Invalid comment ID
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I wish someone would fix this!! Ever since the 10-1-15 update I have not been able to approve some of my comments and get the error message Invalid comment ID. When I try to edit a comment from the blog I get the same thing.
Have you tried:
– switching to the default 2015 theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.
– resetting the plugins folder by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.
– re-uploading all files & folders – except the wp-content folder and wp-config.php & root .htaccess files – from a fresh download of WordPress. Make sure that you delete the old copies of files & folder before uploading the new ones.
Have you tried:
– switching to the default 2015 theme to rule out any theme-specific problems. Yes
– resetting the plugins folder by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.Yes
– re-uploading all files & folders – except the wp-content folder and wp-config.php & root .htaccess files – from a fresh download of WordPress. Make sure that you delete the old copies of files & folder before uploading the new ones.Yes
We’re at the point now, I suppose, of doing a complete reinstallation of WordPress and hoping that fixes things. Has no one else in all the WordPress Kingdom experienced this issue and found a suitable fix?
This is terribly frustrating. So, not one single person in the worldwide WordPress community has experienced this issue:
1 ) The “Quick Edit” and “Reply” links in the comments dashboard are unresponsive.
2 ) Clicking “Edit” in the comments dashboard loads a page with the message “Invalid comment ID” with no other explanation.I have tried the basics – twenty fifteen theme, deactivating ALL plugins, replacing the wp-admin and wp-includes directories and all the main directory files (except wp-config.php), all to no avail. I’ve even tried to revert to WordPress 4.3.
These errors began the moment I upgraded to 4.3.1. Is there no one who can give me an answer beyond, “Have you tried deactivating your plugins?”
I too started having this issue with 2 of my WP installs following the 4.3.1 update. I maintain 20-30 sites and typically I’m wary of these updates even though they shouldn’t pose a problem. Unfortunately with all the plugins I use, conflict is inevitable.
In this case, I only updated 5 installs and waited. After just 1 day, I had the event start. But it only came from one site. No doubt having 5 sites to compare settings affords me the luxury of seeing patterns, differences, etc. So I began… And after careful inspection and monitoring for 1 week, I found a setting that was triggering the event. Actually, I found at least two.
The first has to do with comments and moderation. I was using several phrases in the “comment blacklist” box under Settings:Discussion. I had added several to this box to deal with spam. Knowing this filter could have adverse impact, I removed them and bam, the problem stopped.
On my second site, I discovered a similar pattern. But in this case, it involved two plugins that are supposed to stop spambots from visiting or posting. For the most part I’ve found these plugins helpful on some of my domains. But if you install 2 or more and don’t watch carefully, they may conflict. On this site I didn’t have phrases or websites blocked in the “comment blacklist” but I knew I had spam blocking plugins. In fact, I had 3. So for a few days I turned them off and sure enough, the comments started posting fine.
Long story short, if this problem begins its probably related to a filter or plugin thats set to do something regarding comments and spam. In my case, the comments were being flagged as spam but detected by WP before they were removed. And once removed, they become “Invalid” and if trashed/deleted, hard to pull up under the WP dashboard. This is why you don’t see anything when you try to moderate, edit, trash, etc.
So do you have any such plugins or blacklist phrases/words? If yes, I suggest you remove the filters and see if anything changes. Next, turn off any spam blocker plugins or any other plugin relating to comments.
Cheers,
J.
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(@mattjhc)
10 years, 5 months ago
One of my clients is having issues with her comments in her Dashboard. Whenever she clicks “edit” on a comment in her dashboard, she gets the error “Invalid comment ID.” I’ve tried deactivating all the plugins and switching themes, but can’t find the solution. One extra piece of info: I know she previously had the Facebook Comments plugin installed, but she uninstalled it before she called me in to troubleshoot.
Furthermore, the “reply” and “Quick edit” links don’t have any response when clicked.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!