Can comment on other blogs from reader but not if visiting blog

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  bertieandme · Member · May 24, 2014 at 2:51 pm

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  I know this issue comes up a lot, but I can’t find the answer to the twist my problem has.

  I have a wordpress.com blog and can comment on other wordpress.com blogs no problem.

  I’ve also always been able to comment on wordpress.org blogs and wordpress self-hosted blogs. Until 2 days ago.

  Two self hosted wordpress blogs still show up in my Reader as I follow them. I receive email notifications of their posts etc. I can Like and comment from my Reader, BUT if I actually click on the blogs themselves it appears that I’m not logged in (although I am logged in).

  If I try to comment it asks me to log in, but if I try to a pop-up window appears then just disappears.

  If I were being captured by Askismet surely I wouldn’t be able to comment on wordpress.com blogs either (which I can), and wouldn’t be able to comment on the wordpress.org blogs from my Reader?

  I’ve no clue why this has just happened!

  My blog is bertieandme.wordpress.com and the 2 blogs I’m trying to comment on are http://dysautonomiac.com/ and http://elizabethmilo.com/

  Third party cookies are enabled and I’ve tried clearing my cache and cookies. I use Windows 7 and IE11 fully updated.

  Thanks in advance :-)

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · May 24, 2014 at 3:42 pm

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  I’ll tag this thread for a Staff follow-up. Please subscribe to the thread so you are notified when they respond and please be patient while waiting.

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  bertieandme · Member · May 24, 2014 at 3:44 pm

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  Thanks timethief for your swift reply. You work so hard on this forum – it’s appreciated :-)

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  timethief · Member · May 24, 2014 at 3:56 pm

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  Thanks and you’re welcome.

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  druesome · Staff · May 26, 2014 at 7:36 am

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  Howdy,

  I checked both blogs and was able to see your comments published in these blog posts:

  http://elizabethmilo.com/2014/05/21/doctor-lovehate/comment-page-1/#comment-5080
  http://dysautonomiac.com/2014/05/23/when-patients-become-caregivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3644

  Were you able to sort things out on your own? Let me know if you need further help. Thanks!

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  bertieandme · Member · May 26, 2014 at 10:32 am

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  I am able to comment and like these blogs via my Reader, which is why you can see comments I’ve made recently.

  But as stated in my first post if I try to actually visit the blogs (rather than just viewing a short preview in my Reader) it comes up that I’m not logged in or following these blogs. Yet I am logged in and do follow these blogs. If I try to log in a pop up window appears then disappears.

  Just seeing a short preview of blog posts in my Reader is annoying and I do need to be able to visit the blogs and read the entire post before I can comment properly.

  This issue has only happened in the past 3 or 4 days – before that I could comment on self hosted wordpress blogs without problem (as per my first post).

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  druesome · Staff · May 26, 2014 at 12:59 pm

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  Thanks for the clarification! Would you kindly try clearing your browse cache and cookies? That might help fix the issues you’re having.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-your-browser-cache
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-wordpress-com-cookies

  Log back into your account and try leaving a comment directly on the blogs.

  Also, please ensure that you have third-party cookies enabled.

  Preview Problems and Third-Party Cookies

  Alternately, try using another browser and see if you’re having the same problems leaving comments.

  http://browsehappy.com/

  Let me know what happens. Good luck!

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  bertieandme · Member · May 26, 2014 at 6:06 pm

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  As stated in my first post I’ve already cleared cache and cookies. Third party cookies are enabled. None of which has helped.

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  thistimethisspace · Member · May 26, 2014 at 6:27 pm

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  @druesome
  There’s another thread on commenting issues tagged for Staff intervention and it’s also commenting issues on blogs on their own domains. I’ll search for the thread URL and return to post it here.

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  thistimethisspace · Member · May 26, 2014 at 6:28 pm

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  Here it is https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/sorry-this-comment-could-not-be-posted-error-1?replies=34

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  druesome · Staff · May 27, 2014 at 3:46 am

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  Hey there,

  Have you had any success commenting using another browser? You may look through the forum thread timethief suggested:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/sorry-this-comment-could-not-be-posted-error-1?replies=34

  In the thread, a colleague of mine offers a few workarounds for similar commenting issues experienced by other users. Please look into those and feel free to ask for suggestions as well. Thanks!

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  bertieandme · Member · May 27, 2014 at 7:09 am

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  I didn’t have any other browser installed on my laptop, but have downloaded Firefox and this has cured the problem. I didn’t want to use another browser as IE is set up for my disability, but at least WordPress supports Firefox (whereas they don’t support IE) so I’m hoping I’ll have less issues with it.

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  druesome · Staff · May 27, 2014 at 10:33 am

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  Hi there,

  I’m glad to hear that using the Firefox browser solved your problem. Please accept my sincere apologies for the trouble you had with it earlier. Thank you!