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Why can't I use comments?

Rick Houghton

I don't understand how the comment element works as there are NO instructions anywhere on the site that I can see and your so-called search feature is all but useless as it searches for EVERY WORD so if you search for 'comment element' you get 50 hits on the word 'element' - useless. Anyway, I was using WPDISCUZ for years successfully with the Salient engine but it seems Brizy won't display any comments. How do the comments work in Brizy??

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  • Alex

    Hi Rick,

    There is nothing complicated about using the comments element in Brizy. You just need to add the element to the page and choose the platform you want to use: https://jmp.sh/wcTseRF You have three options:

    - Facebook Comments

    - Disqus

    - WordPress comments 

    If you want to use Disqus, you'll need to add your shortname: https://help.disqus.com/en/articles/1717111-what-s-a-shortname

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  • Rick Houghton

    OK, so it won't work for me then as I don't use any of the 3 comment choices. WPDISCUZ (not Disqus) has a work-around where you can insert <?php comment_form()> into a post/page manually. Is there any possibility I can do this as I will have to abandon Brizy if I can't use comments from my old site?

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  • Alex

    Hi Rick,

    unfortunately, no. You can't add php code to a Brizy page. The only solution will be if the plugin you are using has a shortcode. In this case, you can add it to the Brizy.

     
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  • Rick Houghton
    • Edited

    Hey Alex:

    I got it working. Here is the solution for others who want to use a self-hosted comments plugin like DISCUZ:

    1. Add the following code to the end of the '/shortcode/comments.php' file in the BrizyPro Plugins folder:

    /**
* Add support for DISCUZ comments plugin
*/
function my_wpdiscuz_shortcode() {
if (file_exists(ABSPATH . 'wp-content/plugins/wpdiscuz/templates/comment/comment-form.php')) {
ob_start();
include_once ABSPATH . 'wp-content/plugins/wpdiscuz/templates/comment/comment-form.php';
return ob_get_clean();
}
}
add_shortcode('wpdiscuz_comments', 'my_wpdiscuz_shortcode');

    2. Add the shortcode: [wpdiscuz_comments] to the post or page you want to see comments on.

    3. You will have to re-do this fix every time the Plugin is updated so duplicate the file in the /shortcode folder and save it with a descriptive name like: comments_with_WPDiscuz_Fix.php for example so you can copy the code above to the comments file again after an update.

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  • Alex

    Great!

    Thank you for sharing.

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  • Rick Houghton
    • Edited

    If you are using WPDiscuz version 7 please use the updated code below:

    /**
* Add support for DISCUZ comments plugin
*/
    function my_wpdiscuz_shortcode() {
    $html = "";
    if (file_exists(ABSPATH . "wp-content/plugins/wpdiscuz/themes/default/comment-form.php")) {
    ob_start();
    include_once ABSPATH . "wp-content/plugins/wpdiscuz/themes/default/comment-form.php";
    $html = ob_get_clean();
    }
    return $html;
    }
    add_shortcode("wpdiscuz_comments", "my_wpdiscuz_shortcode");
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  • Sushant Chaudhary

    Hi Rick,

     

    Thanks for the info. Will this work with Brizy Free Version?

     

     

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  • Rick Houghton

    Unfortunately no, as Brizy Free does not support comments.

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  • Rick Houghton
    • Edited

    Ok. As of the December 2020 update my WP_discuz comments no longer work as the /templates/comments.php file seems to have been re-written.  Where would I insert my code snippet above now so I can re-activate my WP_discuz comments??

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  • Alex

    Hi,

    from what I understand by using that function you create a shortcode. Does that shortcode no longer work in Brizy editor? Does it work in WordPress editor? Does it no longer work after Brizy update or Disquiz update?

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