Would like to see Comments after each post

mrstringer2012 · Member · Dec 2, 2012 at 10:55 pm
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I mean, on the whole site as one opens it up – not only after each post when you go to it separately.
Can’t find how to do this: can anyone help, please?

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raincoaster · Member · Dec 2, 2012 at 11:12 pm
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You can’t do this on a WordPress.com blog at all.
mrstringer2012 · Member · Dec 3, 2012 at 12:03 am
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Why am I not surprised …? :-
Thanks very much, anyway.
mrstringer2012 · Member · Dec 3, 2012 at 3:08 am
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May I trouble you further? – that is, if you’re still getting email about this… Is it possible to truncate a post and have it say at the bottom “read more” or such?
1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Dec 3, 2012 at 4:07 am
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Yes, you can easily add a more tag to posts.
Here is the Support document about how:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/more-tag/
1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Dec 3, 2012 at 4:40 am
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And if you want to have comments on your front page then you can copy/paste them to the end of your posts. Or when your blog is older, you could put just your favs at the end of posts. Not automatic, but do-able.

Why am I not surprised …? :-

But you’ll see that won’t really matter as you blog longer…
mrstringer2012 · Member · Dec 3, 2012 at 4:43 am
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I’m sure you’re right, 1tess: having only had a blog running for a week, there are probably a squillion things I’m doing wrong/inadequately, and will learn …
Many thanks!
posthawk · Member · Dec 3, 2012 at 4:51 am
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the advanced excerpt plugin will put a link at the end of every post to comment

under settings i centered the text and dropped it down a paragraph
by typing <p><center> under elipses

then under read more you can make it say whatever you want

view at posthawk.com
1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Dec 3, 2012 at 4:58 am
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LOL, after 5 years there are things I don’t “get.”

One tip, if you don’t mind,

is that when you write a recipe post you should describe it (ingredients, cooking techniques) then tell readers that the recipe is available on your blog as a download pdf.

Me: I’d rather not download a recipe unless I really want to use it. IMO it would be better to post the recipes and then offer a pdf to download.

If you don’t want more text on the posts with recipes, then consider directing readers to “page 2” where they could look at it then decide to download a pdf.

Here is how to do pagination:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/nextpage/

And so ends my IMO opinion/advise…
happy blogging.
1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Dec 3, 2012 at 5:04 am
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@posthawk
I’m sorry, but your advise does not apply here.
You say:

the advanced excerpt plugin

which we on WordPress.COM cannot use. It seems you have a self-hosted wp.ORG site. You are giving advice we here cannot use.

Did you know there are different kinds of wordpress? Please read about the very significant differences:

WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
mrstringer2012 · Member · Dec 3, 2012 at 5:23 am
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Hold the phone, 1tess! – now I’m confused …
Isn’t that exactly what I’ve done? – written a bit about it, and provided it as a .pdf for download?
What am I missing? – what I’d LIKE to be missing are these senior moments … :-
posthawk · Member · Dec 3, 2012 at 5:23 am
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i was unaware and thank you.

i’m not sure if things are the same then in posts but you could type

click here to comment text

at the bottom of every post.

hopefully this erases my previous mistake, and thank you for the info
posthawk · Member · Dec 3, 2012 at 5:24 am
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/* click here to comment text

*/
posthawk · Member · Dec 3, 2012 at 5:25 am
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dang it

a title=”text when hovered over” href=”www.permalinkforpost.com”>click here to comment text</a

put <at the beining

and > at the end
mrstringer2012 · Member · Dec 3, 2012 at 5:27 am
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posthawk, you make me laugh! :-)
But I believe I’ll leave this whole topic alone, and wait till the blog is … erhmm … old enough – with luck, never as old as its author – for a whole raft of things to be changed.
Then again, what am I saying? – I’ll be moving it to one of my own domains, ere long.
posthawk · Member · Dec 3, 2012 at 5:30 am
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i believe tess was saying provide 2 options. a download and the basic text of the recipe in the post.
mrstringer2012 · Member · Dec 3, 2012 at 5:40 am
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Oh, surely not?! – that’d just be tons of extra text.
Wouldn’t it?
No, I really am confused.
:-
1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Dec 3, 2012 at 5:51 am
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Yes, that is what I was saying: two choices for your readers.

But it’s a copy paste matter so not a lot of work. Keep in mind, it is only my opinion. I hate hate hate finding a link that downloads something to my computer before I can see what the heck it is. Better to post the recipe (SEO for you) then add the pdf download as a bonus if folks want it. Again, I’m only a volunteer and this is my personal opinion. Sorry if I confused you.
1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Dec 3, 2012 at 5:56 am
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@posthawk
to publish code here use the “code” button above the comment box (highlight to select—>code button) or put code between backticks (on the same key as ~ tilde next to 1 ! key top left— ` code backtick)
mrstringer2012 · Member · Dec 3, 2012 at 5:56 am
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OK, I can relate to someone’s not liking to download unseen material. But my link opens the recipe as a .pdf, and you choose to download it or not to!
Are you telling me that that’s NOT what happens when you click on the photograph? – I’d really really like to know, please, 1tess: because on my own browser it works just fine.

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