IntenseDebate - Nick Benfield

15 years ago @ Chelsea FC Blog - Champions League: Spar... · 0 replies · +1 points

Hmm... I will look into integrating WordPress's built-in commenting system then, BB. I'm not happy with the way IntenseDebate functions anyway. It'll probably take me a few days to make any changes.

Re: OleOle. I get the impression that no-one is at the controls.

15 years ago @ Chelsea FC Blog - Premier League: Aston ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I think I've broken this post's comments thread by making too many behind the scenes changes while the site's live. I'm hoping everything will work better on tonight's/tomorrow's match report thread. *crosses fingers*

15 years ago @ Chelsea FC Blog - Premier League: Aston ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Odd... now YouTube videos in replies are working... but the embed video link's disappeared. I'm starting to suspect IntenseDebate is bug-ridden.

15 years ago @ Chelsea FC Blog - Premier League: Aston ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Hmm... another effing bug... this isn't going smoothly, is it. Damn it. Maybe it doesn't like YouTube videos in replies? Time to test...

15 years ago @ Chelsea FC Blog - Premier League: Aston ... · 4 replies · +1 points

I've set the default comments view to Last Activity which means the most recent comments and replies are at the top of the thread. Let me know which you prefer (you can always click on Date to sort by date). If you can't decide which you prefer, I suggest you all go outside and discuss it sensibly, in the street.

Now I'd better get on with some work...

15 years ago @ Chelsea FC Blog - Premier League: Aston ... · 0 replies · +1 points

It looks like the Promised Land is less than perfect. I can set the default view to Last Activity for all but there's no per-person setting. :-(

An option open to us is switching to the other comment system, Disqus. I haven't tested it yet, but it does have live updating of comments without the need to refresh. If I was to switch it would mean signing up for another account. :-/ I'm going to test it on my test blog and make a decision because IntenseDebate is somewhat flawed from what I can see.

15 years ago @ Chelsea FC Blog - Premier League: Aston ... · 0 replies · +1 points

The only word limit-type option I can see in the settings is 'Enable auto-expanding textareas - The comment box grows bigger as you type' which suggests loquacious types like yourself, BB, can type to their heart's content. A habit I've gotten into when commenting on blogs is to hit CTRL-A, CTRL-C (CMD-A, CMD-C on Mac keyboards) (highlights and copies all text) before clicking 'Post comment', that way if something does go wrong you don't lose the comment as it's in your computer's clipboard.

15 years ago @ Chelsea FC Blog - Premier League: Aston ... · 1 reply · +2 points

Testing 'Embed video' functionality...

[youtube LmLDf9XKMfk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmLDf9XKMfk youtube]

15 years ago @ Chelsea FC Blog - Premier League: Aston ... · 0 replies · +2 points

I can't find any options to change the behaviour of replies, BBD. The easiest way to see them is to click on Sort by: Last Activity at the top of the comments list. It still involves scrolling to find them, though.

15 years ago @ Chelsea FC Blog - Premier League: Aston ... · 1 reply · +2 points

No problem, Clive. I kind of missed running the blog, nerd that I am. I'm often at my happiest digging about in some form of computer code.

For those of you who access the blog via mobile devices like iPhone/iPad etc., I have just enabled a mobile-only theme. Check it out and let me know if you come across any issues.

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