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Wordpress comments - HELLLPPPP!!

by rosetrees
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I'm setting up a new website for a client here with an associated blog here.

Both are separate installations of Wordpress.

The problem I'm having is that if you try to leave a comment on a blog post - instead of bringing up the comment form it is somehow calling up the template from the main blog and giving a Not Found error. ( You can tell the difference - the website template has a menu bar, the blog doesn't)

I'm stumped as to why. Does anyone have any ideas?
#comments #helllpppp #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author radhika
    May be you mixed up the templates between two installations?

    Check permalink structure of blog installation.

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    • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
      sorry - I don't quite understand what you mean by mixed up the templates. Could you perhaps explain a bit more?
      Thanks
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      • Profile picture of the author radhika
        Used the same header.php for both installations?

        Apart from that mix-up check your /blog settings and permalink structure.

        (if you have error log, sometimes it will tell you what could be the problem for 404 error)

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        • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
          Zeurois - we decided against that as we want a static home page for the main site. If we do that - it's not obvious that there is also a blog part -so we decided on a separate blog.

          Rhadika - yes - the header.php will probably be the same - it's the standard one that comes with the template. The header image was uploaded separately to the image folder of each installation. I can't at the moment see how the permalink or blog settings make it call the wrong template.

          I'll check to see if I can find an error log.

          If all else fails, I'll try setting up a sub-domain rather than a subfolder.
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          • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
            Vegas Greg: I think it probably is an .htaccess problem. I'm not good at .htaccess - but I'll take a look.

            Thanks for everyone's suggestions
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            • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
              Thanks Rhadhika - changed permalink structure and it's working fine.
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              • Profile picture of the author radhika
                I guess this is .htaccess in your root directory. Right?

                Is there any .htaccess file under /blog/ ?

                If not, create one and copy the following code into /blog/.htaccess file:


                # BEGIN WordPress
                <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
                RewriteEngine On
                RewriteBase /blog/
                RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
                RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
                RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
                </IfModule>

                # END WordPress

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          • Profile picture of the author The Pension Guy
            Originally Posted by rosetrees View Post

            - we decided against that as we want a static home page for the main site. If we do that - it's not obvious that there is also a blog part -so we decided on a separate blog.
            Not quite true...

            You create two "static" WP Pages - one with the content for the main home page and one empty.
            In Settings > reading you make the first one as your frontpage and the second one (maybe called "Blog") as your posts page.
            In your menu (if using wp_list_pages) they will show up as Home | Blog.
            Done.
            Your main page will display at example.com and your blog will be at
            example.com/blog
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            • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
              Rhadika - yes you're right - I do only have one .htaccess file. I'll try adding one into the blog and changing the permalink structure again. Thanks.

              The Pension Guy - I didn't know that. Thanks. I'll try it.

              You guys are awesome - I've now got more than one way to achieve what I wanted to do - and a few happy minutes/hours to spend trying out the various options. Thanks everyone.
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  • Profile picture of the author zeurois
    Why not using one single WP installation for both site and blog ?
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  • Profile picture of the author VegasGreg
    I am guessing your permalink structure has interfered with both versions. You will need to also check your .htaccess files.

    It's so much easier to use one install for both sections.
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