THE WORDPRESS READER

I prefer to visit blogs directly, but I know many of you use the reader. Upon checking my listing, I saw there wasn’t even a featured image showing! And I knew there was no comment function (more about that below), only a like button.

I’ve fixed it now, as you can see by this screenshot. You’ll still have to visit the blog directly to read the content, though. Sorry! I spend a lot of time designing and formatting my posts and the Reader would not do them justice.

Plus, by sharing your full posts on other sites, you don’t get the traffic to your own. Here’s an AI overview:

THE JETPACK COMMENT FORM

This is the form used on all wordpress.com sites. For wordpress.org, you can enable it with the Jetpack plugin (in addition to like and share buttons, Akismet, etc.), or stick with the native comment block.

I have always resisted using it. Why? Apart from well-known technical issues, it lacks design flair. And the ugly blue colour of the “Submit Comment” button can’t be changed. (Believe me, I’ve tried!) It doesn’t match my blog’s decor! 😒 Pedantic much? You betcha! 😆

Anyway, I have since changed my mind, for a few reasons. First, I discovered that anyone accessing my blog via the Jetpack mobile app was rudely informed that “Comments Are Closed”. 😒 Then, of course, there’s the aforementioned lack of a comment function in the reader. Plus, commenting will be easier if you’re already logged into your WordPress account. Nothing to fill out. 👌

PLEASE NOTE: Unlike the form on wordpress.com, it does not have block editor options (yet). You can use HTML, though:
BOLD: <b>Bold</b> | ITALIC: <em>Italic</em>
COMBINED: <b><em>Bold Italic</b></em>
You can also add a link to your latest post, if you like. Just copy it and paste it in the comment body.
It will be clickable, no HTML required:
https://thedogladysden.com/monday-musings-episode-six-seven-tenths-of-a-century/

Other links work the same way, and up to two are allowed.

If you want to share a YouTube video, your copy/pasted link should render as the actual video player, right in the comment form. 😎 For that to happen though, it must be on a line by itself at the end of your comment, with nothing written below it.

Last but not least, I have added an edit function. If there’s a typo, or you want to rephrase something, you have six minutes to make changes. You can also delete the comment entirely.

One final note about comments: A couple of people actually said they couldn’t find the form! 😳 Granted, there’s a lot of material on here, but, like all blogs, you just scroll down, past the author box and post navigation (previous and next posts box):

Alternatively, you could scroll UP instead, and click on the comment count at the top of the post. This will take you to the comment form instantaneously: ⚡

If you have any suggestions about how to make this site easier to navigate,
please let me know, either in comments, or a private message.

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Thank you all for your support! 💖
Looking forward to your comments.

P.S. Please advise if you experience any technical glitches.

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