Title: Cannot reply to comments Last modified: July 29, 2022 --- # Cannot reply to comments * Resolved [acekin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acekin/) * (@acekin) * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-reply-to-comments/) * When a visitor leaves a comment, I generally reply to them. However, I noticed in the last few weeks that clicking on the “Reply” button does not do anything, it simply changes the URL ending with the comment number. * Essentially, the replytocom script is not loading for some reason. I was able to reply to comments on the post dated June 3, 2022, with no problem, but the last three posts have this feature broken. I reply from the dashboard. * I did the following with no change in the missing behavior: * 1. Disabled the caching plugin and deleted all pages, posts, CSS, js cashe 2. Put Cloudflare in development mode 3. Deactivated plugins like JetPack, caching, security, and spam blocking thinking they may interfere 4. I did not deactivate plugins like image display, gallery, e-mail * None of these worked. Hovering over the Reply button simply adds the comment number at the end of the URL So, the proper link is not there. * If I do the following, I can reply to any comment: 1. Copy the URL from the Reply button on a working site 2. Replace the domain name 3. Replace the comment number with the comment number I want to reply to 4. Press Enter * I get a proper reply window below the comment I want to reply to. It has the commenter’s name and a link to cancel to reply. * I touched base with the team developer, he even logged in to the site as an admin and said that he was stumped! * As I understand it, for some unknown reason the JS that handles the replies is not loading. * I wonder if WordPress or technically knowledgeable users could suggest a solution. * Thank you, * Cemal * PS the following is the URL that will create a reply to one of the comments in the latest post but is not associated with the button link: * [https://www.keptlight.com/lensculture-review-3/?replytocom=14319&swcfpc=1#respond](https://www.keptlight.com/lensculture-review-3/?replytocom=14319&swcfpc=1#respond) - This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by [acekin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acekin/). * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcannot-reply-to-comments%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/) * (@t-p) * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-reply-to-comments/#post-15868914) * > I did not deactivate plugins like image display, gallery, e-mail * Try disabling **ALL** plugins, and use one of the default (Twenty*) themes. If the problem goes away, enable them one by one to identify the source of your troubles. * If you can install plugins, install and activate “Health Check”: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/) It will add some additional features under the menu item under Tools > Site Health. On its troubleshooting tab, you can Enable Troubleshooting Mode. This will disable all plugins, switch to a standard WordPress theme (if available), allow you to turn your plugins on and off and switch between themes, **without affecting normal visitors to your site**. This allows you to test for various compatibility issues. There’s a more detailed description about how to use the Health Check plugin and its Troubleshooting Mode at [https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/appendix/troubleshooting-using-the-health-check/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/appendix/troubleshooting-using-the-health-check/)` * Thread Starter [acekin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acekin/) * (@acekin) * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-reply-to-comments/#post-15868959) * Thank you [@t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/), I will give these a try and report here. Testing without affecting visitors’ experience will be great. Thank you. * Cemal * Thread Starter [acekin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acekin/) * (@acekin) * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-reply-to-comments/#post-15869118) * Thank you again, [@t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/). Using the Health Check plugin you recommended, I was able to identify the plugin causing this problem. It is one I did not think would have anything to do with comments, RankMath SEO. * I will now report the problem to them. I can reproduce the problem and make it go away by disabling RnakMath SEO. * Thanks again, * Cemal * Thread Starter [acekin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acekin/) * (@acekin) * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-reply-to-comments/#post-15871459) * It has been reported, waiting to hear from RankMath. * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rankmath-breaks-replying-to-comments/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rankmath-breaks-replying-to-comments/) * Cemal * Thread Starter [acekin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acekin/) * (@acekin) * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-reply-to-comments/#post-15872053) * Update: * Yes, RankMath creates this problem. But, so does Yoast! I found a fix for Yoast from a forum thread going back two years and that fixed the problem in Yoast. How likely is it that two different SEO plugins will create the same problem? Currently, I am using Yoast with the fix applied. That fix is Yoast specific and did not help RankMath. * Cemal * Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/) * (@t-p) * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-reply-to-comments/#post-15872070) * Topic continued at [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rankmath-breaks-replying-to-comments/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rankmath-breaks-replying-to-comments/) Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘Cannot reply to comments’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [comment reply](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/comment-reply/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 6 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/) * Last activity: [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-reply-to-comments/#post-15872070) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics