Comments in Template are showing HTML code

globalkidz · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 9:39 pm
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When I click on comment to test within this site, HTML code appears, followed by the form. I filled out the form and submit comment. When I refresh the site it says 1 comment. When I click comment, the form (showing my email address) and HTML shows again along with the comment. Anyone know how to resolve this?
timethief · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 9:40 pm
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Are you referring to a wordpress.com blog? If so please provide a link to it so we can see what you refer to.
globalkidz · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 9:54 pm
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Yes it is. globalkidz.wordpress.com
timethief · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 9:55 pm
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http://globalkidz.wordpress.com

All wordpress.com blogs come equipped with 1 comment that can be edited or deleted as you so choose. This could be the 1 comment that you are seeing. -> Manage -> Comments

I left a comment on your About page and it displayed without any problem. I could not leave a comment on your post because you have not set it up to receive comments.

If you want to receive comments on your post please go here -> Manage -> Posts and click on “edit”. Once the post opens look past the editor box to the right hand side for the row of blue buttons. Find the one at the very top “Discussion +” and click it. It will open now mark the comments and pings and click “Save” in the editor box.
globalkidz · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 9:56 pm
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correct. Have you seen this b4?
theweightlossblog · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 9:57 pm
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Have you tried switching to the code view?
globalkidz · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 10:02 pm
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I don’t know what to do within code view to change the outcome.
timethief · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 10:03 pm
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WOAH! Please let’s work this through systematically.
globalkidz · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 10:07 pm
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I had turned it off due to the appearance of the emails
I did not want anyone have it appear before I fixed it.
timethief · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 10:09 pm
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Below each comment box on the theme you have chosen are the html instructions for your readers to use when posting their comments. I think this is what you are referring to.

Is that the case? If so then there is nothing to “fix”. The theme is coded to provide that information below each comment box and it looks like this:

Leave a comment
Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed …
globalkidz · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 10:17 pm
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ok… so could you please go in and open the test comment I put on the main page and let me know if it automatically shows my info? Or is this just a cookie that pre-formats from my computer?
timethief · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 10:26 pm
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Done

This is a test comment. Above my comment I can see “Comment by Marie 07.17.07 @ 3:13 pm”
All is well — this is the way it should be.
Comment by timethief 07.17.07 @ 3:25 pm

I do not know what you mean about showing your information. When we register at wordpress.com and take a username we also register a unique email address. When we are signed in, every time we leave a comment on a wordpress.com blog, including our own, the blogger receiving the comment sees our username, the email address we registered with, our website if we fill it in and our IP. If we link our username to our blog then anyone can click our username and be at our blog.

Is this what you are referring to?
globalkidz · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 10:32 pm
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Thank you for all your help!
timethief · Member · Jul 17, 2007 at 10:34 pm
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You’re welcome. This may be of help. It’s a link to the Beginner’s Guide which has all the links in it to basic resources https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=11280
Happy blogging. :)

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