Hi, I'd like to add the commentcount-feature to my archive-template, but for some reason I do not get it fixed. It always tells me I'm using it outside of an mtentry-tag. When I write
MTArchiveEntryCommentCount
then it does save the template, but nothing shows up on my site. Could you please tell me how I can solve the problem?
Full Version: CommentCount on Main Archive page
Try MTEntryCommentCount?
If it were so easy I'd use that. But that tag doesn't work in that case.
This is the script I'm using for my archive:
This is the script I'm using for my archive:
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<div id="container">
<div class="blogbody">
<font color="99CCCC"><b>2003</b></font>
<MTArchiveList><$MTEntryDate format="%B %d ..."$> <a href="<$MTArchiveLink$>"><$MTArchiveTitle$></a><br>
</MTArchiveList>
</div>
</div>
<div class="blogbody">
<font color="99CCCC"><b>2003</b></font>
<MTArchiveList><$MTEntryDate format="%B %d ..."$> <a href="<$MTArchiveLink$>"><$MTArchiveTitle$></a><br>
</MTArchiveList>
</div>
</div>
Try
and the MTEntryDate probably should be
Kristine
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<$MTArchiveCount$>
and the MTEntryDate probably should be
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<$MTArchiveDate$>
for it to work in that context Kristine
Thank you, kadyellebee, for the suggestion. I've tried that out, but it doesn't work, too. I'd like to show the number of comments made in each entry in the line behind the link for each individual entry.
But what I get through
is that it shows only 1's after each entry, counting the number of archives I have, I guess.
I tried
but I guess that kind of tag doesn't exist.
But what I get through
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<$MTArchiveCount$>
is that it shows only 1's after each entry, counting the number of archives I have, I guess.
I tried
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<$MTArchiveCommentCount$>
but I guess that kind of tag doesn't exist.
I use a plugin called MTEntryIfComments available at mt-plugins.
It allows you to do some fancy stuff with the tag, like what I do:
This will give you:
It allows you to do some fancy stuff with the tag, like what I do:
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<MTEntryIfAllowComments>
<MTEntryIfComments count_equals="0">No comments. Why not <a href="<$MTCGIPath$><$MTCommentScript$>?entry_id=<$MTEntryID$>" onclick="OpenComments(this.href); return false">post one</a>?
</MTEntryIfComments>
<MTEntryIfComments count_equals="1">
1 comment. <a href="<$MTCGIPath$><$MTCommentScript$>?entry_id=<$MTEntryID$>" onclick="OpenComments(this.href); return false">Read or post another</a>.
</MTEntryIfComments>
<MTEntryIfComments count_greater_than="1">
<MTEntryCommentCount> comments. <a href="<$MTCGIPath$><$MTCommentScript$>?entry_id=<$MTEntryID$>" onclick="OpenComments(this.href); return false">Read or post more</a>.
</MTEntryIfComments>
</MTEntryIfAllowComments>
<MTEntryIfComments count_equals="0">No comments. Why not <a href="<$MTCGIPath$><$MTCommentScript$>?entry_id=<$MTEntryID$>" onclick="OpenComments(this.href); return false">post one</a>?
</MTEntryIfComments>
<MTEntryIfComments count_equals="1">
1 comment. <a href="<$MTCGIPath$><$MTCommentScript$>?entry_id=<$MTEntryID$>" onclick="OpenComments(this.href); return false">Read or post another</a>.
</MTEntryIfComments>
<MTEntryIfComments count_greater_than="1">
<MTEntryCommentCount> comments. <a href="<$MTCGIPath$><$MTCommentScript$>?entry_id=<$MTEntryID$>" onclick="OpenComments(this.href); return false">Read or post more</a>.
</MTEntryIfComments>
</MTEntryIfAllowComments>
This will give you:
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'No comments. Why not post one?', or
'1 comment. Read or post another.', or
'5 comments. Read or post more.'
'1 comment. Read or post another.', or
'5 comments. Read or post more.'
Hmm. Is that what he's trying to do?? I don't quite think that is what he means.
Back to what Brenna (BMK) said: MTEntryCommentCount. This tag provides the number of comments on an entry. If it's not working, we need to take a closer look at how you're using it.
If you're only sticking it in an MTArchiveList, it's not going to work - you need an MTEntries container in there (That's why you're getting the error message about MTEntries! Are you sure that MTEntryDate tag is even working?).
although, I'm not really sure how to give you a code sample, since I don't know what you're trying to do with that MTArchiveList tag.
Back to what Brenna (BMK) said: MTEntryCommentCount. This tag provides the number of comments on an entry. If it's not working, we need to take a closer look at how you're using it.
If you're only sticking it in an MTArchiveList, it's not going to work - you need an MTEntries container in there (That's why you're getting the error message about MTEntries! Are you sure that MTEntryDate tag is even working?).
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<MTArchiveList>
<a href="<$MTArchiveLink$>"><$MTArchiveTitle$></a><br>
<MTEntries>
<$MTEntryDate format="%B %d ..."$> <MTEntryCommentCount>
</MTEntries>
</MTArchiveList>
<a href="<$MTArchiveLink$>"><$MTArchiveTitle$></a><br>
<MTEntries>
<$MTEntryDate format="%B %d ..."$> <MTEntryCommentCount>
</MTEntries>
</MTArchiveList>
although, I'm not really sure how to give you a code sample, since I don't know what you're trying to do with that MTArchiveList tag.
QUOTE (girlie @ May 29 2003, 11:08 PM)
Hmm. Is that what he's trying to do?? I don't quite think that is what he means.
It gets the count *e needs, no? If not, then I'm cornfuzzled too.
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