yvComment - Comments extension for Joomla! 1.5

[Reind]

Do you use any custom template on this site? If yes, try to start without them.
Anyway, I can't help you until I can reproduce the problem. How can I see the problem, starting from fresh Joomla! install?
BTW, there is NO 'PoweredBy' on your frontpage

You can see it here, http://www.aboutdj.nl/test/index.php?op ... &Itemid=50 but even when you do an google search on yvcomment 1.19 youl see some sites appear that have the same problem. And it's NOT the fault of an non standard template because yvcomment ads it even when people are using the standard template.

Be sure: I'm constantly "rethinking". This is why you have to redo your custom templates, if you upgrade to v.1.19
Moreover, I did some things without much confidence, that my decisions are the best, but I need to have feedback from users, who tries different configurations. As you may see, this project doesn't have any permanent group of testers: people solve their problems and disappear...

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How can someone give proper feedback if there isn't an proper platform to give the feedback. This isn't the right place in my opinion, the most of the problems discribed over here are related to people who are maintaining an website but don't have any know how about how something could/should/maybe working.

And about missing some beta testers, i'm using it since 1.15 or 1.16 i think and every version when there are issues i sended yoy an e-mail with all the details. I'm i the only one who's doing that?

Anyway, maybe it's an idea to set up an J! site specialy for the yvcomment system where documentation can be foun, where the comment component can be seen live in action and where is an special section voor people who are willing to test new releases.

[yvolk]

Hi!
I've found and fixed this bug:
# "Powered by yvComment" was shown almost everywhere
(Didn't publish it yet...) It looks like no other bugs are found?

How can someone give proper feedback if there isn't an proper platform to give the feedback. This isn't the right place in my opinion, the most of the problems discribed over here are related to people who are maintaining an website but don't have any know how about how something could/should/maybe working.

I think, Tracker section of JoomlaCode is the right place for bug reports.
BTW, to date, one Bug of yvComment was registered there (and it was fixed in v.1.19.0)

And about missing some beta testers, i'm using it since 1.15 or 1.16 i think and every version when there are issues i sended yoy an e-mail with all the details. I'm i the only one who's doing that?

Of cause, not, but I don't have any "list of testers" to inform them about new version available for testing. And maybe, I don't need such list: everybody, who is interested, simply subscribes to JoomlaCode packages and they are notified automatically, when I post new version to the JoomlaCode...

Anyway, maybe it's an idea to set up an J! site specialy for the yvcomment system where documentation can be foun, where the comment component can be seen live in action and where is an special section voor people who are willing to test new releases.

Good idea, but I don't have time to maintain such site (it needs to be autoreset frequently...)
We need volunteers to set up such yvComment's sandbox

[Reind]

Good idea, but I don't have time to maintain such site (it needs to be autoreset frequently...)
We need volunteers to set up such yvComment's sandbox

Well count me in!

[stopher83]

i have followed the instructions on the support forum but the log does not give any information at all. where should i be looking??

[yvolk]

i have followed the instructions on the support forum but the log does not give any information at all. where should i be looking??

Most common cause of this "I don't see Add your comment link" problem is due to the security settings:
1. Try to log in to the frontend as admin. Do you see "Add your comment" links anywhere (on the frontpage, in article view)?
2. If you see these links, try to add some comments
3. Log off. Now you should see comments but still no "Add your comment" links. If this is so, you have to enable guests to add comments (see Homepage...)

[TMorgan]

Hello,
I have installed yvcomment. Unzipped in three different files. Everything installed fine.Created guest user. Created new comments section and unsorted comments category. I am using joomla 1.5.7. I utilize the legacy mode, but have tried turning it off.
I can get the comment form to show in the selected section/category/article.
When I hit the button to post the new comment I am redirected to my index page. Comment is not loaded/visible in front or back end.
Any Ideas?
the my site is www. sumter central .com without the spaces. I cannot give url to exact page as I have dissabled yvcomment at the current time.
Thanks, Todd

[yvolk]

Hi, Todd!
1. I didn't test yvcomment in legacy mode.
2. Try to hit "preview" button, does it show you your comment before posting?
3. For the test purposes please enable yvcomment at least for one article (you may create some test one... so we can see anything.

Hello,
I have installed yvcomment. Unzipped in three different files. Everything installed fine.Created guest user. Created new comments section and unsorted comments category. I am using joomla 1.5.7. I utilize the legacy mode, but have tried turning it off.
I can get the comment form to show in the selected section/category/article.
When I hit the button to post the new comment I am redirected to my index page. Comment is not loaded/visible in front or back end.
Any Ideas?
the my site is www. sumter central .com without the spaces. I cannot give url to exact page as I have dissabled yvcomment at the current time.
Thanks, Todd

[Nuzzina]

Hi! I have a problem with yvcomment... I use Joomla 1.5.6 version, so I can't install last version of yvcomment for the moment, and I need to put comments also in home page, how I can do that?

