67 responses to “Experiencing Problems With Leaving Comments On WordPress? This Is What I Found. Read This Post Now”

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   dgkaye

   Oct 12, 2023

   Hugh, I just left a long comment, I don’t think you got it. Needless to say, nothing but grief with commenting for me. :( This is my 4th attempt.

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      Hugh W. Roberts

      Oct 12, 2023

      Hi Debby, I got your comment. It was waiting in my moderation queue as I’ve set my blog up so that any comments have be moderated by me before they appear. I hope that helps.

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         dgkaye

         Oct 12, 2023

         Thanks for letting me know. Some friends have been finding me in spam too. Arg.

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            Hugh W. Roberts

            Oct 13, 2023

            One of the reasons why I check my spam folder everyday. And now that there is no spam going into that box, it’s much quicker and easier to check.

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               dgkaye

               Oct 13, 2023

               That’s for sure!

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   dgkaye

   Oct 12, 2023

   Hi Hugh. I’ve had nothing but grief leaving comments. Many blogs won’t let me comment no matter how hard I try. I hate this new comment stupidity. I always keep ’email comments’ off when I sign up for any blog. I get enough in my inboxes. I find it easier to click the little icon on top and check them through notifications. Yes, thankfully my over 100 spams daily are now zero (well, this week so far). I do hope those engineers bring some happiness back to our blogs soon. :)

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      Hugh W. Roberts

      Oct 12, 2023

      Hi Debby, without knowing which method and device you use for leaving comments on other blogs, it’s hard for me to run pass you with my thoughts on why it may be happening. However, I would recommend you let WordPress know and give them as much information as possible such as which blogs you can’t leave comments on, the device and version of web browser you’re using, and screenshots are also of big help.

      I use a desktop computer to leave comments and pleased to say I’m not experiencing any problems with leaving comments on any blogs. My problems are more with getting email notifications of comments being left on my posts.

      I’d recommend contracting WordPress via their forum. That way, not only do WordPress’s staff see the issues, but so do other WordPress users who can also join in with any information. Here’s a link to the forum – https://wordpress.com/forums/
      I find it the best method to use for reporting issues.

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         dgkaye

         Oct 12, 2023

         Thanks Hugh. I’ll hop over. And I too only read blog on my laptop. So weird, many of my readers have said they are all having probs too. So kudos to you without the commenting grief. :)

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            Hugh W. Roberts

            Oct 13, 2023

            No worries, Debby. However, I wanted to mention that I came across a blog yesterday where I could not leave a comment. Then I realised at the bottom of the blog there was a box referring to me agreeing to the term and conditions of leaving a comment. Once I ticked the box, I was able to leave a comment. There’s usually a good explanation as to why we can’t leave comments. I recommend you ask those you mentioned that are also experiencing the same problem to contact WordPress about the problem they’re having and to give WordPress details of which blogs they’re not able to leave comments on. If WordPress don’t know, they won’t be able to look into any issues, so the more people that report a problem the better.

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               dgkaye

               Oct 13, 2023

               Thanks again Hugh. :)

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3. 

   Eugi

   Oct 11, 2023

   I use my email for incoming posts and comments. I noticed I was getting comments from others on a post I commented on. I found in the Manage subscribed sites – notifications. that if I turn off email me new comments in each blog I follow the issue is resolved. Otherwise, I have had no problems getting comments on my own posts.

   And yes, the spam has slowed down considerably.

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      Hugh W. Roberts

      Oct 11, 2023

      I don’t mind getting email notifications of comments from other readers providing I also left a comment on the same post, Eugi. I often get ideas from other readers comments. What I do not want is email notifications of other readers comments from posts I’ve not left a comment on. And that’s what happens if I switch the ’email me new comments’ button. They come from all posts, not just the posts where I’ve commented.

      Good to hear you’re also seeing much less spam.

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         Eugi

         Oct 11, 2023

         Your comment is what I was trying to get across, however, your explanation is much clearer than mine.

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4. 

   Dan Antion

   Oct 11, 2023

   You certainly aren’t the only one having / who has had these problems (and more). When they first introduced the new comment box, if you clicked any of those settings, the two panes showing your blog notifications would open. They blocked the Post button and could not be removed. I opened an issue on that, after seeing lots of people complain about it. WordPress said they hadn’t heard and could not recreate my problem.

   They continued working on that comment box. It changed appearance and functionality a couple times. Finally, after the (we can’t recreate / clear your cache / send us screen shots) the problem they said never existed was solved. I really think they rushed the new comment box into production. Maybe it was a good thing, maybe we found all the bugs. Thanks again for chasing these issues down, Hugh and reporting to us.

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      Hugh W. Roberts

      Oct 11, 2023

      I’m not sure I understand what you’re referring to when you say ‘They blocked the Post button and could not be removed’, Dan. Can you expand on that a little more? Although, I’m guessing whatever it was, has now been fixed?

