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#1 2006-03-15 22:10:10

NyteOwl

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From: Nova Scotia, Canada

Registered: 2005-09-24

Posts: 539

Display Comment Number

I am trying to insert the comment number for an article into the comments display.

I have gotten as far as using

<code><txp:comment_permlink><txp:comment_id /></txp:comment_permlink></code>
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But the problem is the internal ID isn’t accurate, and contains leading zeros.

Can I do this without a plugin? (Using 4.0.3)

(Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but I haven’t found it yet if it has)

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#2 2006-03-15 22:17:30

alexandra

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From: Cologne, Germany

Registered: 2004-04-02

Posts: 1,370

Re: Display Comment Number

I do not quite understand what you like to achieve.. however there is a tag comments_count you can use

#3 2006-03-15 22:23:41

zem

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-04-08

Posts: 2,579

Re: Display Comment Number

Please explain what you’re expecting to happen.

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#4 2006-03-15 22:46:34

NyteOwl

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From: Nova Scotia, Canada

Registered: 2005-09-24

Posts: 539

Re: Display Comment Number

Comments_count is the total number of comments though.

WHat I was liiking for was a structure something like:

Article body

Posted by xxxxx on yyyyyyyy Comment # 1
commetn body

Posted by xxxxx on yyyyyyyy Comment # 2
commetn body

Posted by xxxxx on yyyyyyyy Comment # 3
commetn body

…

It’s that last commetn number I’m trying to get.

Something similar to the way these comments are numbered: http://9rules.com/whitespace/sxsw_2006__the_year_the_legends_died.php#7586

I’m also trying to figure out the alternating shaded comment blocks, and making the author’s block a different colour, but one thing at a time :)

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#5 2006-03-15 23:25:41

whatbrick

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From: Texas

Registered: 2006-03-13

Posts: 100

Re: Display Comment Number

Something like <a href=“http://www.theguruguys.com/testimonials/customer-testimonials#comment”>this</a> is what you are looking for?

I seem to recall a plugin that someone made that would handle the alternating comment colors (including differentiating the admin comments) but for the life of me I can’t remember the whos, whats or whys of it. I never used it as I had already hacked out a plugin myself, which I’m using in the site above (along with another small plugin I made for the comment numbers).

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#6 2006-03-15 23:41:31

Elenita

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From: Falls Church, VA

Registered: 2004-05-16

Posts: 407

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Re: Display Comment Number

whatbrick wrote:

Something like <a href=“http://www.theguruguys.com/testimonials/customer-testimonials#comment”>this</a> is what you are looking for?

NyteOwl, if you’re trying to get the behavior of the example, the easiest way is to do that is to set “present your comments as a numbered list?” in Admin —> Prefs (under Comments) to yes, and then style that list.

#7 2006-03-15 23:59:16

NyteOwl

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From: Nova Scotia, Canada

Registered: 2005-09-24

Posts: 539

Re: Display Comment Number

Something like this is what you are looking for?

Similar, but trying to manage without using plugins if I can.

NyteOwl, if you’re trying to get the behavior of the example, the easiest way is to do that is to set “present your comments as a numbered list?” in Admin—> Prefs (under Comments) to yes, and then style that list.

I already have the numbered list option selected but still no numbers, even with the default comments form. I may be doing something wrong but for the life of me I can’t figure out what :/

Last edited by NyteOwl (2006-03-16 00:07:26)

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#8 2006-03-16 00:00:13

zem

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-04-08

Posts: 2,579

Re: Display Comment Number

<txp:comment_id /> links to the unique ID for each comment, which is not what you want.

See admin > preferences > Present comments as a numbered list?

You can use a plugin for more complex things.

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#9 2006-03-16 17:32:36

alexandra

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From: Cologne, Germany

Registered: 2004-04-02

Posts: 1,370

Re: Display Comment Number

@Net is your site online? any URL?

I would love to know how the guru guys customized the comments? Anybody an idea?

#10 2006-03-16 17:45:06

Mary

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Registered: 2004-06-27

Posts: 6,236

Re: Display Comment Number

awj_comment_num

#11 2006-03-16 18:07:57

NyteOwl

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From: Nova Scotia, Canada

Registered: 2005-09-24

Posts: 539

Re: Display Comment Number

alexandra: nope not online yet. I can duplicate everything the guruguys site did with the comments except the the alternating comment colour and the comment number.

Looks like I may be stuck using a plugin after all.

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#12 2006-03-16 19:00:29

alexandra

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From: Cologne, Germany

Registered: 2004-04-02

Posts: 1,370

Re: Display Comment Number

@Nyte for alternating comments color you need a plugin. i usually take zem_nth which is easy to apply.
but i have no idea how to style the single ol numbers with css.

@mary thanks :)!