[yvolk]

Hi! I have a problem with yvcomment... I use Joomla 1.5.6 version, so I can't install last version of yvcomment for the moment, and I need to put comments also in home page, how I can do that?

If you feel that last version of yvComment is incompatible with your (older) version of Joomla!, you may try to install older version of yvComment (e.g. 1.18.4 ...)

[TMorgan]

Hello again,
Thank you for the quick response.
Preview button does not show preview just goes back to index.
I have enabled yvComment on the folloing test article: http://www.sumtercentral.com/index.php/ ... /odd-stuff
Legacy turned off.
Joomla 1.5.7

Thanks for the help Todd

[bulldogric]

I am hardly a Joomla expert, so I lack a lot of the technical knowledge that many in this forum are discussing.

However, I was using yvcomment, and it was working fine. All good.

Then a few days ago, it just stopped showing up. I didn't make any changes to the component, module or plugin. It did happen after I updated my version of Joomla, but that was two weeks ago, and it has worked since.

I thought it would be good to upgrade to the latest version of yvcomment, so I did that. But still, no go. No error messages, no problems installing, just no comments. The old comments are still available, and if you open an article with a comment, it shows up.

Does anyone have any advice for me? Thanks for your help.

[rpgamer2003]

Hi,
first of all let me say I'm really thrilled at having found such a terific plugin, it really works great. There's just a minor problem now. Whenever I link "ad your comment" or the number of comments from the frontpage to the article with the comments attached it doesn't quite work. Only some of the "ad your comment" lines turn into links and those that don't display "0 comments". Sometimes when I edit an article the link suddenly works. I really don't know where the problem is. The odd thing is that it works once I link it to the comments only.
Any ideas?

[yvolk]

Hello again,
Thank you for the quick response.
Preview button does not show preview just goes back to index.
I have enabled yvComment on the folloing test article: http://www.sumtercentral.com/index.php/ ... /odd-stuff
Legacy turned off.
Joomla 1.5.7
Thanks for the help Todd

It looks like there is some conflict with Joomla! decoding of data, post with form.
Because I tryied the the same "get" method, asif "preview" button was hit( see here) and it doesn't redirect to the root...
- Additional information may be got only inserting some debug lines to the code...

[yvolk]

However, I was using yvcomment, and it was working fine. All good.

Then a few days ago, it just stopped showing up. I didn't make any changes to the component, module or plugin. It did happen after I updated my version of Joomla, but that was two weeks ago, and it has worked since.

I thought it would be good to upgrade to the latest version of yvcomment, so I did that. But still, no go. No error messages, no problems installing, just no comments. The old comments are still available, and if you open an article with a comment, it shows up.

Does anyone have any advice for me? Thanks for your help.

The only thing I can think of is "Auto close comments" option is activated, so users can't add comments for old articles.

[yvolk]

Hi,
first of all let me say I'm really thrilled at having found such a terific plugin, it really works great. There's just a minor problem now. Whenever I link "ad your comment" or the number of comments from the frontpage to the article with the comments attached it doesn't quite work. Only some of the "ad your comment" lines turn into links and those that don't display "0 comments". Sometimes when I edit an article the link suddenly works. I really don't know where the problem is. The odd thing is that it works once I link it to the comments only.
Any ideas?

Problem may be in the line 151 of components/com_yvcomment/views/comment/view.html.php:
---
$linkOn = $yvComment->ContentIDToURL($ArticleID);
---
May you test it, inserting after it:
---
echo 'linkOn=' . $linkOn . ';ArticleID=' . $ArticleID;
---
What do you see (give us url or attach screenshot)...

[micke1101]

Hi i was redirected here for when i add this i get a yellow box every where where it stands.

Guest user account is not properly configured. Please set 'Username of Guest' option to the Username of registered user. guest_username="Superhero guest"

--
yvComment solution, version="1.19.1"

How can i fix that ? i must have tried everything except the correct solution

[rpgamer2003]

It didn't work. It now just displays the echo. Nothing else.
the site's on:
http://pspeon.bplaced.de/seite2/
login:test2
pass:test2
It's pretty messed up as of now, I'm still working on everything.
If you scroll down and go to page 4 for example you'll see that the links on that site work.

[yvolk]

Hi i was redirected here for when i add this i get a yellow box every where where it stands.

Guest user account is not properly configured. Please set 'Username of Guest' option to the Username of registered user. guest_username="Superhero guest"

--
yvComment solution, version="1.19.1"

How can i fix that ? i must have tried everything except the correct solution

Try to do just like in documentation: 'guest'
-this is the same as guest's login (not his 'Name')!!!

[yvolk]

It didn't work. It now just displays the echo. Nothing else.
the site's on:
http://pspeon.bplaced.de/seite2/
login:test2
pass:test2
It's pretty messed up as of now, I'm still working on everything.
If you scroll down and go to page 4 for example you'll see that the links on that site work.