      They do have a habit of saying they’ve not heard about a problem when it’s clear that other users have reported the same problems. I wonder if they had any users test this new comments box before releasing it? I’m inclined to think they didn’t, given that I can’t think why anyone would want email notifications of comments left on all posts rather than just certain posts.

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         Dan Antion

         Oct 11, 2023

         If you click on the notification symbol (Bell) a pane opens that shows all your notifications (read and unread). If you click on any one of those, it opens in a new pane to the left of the list (at least it does for me). I would type my comment, but if the ‘Post’ button remained grayed out, I would click to login. At that point, both panes would open, as if I was reading a notification and they would stay visible. The ‘Post’ button was obscured by the panes.

         I did discover that I could right-click, select all and copy my comment before reloading the page, which was the only way to get rid of the notification panes.

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            Hugh W. Roberts

            Oct 11, 2023

            Right, now I’m with you, Dan. I just checked, and the ‘Send’ button only stops being ghosted out when I write something in the comments box. So it looks like it has been fixed.

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5. 

   bushboy

   Oct 11, 2023

   I only have emails of blogs from photo challenge host. I had email overflows so I didn’t need to know if some commented or followed, I can get all I need from comments or Reader.
   I have to click on the WP logo to log in to comment which is a minor annoyance. I don’t have a cog in the comments box to pop my avatar up on comments
   Fandango was told that the FBI stopped WP spam 😂

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      Hugh W. Roberts

      Oct 11, 2023

      So, you’re not seeing your gravatar or the settings cog on any blogs where you’re leaving a comment? Are you always logged into WordPress when trying to leave comments?

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         bushboy

         Oct 11, 2023

         Yes. I found the cog thanks :)

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            Hugh W. Roberts

            Oct 11, 2023

            Phew! Good to hear.

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6. 

   Anonymous

   Oct 11, 2023

   I had a version of your comment gravitar issue when commenting on a blog yesterday. I typed in my comment but thr reply button remained greyed out until I clicked on the gravitar and brought up the options list you showed. Once I’d opened it – I didn’t change an option – the button went blue.
   Otherwise yes I’ve experienced your changes though I don’t customarily click on the other comments button so I’ve not seen the flood.
   No spam is welcome, isn’t it? I wondered if I could remove the time limit on comments and not reopen an unwelcome door on spam so it’s good to know I can.

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      Hugh W. Roberts

      Oct 11, 2023

      That’s strange that the ‘reply’ button remained grey after typing your comment. Has it happened on any other blog where you’ve tried leaving a comment? Werte you logged into WordPress when leaving the comment? Had you commented on that blog before, or was it the first time you were leaving a comment on that particular blog?

      Yes, stopping the flood of spam is a big plus. I’m delighted it has stopped.

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7. 

   Xena

   Oct 11, 2023

   I’m happy to have an empty spam folder, but the trash has over 52,000 comments. They were comments that all said the same thing in a language other than English, and they were posted daily by the 100’s. It’s so many that it won’t empty.

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      Hugh W. Roberts

      Oct 11, 2023

      You may have to bulk delete them over time. Unfortunately, bulk delete only does 20 at a time, so it’s going to take a long time. I’d recommend you contact WordPress and ask if there is a quicker way to delete them. They may even be able to do it for you.

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8. 

   petespringerauthor

   Oct 11, 2023

   One thing that I don’t understand about this is that when I get ready to leave a comment, the three buttons you referred to are not always marked the same. The email me new posts is usually marked, but occasionally one of the others is as well.

   My inbox is cluttered enough already. I’d prefer to keep things to a minimum.

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      Hugh W. Roberts

      Oct 11, 2023

      These buttons are all individual now, Pete. So you may like to follow a blog but only receive web and mobile notifications for posts from the blog rather than get emails notifications. I think having a choice is better, but the email new comments button is certainly a cause for concern.

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9. 

   stevescountry

   Oct 11, 2023

   I have a slightly different problem, one of my regular readers who likes to comment can’t comment anymore. This began about 3 weeks ago and WP has been no help in figuring out the problem. I have not changed any settings so that is not the problem and it is only one reader that is affected, that I know of anyway. Seems like there is always something that happens.

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      Hugh W. Roberts

      Oct 11, 2023

      Has that reader reported the problem to WordPress? If it’s only affecting them, it’s probably something to do with the settings on their blog, or could also be related to the blog theme they’re using. If they’re using an old, retired theme, WordPress won’t be supporting and fixing any bugs anymore. It’s worth them checking with WordPress.

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10. 

    Michelle (Boomer Eco Crusader)

    Oct 10, 2023

    Thanks for this post, Hugh. I was wondering why I was no longer getting email notifications of comments on my blog!

    That’s good to know about the “Email me new comments”. It makes sense that we’d only want to see comments for the post we’ve commented on.

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       Hugh W. Roberts

       Oct 11, 2023

       So it’s happening to you too, Michelle. At least now I know WordPress can not tell me it’s only me it is affecting. Thanks for letting me know.

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