mainly as a discussion forum, I've found that the Recent Comments widget is really helpful in letting readers know when someone has contributed to a discussion. But in my case, the widget usually fills up with pingbacks and my own comments--neither of which are as important as the actual readers' comments.

It seems to me that it would be helpful to include two additional options for the Recent Comments widget:

[Checkbox] Hide pingbacks

[Checkbox] Hide comments from authors

Thanks very much.

xavierjoseph on "Disable comments on an individual post"

xavierjoseph — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:54:19 +0000

Found it! Thank you!