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Multisite Language Switcher Comments by Eyga.net

Description

Installation instructions have changed in this version!

This is extension for Multisite Language Switcher plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-language-switcher/

All comments posted on translation-joined pages are displayed on all translation-joined posts.
See installation instructions if you want to store all comments into one blog. Advantages: all comments have reply links.

Installation

You need to edit the comments.php in your theme folder if you want to store all the comments into one (primary) blog:
* activate the plugin first,
* find “comment_form” function call,
* add “MslsComments::switchBlog();” just in front of it,
* add “MslsComments::restoreBlog();” just below it,
* change the “comment_form();” to “comment_form( array(), MslsComments::postId() );”,
* calls don’t have to be removed if you switch off primary blog functionality.

FAQ

To do:
* comments counters on multiple post web pages do not work correctly (total = current on page + 1 if post is valid)
* notifications are always send in the primary blog’s language, when storing all comments in one blog

Limitations:
* comment_id counter in a blog should not be higher than 100,000,000

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Contributors & Developers

“Multisite Language Switcher Comments by Eyga.net” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

0.1

  • First version

0.1.1

  • Fixing readme file

0.2

  • Comments from all linked posts are displayed on a chosen post. New comments can still be stored in the first blog.
  • Comment counters on single post now work correctly.
  • Hidden “reply” links on comments from non-primary blogs.
  • Hidden “edit” links on comments from other blogs.
  • Simplification of installation procedure.

0.2.1

  • Fixing readme file

0.3

  • Better support for displaying only comments from joined blogs (when not storing them all in one blog).

0.4

  • Writing comments to active blog when it is not joined to primary blog.

0.5

  • Update comment counters on all joined blogs.

0.6

  • Settings are now stored in site options (wp_sitemeta table, msls_comments field). You have to (for now) manually edit SQL table to change settings.
  • Fixes on writing comments to active blog when it is not joined to primary blog.

0.7

  • PHP compatibility fixes.

0.8

  • WordPress v5.0 compatibility fixes.