This month, we are seeing reports from various bloggers who report that they, or their readers, are having problems posting comments to their blogs. The blogs where the problem is reported are most frequently using the inline comment form, aka "Embedded below post" - although other comment form styles, and other symptoms altogether, seem to be observed too. There seem to be a few different scenarios reported.
In main page view, instead of seeing the comments and the comment entry form, you'll merely see a link, such as "2 comments". Clicking on "2 comments" puts the blog display into single post mode, and positions the browser below the post, at the comment entry form - or links to the separate comments page or to the popup comments page.
Most recently, this link, on some blogs, is reported to be inoperative or invisible. The first thing to try, in this case, is resetting the post template. If resetting the post template does not work, then try resetting the widget templates.
In another scenario, for blogs with "word verification" ie "CAPTCHA" enabled, the CAPTCHA either may not be visible, or if visible, may not seem to work - even when you have entered the correct answer, repeatedly. This will be observed by some, but not all owners and / or readers. If the CAPTCHA does not appear, or if it can't be solved in 2 or 3 tries (and you are certain that you have entered the correct answers), your computer has a security setting problem. This will generally be related to third party cookies, or a script being blocked.
In a third scenario, neither resetting the widgets nor enabling third party cookies or Blogger scripts will provide relief to the CAPTCHA problem. Like the previous scenario, this will not be seen by everybody. First, clear both cache and cookies, and restart the browser
If you're using Internet Explorer V8, and you're seeing any of these problems, please try using another browser.
If you or your readers have another problem with inline comment forms, or if the above procedures don't provide a solution to your problem, provide details as you're able.
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In main page view, instead of seeing the comments and the comment entry form, you'll merely see a link, such as "2 comments". Clicking on "2 comments" puts the blog display into single post mode, and positions the browser below the post, at the comment entry form - or links to the separate comments page or to the popup comments page.
Most recently, this link, on some blogs, is reported to be inoperative or invisible. The first thing to try, in this case, is resetting the post template. If resetting the post template does not work, then try resetting the widget templates.
In another scenario, for blogs with "word verification" ie "CAPTCHA" enabled, the CAPTCHA either may not be visible, or if visible, may not seem to work - even when you have entered the correct answer, repeatedly. This will be observed by some, but not all owners and / or readers. If the CAPTCHA does not appear, or if it can't be solved in 2 or 3 tries (and you are certain that you have entered the correct answers), your computer has a security setting problem. This will generally be related to third party cookies, or a script being blocked.
In a third scenario, neither resetting the widgets nor enabling third party cookies or Blogger scripts will provide relief to the CAPTCHA problem. Like the previous scenario, this will not be seen by everybody. First, clear both cache and cookies, and restart the browser
If you're using Internet Explorer V8, and you're seeing any of these problems, please try using another browser.
If you or your readers have another problem with inline comment forms, or if the above procedures don't provide a solution to your problem, provide details as you're able.
- First, as always, the URL of the blog.
- What is the problem? Can you not see a comment form, or can you not enter a comment successfully?
- Is the problem universal, or specific to some owners and / or readers?
- What browser is used by the ones reporting the problem?
- What security components (anti-malware protection, add-ons in the browser, etc) and settings are in the browser and on the computer?
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I am hoping you can help me. I am having problems with the comments field on my blog which is www.africanwomensdevelopmentfund.blogspot.com I have tried the fixes you mention in your post with no luck. I have tried changing the template,etc.
When you click on the comments field you get an error message "bX-mtge8f"
I will appreciate your advice
IE always prompt "Operation aborted!" error and turn to "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage".
After a week of troubleshooting, I found that it because I'm using
Embedded Comment Form in my blogspot. This only happen with IE, no problem with FireFox.
Does anyone experience the same problem?
How can I use embedded comment form without error? I like embedded
comment form as it is easier for my blog readers to post their
comments.
my blog: http://blog.mauhorng.com/
this blog has the same problem: http://calvaryzone.blogspot.com/
Look at one of my posts as an example. Down by the embedded comment form I have the text "No text box here, or can't enter text? Click here to go to the old style comment form!"
So how did you extract the BlogID and PostID values?
Here's what the code for that link looks like:
<a expr:href='"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=YOUR_BLOG_ID&postID=" + data:post.id' title='Make a comment'>Click here</a>
Where YOUR_BLOG_ID is the ID of the blog you want to use this on.
Tried Marfs code but it appears that the code isn't stored in blogger. It removes the expr bit. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.
Dennis
I'm using Safari; could that be the problem?
In this case, I most strongly suggest that you ask a question in Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken, for a diagnosis of your problem.
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