AkoComments Component -> Write comments text box visible on Blog Category pages

[spcover]

I've added AkoComments to a test site I am building. I have news items displayed in a Blog format using Blog Category pages.

But on these pages AkoComments is inserting the full Write Comments text box and smilies in between the article intros, makign the page very confusing. The first article listed just shows the small plain "Write Comments" link, like on the Frontpage. But for all article intros after that I get the comments text box, smilies and submit buttons.

You can see it at the following link:

Example of Blog Content AkoComments Problem

Anyone else run into this? And how do I get rid of them and get back just the small plain "Write Comments" links instead?

Thanks much.

[tonyskyday]

Strange that the first item is correct...

Arthur?

[Jazzy]

yes, I have this problem too, the blog page look very confusing with all comments boxes.

I don't know if Arthur is awared about bug in his component, but if awared hope this bug will be fixed in next version of akocomment.

[spcover]

OK. I'm disabling AkoComments.

What are my other options for allowing users to place comments on my website. Phil Taylor used to have a component called COMBO and COMBO Lite, but I can not find any info on them anymore.

Any other components for comments available?

Sean

[drink182money]

I've been trying to hack around Akocomment that would allow "guests" to enter their name, so that the comment would show their name, instead of "guest".

Does anyone know a fix for this?

It would be a lot easier if guests could enter their name...

[dave132]

I am having the same problem with akocomments

http://www.jasonupton.net/community/...id=4&Itemid=40

[Heavy-Sixer]

Originally Posted by Jazzy

yes, I have this problem too, the blog page look very confusing with all comments boxes.

I don't know if Arthur is awared about bug in his component, but if awared hope this bug will be fixed in next version of akocomment.

Did anyone come up with a fix for this problem? Or another method of posting comments?

[salas]

exactly same problem here!!

[lawrence]

I've just moved my blog from Movable Type to Mambo and came across this problem too. With a small hack I've managed to fix it...Take a look at www.nodetraveller.com if you want to see what this does....

To remove the comments from blogsection etc do this:


on line 45 of the akocommentbot.php (in mambots dir) replace

if ( $option=='content' AND $task=='view'){

with

if ( $option=='content' AND mosGetParam( $_REQUEST, 'task', '' )=='view'){

and that's it. If you get a gap between the "write comments" link and "read more" link, delete or assign css to the P tag that is hard coded at the end of the script (theres two).

Hope this helps...

[spcover]

Lawrence,

Great work! I've made the change and it works like a charm.

On mine, I changed the two <p>'s to <br>'s instead. This helps keep the Comments icon/text closer to the article teaser.

Now what I'd really like is to rearrange the "Read More" and the "Write a Comment" links.

It seems they are in different table rows <TR> lines, such as

<TR><TD> Write a Comment (0 Comments)</TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Read More</TD></TR>

I'd much prefer the Read More to come first, such as:

<TR><TD> Read More - Write a Comment (0 Comments)</TD></TR>

Anyone know how to change where the AkoComment Mosbot gets displayed?

Lawrence - thanks again.

Sean