It looks like the related posts are coming from the Jetpack plugin. Could you check the Jetpack settings to see if there is a related posts module active?
I have it deselected in jetpack. This is why it’s baffling. Any further assistance is much appreciated!
Hmm okay try completely deactivating Jetpack.
Otherwise, do you have any caching plugins running on your site? It’s possible that a copy of the page from before the related posts were turned off is being shown. Clearing your site’s cache would then allow the new version of the page without the related posts to be shown to visitors.
Okay, thanks again! I will try those options and see if it works.
Yea no problem, let me know how it goes.
Had to change the functions.php in Jetpack to remove. Thanks again!
Another question, Ben: how can I find a direct link to specific comments on a page? I need a link i.e.: #3linethursday-week-thirty-five/comments/(some number)
So I can create internal hyperlinks back to a specific comment on my pages.
Does this make sense?
Sure, there may be a plugin to assist with this, but you can find the links relatively easily using your browser’s developer tools like this: http://pics.competethemes.com/320N252O0U1U
It’s a bit weird I know, but you want to find the ID for the comment like in that vid and then add it to the end of the URL like this:
https://www.competethemes.com/tracks-live-demo/2014/02/23/this-is-a-standard-post/#li-comment-55
^ That’s a link to a post on the Tracks demo site, and I’ve added “#li-comment-55” at the end of the URL to link directly to the comment.
UPDATE: Found a slightly less weird way to get the link. Visit the Comments menu and click on this link: http://pics.competethemes.com/image/0S271Q1g0d2k. That will take you directly to the comment, so you can then just copy the URL from your address bar.
Thank you, Ben!
I haven’t had a chance to check these out but will get to it soon. Your timely responses are much appreciated.
Thank you again, Ben! Got all that working.
But I have another question:
I can’t seem to shut off comment moderation. I have deselect all the boxes in the Discussion Settings. But it is still not working.
I want to be able to have open comments on my posts. But all the comments are going into moderation. Any advice?
Grace,
Yea no problem 🙂
I submitted a comment to test it, and it was successfully auto-approved: http://www.threelinethursday.com/3linethursday-week-thirty-five/#comment-2916
Sorry for that btw, I feel like a spammer 😮
Perhaps it was a temporary issue, or you’ve since found a solution?
P.S. If you don’t have any spam plugins in place, I highly recommend Anti-Spam.
Ben,
Thank you for always responding!
Yes there was a glitch with akismit and I think I have it fixed now.
Thanks again!
Hey Ben!
So I’m back… Another couple of questions questions:
First, is there a way to add the time stamp to comments?
Second, can increase the size of the comment box so a few more characters fit on each line?
http://www.threelinethursday.com
Thanks again for all your help!
Grace
Hey Grace,
Try the following for the increasing the size of the comment box:
.comment-respond textarea {
max-width: 50em !important;
}
For adding a timestamp to the comments, this is a bit tougher. The comments use the date in your General Settings, so you could update the date there. However, this would also add timestamps to all of the post dates.
If that is an issue, then it can be done by modifying a function with a child theme. Namely, the ct_tracks_customize_comments() function on line 88 of the functions.php file in Tracks. That function can be copied into the functions.php in a child theme. Then, a date parameter including a timestamp can be added to the comment_date() function.
