If you had posts already entered when “Allow people to post comments” wasn’t checked YES, turning that on later does not change the setting in the older posts, only on new posts created from now on. You may have to change the setting on all individual posts that already existed.
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fzoid
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I tried to create a new file and in preview mode it still has Comments are closed under Leave a replay.
Here’s the preview link
http://jumbodump.com/?p=9084&preview=true
If I have to change the settings in a all individual post that already existed is there a simple way to do it?
Are you aware there is a comments section in the post editor area, where you can specify on any post whether comments are open or closed?
as far as a bulk update, you can modify the wp_posts table in phpMyAdmin
the comment_status field seems to accept values open and closed So it would involve running an update query on that field. If you do that, be certain to make a database backup first.
If you need help with that, ask.
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fzoid
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I’m assuming when your talking about comments section in the post editor area Discussion> Check Allow comments on this post or are you talking about. I checked that and it’s still not working. If it’s something please give me details.
Yes, that is what I was referring to.
Have you ever seen the comments working with this theme?
Temporarily switch to the default WordPress theme, and see if the comments work now. If they do, then the issue relates to your theme.
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fzoid
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I never used comments before.
I switched to default theme and I still have the same problem.
Could it be some kind of code change or code missing?
It might make sense to reload the WordPress files again.
First FTP your whole wp-content folder and all its subfolders to your computer (this is a backup – wp-content is the only part of the WP code that has your personal stuff in it). Also download wp-config.php from the root WordPress install folder, to your computer – that is a backup of your database connections.
Then download WP 2.7.1 again (I would download again even if you still have the originals on your computer, just in case anything is missing). Then upload all the WP files into your root WP folder. This will overwrite all existing WP code files with a fresh version. Since you still have your database connection file, and this is not a WP upgrade, there is no install or update procedure that needs to run.
After you do that, see if the comments are working now.
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fzoid
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I did everything on your last note. download WP 2.7.1 again. Then upload all the WP files into your root WP folder. This will overwrite all existing WP code files with a fresh version. Since you still have your database connection file, and this is not a WP upgrade, there is no install or update procedure that needs to run.
Still have the same problem.
I even made a new post.
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fzoid
(@fzoid)
It seems to be working now thanks.
fzoid, I’m having the same issue…how did you make it work? By reloading the wp2.7.1 files?
