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#18865

Eureka! It works. I want to thank all that have contributed to this thread and helped out. It does finally work. The error was entirely mine. I hate to admit it but I named my child functions.php function.php which is why it did not work. Once I changed it, it works fine.

I should have tested the child theme with something I knew worked but it seemed so simple to just create the file, I did not check it and assumed I had copied it properly. Kind of like trouble shooting a computer that you forgot to plug in.

Thanks again for the help everyone, especially Josh who stuck with me longer than anyone else.

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#18863

Having the comment form on each post would not be a problem. I could make the form minimal. My main goal with this project is to use uploading the picture for interaction so even just an upload box with a name and short comment box is workable. In fact I want to have the form on each post. I don’t have enough dog pictures to continue posting myself indefinitely. Having others upload their own pictures gives me the content.

I know this would probably work better with a bb but thats too complicated for what I am trying to do.

I actually hoped this would be easier to do. Older versions of WordPress had this built in (I think) but removed it because of slower download times. Maybe I should re-think the project.

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#18861

No, still nothing.

Is there a way to check the status of $withcomments? Sorry, not familiar with php enough to know the code. My thinking is if the variable isn’t available or being updated, ie, still showing 0 or false, it wouldn’t cause the function to fire.

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#18858

the only thing in there was what you posted above. I changed it to when it didn’t work.

<?php

function graphene_force_comment(){

if ( is_home() ){

$withcomments = 1; // force comments form and comments to show on front page

comments_template();

}

}

add_action( 'graphene_after_post_content', 'graphene_force_comment' );

?>

If it matters, I have “full post” checked, not the excerpts. my page is very basic at this point. http://www.chihuahuapictures.net

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#18856

Unfortunately it doesnt work. I also inserted ‘graphene_after_post_content ‘ but no joy there either.

I did find the following line in the loop.php which seems to point towards home page posting is

Code:

<?php if ((is_home() && !$graphene_settings[‘posts_show_excerpt’]) || is_singular() || (!is_singular() && !is_home() && $graphene_settings[‘archive_full_content’])) : ?>

unfortunately I don’t know what to do with it or how to apply it in the child theme.

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#18854

Unfortunately it does not work. It did put a repeat of a comment under a comment (or above I suppose) that was already showing in the single post area. I need the comments to show up on the home page. I am not using a static page. I’m trying to emulate a facebook wall. (I was just banned from facebook advertising)

Any suggestions?

I did find this exercise helpful in placing a google ad on the page the “correct” way using child themes. Using firebug was also an excellent suggestion.

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#18852

Ok, with you so far.

By the way thanks in advance for the help. I watched your videos on your website. Very helpful in understanding the power of this theme.

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#18850

No, I’m fairly new at this. I have been using the theme I downloaded from wordpress.org so it fairly clean except for the plugins I have added.

I tried putting it in the functions.php but it didnt seem to work.

I had also found the code earlier in a forum blog.

Code:

<?php
$withcomments = 1;
comments_template();
?>

http://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-show-comments-on-home-page

which I tested in various places in the loop.php and any place else I could think of but couldn’t get it to work.

I even tested it with “1”, 1, and true but no joy.

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#18848

https://forum.graphene-theme.com/general-talk/landing-page-to-show-recent-post-with-comments-wordpresscom-example#post-1319

I posted here because this was already in the general talk forum