Frequently Asked Questions:

Can I make it so that the comments are displayed as the default?

Q: Can I make it so that the comments are displayed as the default?

A: Yes. In your WordPress admin area, go to “Design (’Presentation’ in WP 2.3 and earlier)” –> “AWP Managment.” Then click on “comments.” Look for a checkbox that says: Have “Comments open by default on index page?” Click it on and save your changes by scrolling down and clicking save.

Then, in your “Theme Editor” open the file called “Main Index Template” (index.php). Look for these lines of code:

<?php do_action('awp_comments'); ?>
<?php do_action('awp_comments_link');?> |
<?php do_action('awp_commentform'); ?>
<?php do_action('awp_commentform_link');?>

Delete the second line and rearrange the order of the lines so it looks like this:

<?php do_action('awp_commentform_link');?>
<?php do_action('awp_comments'); ?>
<?php do_action('awp_commentform'); ?>

Save your changes.

Questions? Instead of emailing for support, leave a comment below so everyone can benefit from any clarification.

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4 Responses to “Can I make it so that the comments are displayed as the default?”

  1. On May 4th, 2008 at 6:28 pm marta said:

    I have checked this and all looks good. The problem I am having is that I have people trying to leave comments and it is telling them they need to sign in. I don’t believe that this is standard, and I have checked everywhere in my blog admin, to see if something needs to be changed and I cannot find anything.

    Please help!!!
    Marta

  2. On May 5th, 2008 at 6:44 am Jared said:

    marta » you probably have a setting checked that people must be registered and logged in to comment. Check in your admin panel, under “Settings” –> “General” down about a third of the page under “membership”.

  3. On May 5th, 2008 at 1:17 pm marta said:

    Thanks! I swear I had checked that! I even remember seeing it! Thanks :)

  4. On May 7th, 2008 at 7:47 am Amanda said:

    Hi there,

    I’ve done this step and my comments are appearing I’m just having some trouble with the code to change the background colour of the comment box. I go into the style sheet and input my colour code but what happens is I get a small little box of that colour right above the comment box and the comment box stays white. It’s driving me insane. I can’t seem to figure it out. Any help would be REALLY appreciated!!
    Thanks!! :)

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