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sttati

May 22 2003, 02:06 AM

I'm trying to add an anchor to comment entries so when clicking on a link, it would go straight to that comment entry, though i've yet to figure out the second part as well.

I read the manual about it, but I have no idea where to put MTCommentEntryID

I'm assuming it has something to do with the code that show's the comments, right?

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<MTComments>
<div class="comments-body">
<$MTCommentBody apply_macros="1"$>
<span class="comments-post">Posted by: <$MTCommentAuthorLink spam_protect="1" show_email="0"$> at <$MTCommentDate$></span>
</div>
</MTComments>

Is what I'm using now. Do I add the MTCommentEntryID somewhere there, or somewhere else, or add it to something? (I'm using individual archives by the way, not the popup)

Also, I wish to have the links from the most recent comments (which I already have set up), to go to that comment entry, not just the individual archive.

CODE

<MTComments lastn="5" sort_order="descend">
<MTCommentEntry> <b><$MTCommentAuthorLink show_email="0"$></b>: "<MTCommentBody trim_to="50" remove_html="1" convert_breaks="0"> ..." [<a href="<MTEntryLink>" title="view the entry">go</a>]
<br /></MTCommentEntry></MTComments>

That is the code I use, where would I add the anchor thingymabob?

Thanks

medic119

May 22 2003, 07:25 AM

Try this:

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<MTComments>
<a name="<MTCommentEntryID>"></a>
<div class="comments-body">
<$MTCommentBody apply_macros="1"$>
<span class="comments-post">Posted by: <$MTCommentAuthorLink spam_protect="1" show_email="0"$> at <$MTCommentDate$></span>
</div>
</MTComments>

To create an achor you use <a name="Anchor">

sttati

May 23 2003, 01:13 AM

Okay, so I added that in. Read through the manual a little more, and added in the little thingos so that links will go straight to the comments. On the main page it's

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<MTComments lastn="5" sort_order="descend">
<MTCommentEntry> <b><$MTCommentAuthorLink show_email="0"$></b>: "<MTCommentBody trim_to="50" remove_html="1" convert_breaks="0"> ..." [<a href="<MTEntryLink>#<$MTCommentID$>" title="view the entry">go</a>]
<br /></MTCommentEntry></MTComments>

But it still doesn't work.

I checked the source on the indiviual archive for the comments, is it meant to have

CODE

only, or is there more?

My site can be reached at http://sttati.com

girlie

May 23 2003, 06:58 AM

Did you update the code in your Individual Archive the way medic showed you:

CODE

then rebuild all your individual archives?

sttati

May 23 2003, 02:43 PM

Yep, I added in exactly what he put there.

hochan

May 24 2003, 04:39 AM

put this code in individual archive template.

CODE

girlie

May 24 2003, 07:38 AM

Ahh, yeah, hoochan's right - medic gave you MTCommentEntryID - which isn't what you want. The anchors need to use the comment's ID, not the entry's ID.

Use hoochan's code and rebuild your individual archives again.

medic119

May 24 2003, 12:29 PM

oops..

sttati

May 25 2003, 12:30 AM

Alright, here's what I've got

Individual archives

CODE

And for on the main index, where the recent comments thingo goes

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<MTComments lastn="5" sort_order="descend">
<MTCommentEntry> <b><$MTCommentAuthorLink show_email="0"$></b>: "<MTCommentBody trim_to="50" remove_html="1" convert_breaks="0"> ..." [<a href="<MTEntryLink>#<MTCommentID>" title="view the entry">go</a>]
<br /></MTCommentEntry></MTComments>

Now I'm sure that the above code is wrong, but have no idea where.

Don't know if this'll help, but the comment link that comes up is like

QUOTE

http://sttati.com/past/w00t.php#65

Sorry that I'm a tad slow on this.

girlie

May 25 2003, 07:26 AM

QUOTE (hochan @ May 24 2003, 07:39 AM)

put this code in individual archive template.

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You need to change MTCommentEntryID to MTCommentID in your Individual template.

johnkranz

Jul 4 2003, 02:24 PM

QUOTE (girlie @ May 25 2003, 03:26 PM)

QUOTE (hochan @ May 24 2003, 07:39 AM)

put this code in individual archive template.

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You need to change MTCommentEntryID to MTCommentID in your Individual template.

I'm going through the same exercise and problem with frustrating results. The html link destination is correct on the index.html page to the individual archive page, but still no luck, the browser simply isn't navigating properly to the comment itself.

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