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JOE KARL
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When you close comments on a post or just have them off to visitors I would like to have it not just say comments closed but something like - Sorry you can not leave comments as a visitor. Please consider subscribing to get access to full stories and lots of great features on our site.
Is there a plug in that does this or do I have to edit a file to make it happen?
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Joe,
You can set the comments to "user must be logged in to comment" under the Dashboard>Settings>Discussion and it will automatically generate a message saying "You must be Logged In to comment" with logged in being clickable text.
You can check your comments.php for your theme to find the text you are looking for :)
i am not sure what you are using, so I cannot verify
Best,
Kimberly
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I am using The Daily Theme not Corporate.
I see the comment_form you mentioned and right above that is the info that shows what's there. I wouldn't have a clue how to modify that to say what it should.
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Hello Joe
In order to enhance Kimberly's excellent solution I did this:
I created for you customized .po and ,mo files to meet your needs.
Meaning, you will find the "Comments are closed" string is "translated" to "Sorry you can not leave comments as a visitor. Please consider subscribing to get access to full stories and lots of great features on our site."
All you have to do now is:
1. Right click these daily-en_EN.po and daily-en_EN.mo files and choose "Save" in your computer.
2. Rename the two files to: en_EN.po and en_EN.mo
3. Upload the renamed files to your Daily theme/languages folder
4. (Important) Keep a back-up copy in a safe place so you can re-upload the two files after/when you upgrade the Daily theme.
5. Frustration gone. Enjoy. :)
I believe this is a safer solution than messing with the comments.php file.
I hope this helps,
marikamitsos
PS: Should you find the above satisfactory please feel free to mark the post "Resolved".
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Very nice solution and seems easy enough to implement.
The files you have there though are the same. Both .po. Please add the .mo and I will get this done right away.
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I didn't get the second file he offered. The links went to the same file. But in all the support is great for everyone. Hoping to get that second file and have this issues resolved. Thanks!!
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ok wait. I didn't see the second reply with the updated files. never got an email on that. Let me get those files up and will reply back with confirmation . Sorry.
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Hello Joe for leaving stranded here,
We didn't hear of you and that got me wondering. So I went over to your site and just realized you have a single site installation.
Given that you may find that the little "trick" I gave you probably doesn't work. There is one extra step you have to take so as to register your "new" language:
As per WordPress instructions you will need to add the following to your config.php file.
define('WPLANG', 'en_EN');
Now you are all set. :)
Please let know how you did. Happy Easter,
marikamitsos
PS: I have to be away for a couple of days (Easter time is a week later than yours) but will check on if you got it sorted out
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Joe,
You can set the comments to "user must be logged in to comment" under the Dashboard>Settings>Discussion and it will automatically generate a message saying "You must be Logged In to comment" with logged in being clickable text.
You can check your comments.php for your theme to find the text you are looking for :)
i am not sure what you are using, so I cannot verify
Best,
Kimberly
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that is actually checked. Does the membership plug in have anything to do with making that act differently?
I am using The Daily Theme.
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Hey Joe,
This is what I see using BP Corporate with BP and Membersip installed when logged out.
I did find that this is controlled in the comments.php by this:
comment_form()
Here is an older fix that I found to add a filter to comments.php
Change out the text and link accordingly
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I am using The Daily Theme not Corporate.
I see the comment_form you mentioned and right above that is the info that shows what's there. I wouldn't have a clue how to modify that to say what it should.
It isn't the standard thing though.
Very frustrating.
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Hello Joe
In order to enhance Kimberly's excellent solution I did this:
I created for you customized .po and ,mo files to meet your needs.
Meaning, you will find the "Comments are closed" string is "translated" to "Sorry you can not leave comments as a visitor. Please consider subscribing to get access to full stories and lots of great features on our site."
All you have to do now is:
1. Right click these daily-en_EN.po and daily-en_EN.mo files and choose "Save" in your computer.
2. Rename the two files to: en_EN.po and en_EN.mo
3. Upload the renamed files to your Daily theme/languages folder
4. (Important) Keep a back-up copy in a safe place so you can re-upload the two files after/when you upgrade the Daily theme.
5. Frustration gone. Enjoy. :)
I believe this is a safer solution than messing with the comments.php file.
I hope this helps,
marikamitsos
PS: Should you find the above satisfactory please feel free to mark the post "Resolved".
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Very nice solution and seems easy enough to implement.
The files you have there though are the same. Both .po. Please add the .mo and I will get this done right away.
Thanks for your help.
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Sorry about that Joe :(
Please try again these updated links for daily-en_EN.po and daily-en_EN.mo.
marikamitsos
PS: As always, should you find the above satisfactory please feel free to mark the post "Resolved".
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Just checking in to see if @marikamitsos' excellent support here did the trick?
I'll send points upon completion ;)
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I didn't get the second file he offered. The links went to the same file. But in all the support is great for everyone. Hoping to get that second file and have this issues resolved. Thanks!!
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ok wait. I didn't see the second reply with the updated files. never got an email on that. Let me get those files up and will reply back with confirmation . Sorry.
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Hello Joe for leaving stranded here,
We didn't hear of you and that got me wondering. So I went over to your site and just realized you have a single site installation.
Given that you may find that the little "trick" I gave you probably doesn't work. There is one extra step you have to take so as to register your "new" language:
As per WordPress instructions you will need to add the following to your config.php file.
define('WPLANG', 'en_EN');Now you are all set. :)
Please let know how you did. Happy Easter,
marikamitsos
PS: I have to be away for a couple of days (Easter time is a week later than yours) but will check on if you got it sorted out
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This corrected the issue. Not sure why it was needed but gets it done.
Thanks.
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Glad you are sorted Joe!
@marikamitsos another stellar job!
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