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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16 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!! :)

  5. On May 13th, 2008 at 2:28 pm Aruna B. said:

    Hi Amanda,
    I was wondering the same thing…it’s located in the main “stylesheet” under “Line 115″.
    Hope that helps!

  6. On May 13th, 2008 at 2:35 pm MAC said:

    Hi. I am goin under Design but I CANT find AWP management. I am using wp 2.5. Thanks for your help. Does this mean that I will have an open box with the comments and a scrolling bar on the side? Oh, and please let me know when you get the new template done. I will buy it!!!!

  7. On May 13th, 2008 at 5:35 pm Jared said:

    Mac -> If you don’t see “AWP Managment” then probably you don’t have the plugin activated. Go to “Plugins” and activate Ajaxed-WP. Then try again.

    Amanda -> I don’t know how I missed your comment! Sorry! Aruna is pretty close, it should be around Line 122 right under: “body.home #comments”

  8. On May 13th, 2008 at 9:10 pm MAC said:

    I got it!!!! I had to activate it. As I was browsing your wonderful site and tutorials I figured out. Thanks!!!!!

  9. On May 21st, 2008 at 11:09 am matt said:

    hey…i was wondering if there is a way to have the comments post without having to approve them?
    thanks
    matt

  10. On May 21st, 2008 at 12:03 pm Jared said:

    @matt: yes there is, just go to “settings” -> “discussion” and change the options to your preference.

  11. On May 24th, 2008 at 6:13 pm Dennis said:

    Hi,

    How do I change the color of the text in the comments section. I was able to change the background color and the color of the commenter’s name but not the text color.

    Thanks

  12. On May 27th, 2008 at 8:56 am Jared said:

    @Dennis: Good question! I posted the answer here: http://www.professionalphotographertheme.com/tips/change-the-comment-text-color-on-main-pages/

  13. On July 1st, 2008 at 5:16 pm aviva said:

    I placed this code into the index and it isn’t working. I’m not as concerned with having the comments show, as I am with having the LINK to “Comments 1″ work; right now it’s static, and for someone to leave a comment they have to click on the post title. Is there a way to allow comments from the comments at the bottom of the posts? (is that question clear as mud?) :) Thanks!!

  14. On July 1st, 2008 at 11:35 pm aviva said:

    I just realized my question was answered on another post. I’ll shut up now.

  15. On July 3rd, 2008 at 9:41 pm cher said:

    i’m trying to get the comments to display by default on the main page. I’ve clicked on the ‘comments open by default on index page’ and have changed the code in index.php as in your example but now all my posts show the first’s post comments. why is it doing this?

    also can’t seem to change the background color on line 122 — it’s still showing up as white.

  16. On July 4th, 2008 at 9:21 am Jared said:

    @cher: cherry, why don’t you email me your WP login info through the email on the support page and i’ll try to figure out your comments.

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