Over the last few days, the number of WordPress blogs I follow on which I have been unable to comment has grown. I gather that some of you can’t comment on mine. Here is a very useful post by Karen of Booker Talk which sums up and deals with some of the issues. If you’re a WordPress blogger or follower, I urge you to read it and if you’re affected, to contact WordPress.
Alert: Blog Comments Blocked by WordPress Glitch
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Good morning. It’s rare I am one of the first. You are six hours ahead of me and I am just beginning my day. Thank you for sharing the article and a new blogger, too. I have a self hosted blog but I am running WordPress software. Those electrons can be tricky! Enjoy the day.
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As you’ll have seen from the message I sent you, Clay, yours is one of the blogs I can’t comment on. Hope WP resolves it soon!
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Thanks for sharing this, I was just mentioning this to Susan from A Life in Books on whose blog I haven’t been able to post comments the last few times
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Yes, Susan’s one of the people I’ve been talking to as well. Isn’t it a pain? It seems to be spreading fast, this problem!
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It is; and especially that all seems well while one’s typing the comment and even clicking post. The first couple of times, it showed the comment posted as well, but after a bit, it had vanished into cyberspace.
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Gosh, that’s a new one on me. I just get ‘error’ messages.
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The error thing started with me yesterday, but so far I’ve had my comments appearing and then vanishing,
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*sigh* – so irritating.
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Sue W has some very useful tips at https://weeklyprompts.com/how-to/
Wordpress always seem to be reacting to issues a week after they are first discovered, rather than proactively improving the software, but they do so in a very friendly way!!!!!!
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Sue W has great tips – thank you – but this is definitely a glitch which I hope has a beginning and an end. They are, apparently, on the case.
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Quite a few bloggers are reporting similar problems.
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Yes. The more we report, the more it might help them get on top of it.
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Let’s hope so
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Thanks for sharing that post – I’ve passed it on to Paul who’s also in touch with the WP people.
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It seems to be growing by the hour …
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I can only access most blogs through the reader. So frustrating. It makes me think twice about leaving comments.
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Grrrr. It’s annoying, isn’t it?
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Yep. You should try hosting a challenge when you have to re-key everyone’s site into the reader!
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Oh, is that Ragtag? You’re still involved?
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Ragtag (twice a month) and my guest hosting on Lens Artists.
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Ah yes! Your moment of fame! A good challenge, even though I didn’t join it – I was on Granny Duty that week.
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Yes, Im happy to fade into the background now.
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I’m running into it too. 😀
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Join the club…
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Not noticed it yet.
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I’ve just been talking to WP. It’s not by any means universal, but it is widespread. I don’t think there’s a vaccine against it …
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I only use very basic WP, too mean to pay for enhanced functionality.
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I know the frustration! I do usually use the Reader and trust to luck 🤗💗
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I can’t get on with the Reader at all. I don’t really understand it.
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So annoying isn’t it. The interaction with other bloggers is what makes blogging worthwhile and fun – without the ability to comment we lose a large part of that
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I’ve had the error message too on a couple of blogs, but I often use the reader to comment especially on my phone, as quite often the WP app doesn’t recognise I am logged in. Not had a problem with your blog. So far…
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Everyone seems to use the reader except me. I just don’t get on with it. Maybe I should try again …
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I find I have problems commenting most often from my cell phone. On my trusty old laptop I rarely have any trouble. On my phone I can comment most of the time through my reader.
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I find my mobile and my laptop produce the same results. I was hopeful that one might be better than the other, but apparently not.
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Darn! May sound like an odd question, but have you changed your password recently? Many WP demons disappear when I change mine monthly.
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What an interesting suggestion. I’m on it now! Thanks.
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Fingers crossed it works for you too. : )
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Commenting is still pretty glitchy, but it has gotten a tiny bit better.
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If you say so …
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I’ll try the fix………..
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Oooh Penny. We need to make real life contact!
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Despite having learned their mantra ‘assume good intent’, I sometimes suspect a sneaky plot to force us all on to The Reader. Having said that, I do use it and click through to the ‘real’ blog if I want to search around on it. They keep making it harder and harder to click through but it still works if you click on the post title.
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I’ve never used the Reader. I have enough to do keeping up with blogs I’m subscribed to.
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