Title: Can’t Reply or Quick Edit Comments Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Can’t Reply or Quick Edit Comments * [iyub767](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iyub767/) * (@iyub767) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/) * I upgraded to 2.8 version a couple days ago. Now I can’t reply to comment or quick edit from the comment page. I click reply for a comment or quick edit and it takes me away from the comment to the bottom of the comment on the bottom of the page. If I click on reply to a comment on the bottom of the page, it zooms me up to the top of the page…unable to reply. * What’s your remedy? Thanks! Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/page/2/?output_format=md) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142513) * Have you tried: * – disabling Google Gears if you have that running/installed. * – deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s). * – switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-related problems. * – [renaming the plugins folder via FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F) * – reading [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/279132](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/279132) * [360dewan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/360dewan/) * (@360dewan) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142713) * I have the same problem and tried all suggested but no progress! I started noticing this after upgraded to 2.8.1 * [dwitzel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dwitzel/) * (@dwitzel) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142737) * me too. it seems normal when I “edit” or “quick edit” a comment and save with“ update comment” but the edit isn’t saved. no error message. i was running without gears and just installed gears but no change. * anyone fixed this? * [stevemunrotoronto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevemunrotoronto/) * (@stevemunrotoronto) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142771) * I have the same problem with 2.8 and it persists in 2.8.4. * In Windows IE8, the behaviour is as described by iyub767 (no editing window, view drops to the bottom of the page of comments). Clearing the browser cache does not change anything * In Safari (most recent version) on Windows, I get a Quick Edit window, but the sizing is odd. The scrollable area is a fixed height even though the popup window may be much deeper. * Firefox on Windows works correctly. * [stevemunrotoronto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevemunrotoronto/) * (@stevemunrotoronto) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142772) * A clarification about behaviour under Safari under Windows. * For a long comment, Quick Edit opens a long popup window, but the actual scrollable area for editing is a short, standard length with a ton of white space (unaccessible) below. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142773) * Have you tried Chrome? It may actually give you an error message. * [stevemunrotoronto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevemunrotoronto/) * (@stevemunrotoronto) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142775) * I have just tried Chrome, a brand new install, and it behaves the same way as Safari. For long comments, it opens up a very long popup (probably the same length as the original comment), but provides only a small scrollable area in which to actually edit text. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142776) * How did you upgrade? If you did the automatic upgrade, you may need to go old- school. It sounds like some files didn’t update correctly OR your theme is borked. * [stevemunrotoronto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevemunrotoronto/) * (@stevemunrotoronto) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142779) * The upgrade was done manually. Also, the theme in question is “default”. * The fact that others have reported this behaviour suggests a common origin. * [stevemunrotoronto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevemunrotoronto/) * (@stevemunrotoronto) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142783) * This problem has now been reproduced on another site running a recently installed version of WP. The problem shows up the same way on Safari on a Mac as it does on Windows, and it works on Firefox on Max as it does on Windows. * If you use Quick Edit for a long comment, a long window opens up, but the scrollable area within that window is much smaller than the window itself. * This is a bug. * [ccrussell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccrussell/) * (@ccrussell) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142785) * I see this problem with IE8, but if I click the “compatibility view” button, the problem is corrected. * [stevemunrotoronto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevemunrotoronto/) * (@stevemunrotoronto) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142787) * I can confirm that IE8 with Compatibility View works ok. Thanks for this workaround. * However, Safari (latest version, both Windows and Mac) opens Quick Edit with a frame long enough to hold the comment, but a very short scrollable area. * This is easily visible on a long comment. * [MildlyMystified](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mildlymystified/) * (@mildlymystified) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142788) * Just chiming in to fortify the discussion. I upgraded from WP 2.8.1 to WP 2.8.4 after a mystery account showed up on my blog. Prior to updating to 2.8.4, I was able to reply to comments. Now that I am on the more secure version, I cannot. It definitely is a bug. * Marj Wyatt [http://www.getincomeblog.com](http://www.getincomeblog.com) * [ffground](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ffground/) * (@ffground) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142792) * I cannot reply to comments either. Any word on when this bug will be fixed? * [mnmohawk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mnmohawk/) * (@mnmohawk) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/#post-1142795) * Same problem on WP 2.8.4 except that the Compatibility View options seem to be gone as well… Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Can’t Reply or Quick Edit Comments’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/) * 18 replies * 12 participants * Last reply from: [latinakayla](https://wordpress.org/support/users/latinakayla/) * Last activity: [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-reply-or-quick-edit-comments/page/2/#post-1142798) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics