Title: Another blank wp-comments-post.php problem…
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Another blank wp-comments-post.php problem…

 *  [vaguely_clear](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vaguely_clear/)
 * (@vaguely_clear)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-blank-wp-comments-postphp-problem/)
 * Hi! Right, brace yourselves. This is going to be a long post.
 * So I’m having the same problem that so many others have had. When I try to post
   a comment I am directed to a blank wp-comments-post.php page. Looking through
   Firebug reveals that no html or css is present. This happens every time whether
   I am logged in or not, and the comment never goes through. If I switch to a default
   theme, everything works fine, leading me to believe that there is a problem with
   my theme. Here’s where I started:
 * 1) [WordPress Theme Tutorial](http://themeshaper.com/wordpress-themes-templates-tutorial/).
   It’s an excellent, comprehensive tutorial for a newb like me. I followed it to
   the tee, got my blog sort of working, then spent awhile mastering the style sheet.
   By the way, my test installation is at this address: [http://www.gutenbergday.org/blog_0101](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-blank-wp-comments-postphp-problem/page/2/www.gutenbergday.org/blog_0101?output_format=md).
 * Now, however, the only thing not working that I really must have is comment posting.
   This is what I have tried:
 * 2) [This post](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/288615) identified a problem
   with this line of code missing:
 * `<?php comment_id_fields(); ?>`
 * That, however, is clearly present in my comments.php file.
 * 3) I tried the [phpMYadmin fix](http://www.princeblog.net/index.php/troubleshoot/wordpress-blank-page-after-posting-a-comment-wp-comment-post-php)
   too. The table was successfully repaired or checked out ok, but nothing has changed.
 * 4) Some have [had problems](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/330242?replies=2)
   with Akismet. The plug-in is not and has never been activated on my blog as far
   as I know. It is installed, but not running.
 * 5) One person [teetered on the verge](http://techbasedmarketing.com/tools/stressing-over-blank-comments-in-wordpress/723/)
   of a mental breakdown over this line of code:
 * `<input type="hidden" name="comment_post_ID" value="<?php echo $id; ?>" />`
 * That, it turns out, is exactly how the line looks in my comments.php. So I tried
   her other two alternatives:
 * `<input type="hidden" name="comment_post_ID" value="<?php the_ID(); ?>" />`
 * and
 * `<input type="hidden" name="comment_post_ID" value="<?php echo $post->ID; ?>"/
   >`
 * …success was met with neither.
 * 6) I removed white space at the bottom of wp-comments-post.php has per [this post](http://www.techpavan.com/2008/12/17/blank-page-comment-submit-wordpress/)
   to no avail.
 * 7) I tried replacing my comments.php with [this one](http://www.christianmontoya.com/2006/10/15/full-featured-commentsphp-template-for-wordpress/)
   as well as with the comments.php included with the two default themes. Nada.
 * 8) I also tried making a completely separate, fresh install and dropping in the
   theme I had developed. Fail to the power of 8.
 * So. Where should I go next? Any thoughts? No idea is too hair-brained or outrageous
   for me to consider.

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 *  [Robert Chapin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miqrogroove/)
 * (@miqrogroove)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-blank-wp-comments-postphp-problem/page/2/#post-1339743)
 * After that, you should read the manual.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop](http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop)
 *  [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/)
 * (@t31os_)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-blank-wp-comments-postphp-problem/page/2/#post-1339746)
 * Yes you’re totally missing the loop code from your single.php …
 * Review the page above, or see your index file which has a loop for an example…(
   or look at the single.php in the default theme) …
 * You’re missing some essential code. I think once you add back this code you’ll
   find the initial problem disappears… 🙂
 * A very basic loop … just as an example..
 *     ```
       <?php if( have_posts() ) : ?>
         <?php while( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
   
           // CODE THAT IS REPEATED FOR EACH POST GOES HERE
   
         <?php endwhile; ?>
       <?php endif; ?>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [vaguely_clear](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vaguely_clear/)
 * (@vaguely_clear)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-blank-wp-comments-postphp-problem/page/2/#post-1339752)
 * Hahaha, ahaha. Well, I’m a blubbering idiot. I (finally) had the good sense to
   compare my single.php to the final Google code version and needless to say it
   was way off.
 * You both deserve medals for your patience. Without knowing exactly what part 
   of what file was missing, I would probably still be doing this next month.
 * Anyway, everything works peachy now. Thanks a million!
 *  [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/)
 * (@t31os_)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-blank-wp-comments-postphp-problem/page/2/#post-1339775)
 * Happy to hear you fixed your problem, and thanks for posting back to let us know.
 * 🙂

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