Title: WordPress 5 – Orphaned comments.
Last modified: March 15, 2019

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# WordPress 5 – Orphaned comments.

 *  [Pikkals](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pikkals/)
 * (@pikkals)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-5-orphaned-comments/)
 * **Comments not linking to Article and includes a date of -0001/11/30 at 12:00
   am**
 * Originally posed on Github as I thought it was a Gutenberg related issue: [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/13915](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/13915)
 * Describe the bug
    Since update of WordPress core, this error appears to be intermittent.
   A person submits a comment and the comment is not linked to the article they 
   commented under, and its date format is that of -0001/11/30 at 12:00 am
 * I am hoping someone else is experiencing the same thing, or has experienced the
   same thing and a fix is already available.
 * To Reproduce
    Steps to reproduce the behavior: I do not know how to reproduce
   this behavior, it seems to be totally intermittent
 * Expected behavior
    When a person comments, the comment needs to be linked to 
   an article under which they commented, including the correct date and time.
 * Screenshots
    (image removed for user privacy)
 * Here is what these commentators look like in the wp_comments table: We are looking
   at Susan’s comment in comparison to Tom’s comment. The Image 2 leads on from 
   Image 1:
    (image removed for user privacy)
 * Desktop (please complete the following information):
 * OS: [Windows 10]
    Browser [Chrome] Version [Version 71.0.3578.98 (Official Build)(
   64-bit) Additional context
 * Gutenberg 5.0.3–en_ZA
    ** PHP database **
 * PHP v 7.0.33
    —————–
 * I worked alongside the Gutenberg team to make sure my site would work fine once
   updated to WordPress 5. But something has happened in my database with since 
   updating to WordPress 5. I reverted back to WordPress 4.9.8 and I am no longer
   having problems with these orphaned comments. I deactivated all plugins during
   this process and activated them again over time to see if I would get these comments
   that are not linked to an article with a date of -0001/11/30 at 12:00 am, and
   so far it’s been a few weeks now and all is running smoothly.
 * **Response from Githug/Gutengerg is:** “This sounds like an issue unrelated to
   Gutenberg. Could be a core bug, but I suspect it is likely a theme or plugin.
   Looks like from the screenshot that the **comment_date_gmt** is getting stored,
   but not the version for the timezone of the site.”
 * Can someone please help.
 * I want to update to WP5 but I’m a bit scared.
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by [Pikkals](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pikkals/).
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by [Pikkals](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pikkals/).
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/).
      Reason: rm images that have emails and IPs in them

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 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-5-orphaned-comments/#post-11318424)
 * WordPress 5 didn’t change how comments work, nor would a new editor cause anything
   related to comments being inserted into the database differently. The new block
   editor is just an interface piece, it doesn’t change the fundamental nature of
   posts or comments, and there were no database changes in WordPress 5.
 * I’d have to agree that a theme or plugin is the underlying cause, but as you 
   say, it’s intermittent, so that makes it difficult to diagnose.
 * BTW, your pics were not fully redacted, so I removed them. I did take a look 
   first though.
 * My advice would be to update to 5.1.1 and then try to solve the problem when 
   it happens again, instead of downgrading.

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 * Last reply from: [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-5-orphaned-comments/#post-11318424)
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