Commenting
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On my website I have a page dedicated to leaving comments. It has the option for people to type their name and then leave a comment. When someone comments via this page, I receive an email saying someone has commented but the comment does not appear on the website for others to view.
I have changed all my comment settings to allow people to comment but I’m not sure how to allow these comments to be visible to all.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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Unless you use the P2 theme or the P2 Breathe theme which are Twitter-like themes, the front pages of our blogs showcase content and comments are collapsed on that page. The way the comments function is coded into the core of WordPress. By clicking the post title or the comments link the posts on the front page open on their own page where all comments display. You cannot change this.
In a new blog, one does not have many posts or comments. In an established blog if the comments did not collapse on the front page it would become a mile long in no time flat and page loading time is a page ranking factor. We have only seconds before visitors refuse to wait and click out.
Additional information
Comments on posts and pages are enabled by default on all WordPress blogs. However, you can enable and disable comments on WordPress.com blogs on this page Dashboard > Settings > Discussion
That is where you set up defaults for comments and other comment options http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/You can override the default settings and enable or disable future comments on any individual post or page.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/enable-disable-comments/
See also for faster ways:
http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/comments-off-1/Important Note: By default, new blogs on WordPress.com will have the Discussion hidden. You can reveal it by clicking on Screen Options http://en.support.wordpress.com/screen-options/ on the top right corner of your Admin page, and checking the box that says Discussion so the module is included. http://en.support.wordpress.com/modules/#list-of-modules
If you are referring to changing the wording in the comment prompt please read on.
All support docs are at http://support.wordpress.com
Comment settings are on the Discussion page.
Go to > Dashboard > Settings > Discussionhttp://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
* You will have to replace NAME_OF_BLOG with the actual name of your blog in that URL.
Scroll down to the end of that page.
Comment Form
Prompt ______________________
Enter your prompt and click “save changes”
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