Now we may easily see, that e.g. the $yvComment->ContentIDToURL generates URL for Article #63 and older (on page 2) and can't do this for newer!!! articles
What's the difference between them? Look from the backend (section, category, access level, ...)
You may even add echoes inside that function (it's in components/com_yvcomment/helpers.php) to see, were thing go wrong... maybe you just need to update articles (some problem due Joomla! upgrade...)

[micke1101]

Hi i was redirected here for when i add this i get a yellow box every where where it stands.

Guest user account is not properly configured. Please set 'Username of Guest' option to the Username of registered user. guest_username="Superhero guest"

--
yvComment solution, version="1.19.1"

How can i fix that ? i must have tried everything except the correct solution

Try to do just like in documentation: 'guest'
-this is the same as guest's login (not his 'Name')!!!

I dont get it
can you tell more step by step settings position (tex administration >> configuration >> system or how it is)
Thanks in advanced

[rpgamer2003]

thanks so much, I figured it out. I just hadn't noticed that the articles weren't published by default, I was so used to that that i completely missed it. thanks a lot.

[yvolk]

See step-by-step instruction here, starting from "Preparing for configuration" section

Hi i was redirected here for when i add this i get a yellow box every where where it stands.

quote="Yellow box": Guest user account is not properly configured. Please set 'Username of Guest' option to the Username of registered user. guest_username="Superhero guest"

--
yvComment solution, version="1.19.1" /quote

How can i fix that ? i must have tried everything except the correct solution

Try to do just like in documentation: 'guest'
-this is the same as guest's login (not his 'Name')!!!

I dont get it
can you tell more step by step settings position (tex administration >> configuration >> system or how it is)
Thanks in advanced

[micke1101]

Solved had to create a new account

[micke1101]

Well when that was solved i thought everything was but....
Now when i try add a comment and is almost finished (only the word of the picture left) but theres no picture
and when i still asks
do i need to create something else to remove this?

The comment was not found.: ArticleID=0

[yvolk]

Well when that was solved i thought everything was but....
Now when i try add a comment and is almost finished (only the word of the picture left) but theres no picture
and when i still asks
do i need to create something else to remove this?

The comment was not found.: ArticleID=0

Hi! You have 'issues' just because you want to :-) - So why are you asking questions?
Seriously:
- you have to install compatible Captcha plugin to see "Secret word"
- you have to create Section and Category specifically for comments. Message, that you cited, possibly means, that there is "general" article in the section, that was set as "Section for comments".
(Read more on the Homepage in the section 1.Installation of Joomla! and it's extension(s) and below...).

[micke1101]

Ive installed the captcha plugin but it still dosent show its activated and not many options

and since i guess you made yvsmiley as well i get this

Smiley set file="/home/a9951363/public_html/plugins/system/yvsmiley/phpbb/smileyset.csv"; instanceId=8666

but the number changes constantly why?

[yvolk]

Ive installed the captcha plugin but it still dosent show its activated and not many options

Try to search answers in the Captcha's forum... plus you may search this topic for possible problems...

and since i guess you made yvsmiley as well i get this
Smiley set file="/home/a9951363/public_html/plugins/system/yvsmiley/phpbb/smileyset.csv"; instanceId=8666
but the number changes constantly why?

It looks like you turned Debugging option ON.
Turn it off to get rid of this message.

[micke1101]

Ive installed the captcha plugin but it still dosent show its activated and not many options

Try to search answers in the Captcha's forum... plus you may search this topic for possible problems...

and since i guess you made yvsmiley as well i get this
Smiley set file="/home/a9951363/public_html/plugins/system/yvsmiley/phpbb/smileyset.csv"; instanceId=8666
but the number changes constantly why?

It looks like you turned Debugging option ON.
Turn it off to get rid of this message.

no im not here to find problems but im not used to joomla and debug mode was on no

[yvolk]

no im not here to find problems but im not used to joomla and debug mode was on no

I meant, you didn't follow (very detailed) instructions on the Homepage, so you had problems
What's about yvSmiley, please read messages in this Topic on yvSmiley and, if problem would remain provide more details about it, even screenshot... there. I'll be there also (but tomorrow )

[chivitli]

Hello everyone,

first I'd like to say thanks to Yuri for this component, I am hapily using it on my website.
There is one small thing I just realised today is missing - recording ip adresses of users who are posting comments. I consider it important, cause in case someone starts spaming, you can simply use his ip (or ip range) to blok him further access to the website.

Second thing is not very important, though it can be annoying - if an article has page breaks, and link 'comments' is set to 'article page with comments', link wont be accurate for any article with page breaks, cause it will lead to the first, instead to the last page of an article, where comments are when position of comments is set to 'inside article box'. That's why I was thinking to change comments link to lead to the 'comments of one article', but it was bad solution cause on that page there is no link to go back to the article itself.

Is it possible to improve these things somehow?