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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] How to reconfigure Header](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-reconfigure-header/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-reconfigure-header/#post-3545348)
 * Hi Gabrielle,
 * To resize the header will be complex and a lot of work on account of the way 
   the theme layout functions. If you are really set on doing so, then you should
   make a child theme and work on that – there are no back-end options for doing
   this. I would recommend adapting your graphics to the layout as it stands unless
   you are technically proficient.
 * The logo can be uploaded by choosing the “Customize” option in the admin bar 
   or back-end menu system.
 * Looking at your site, I suspect that BuddyPress is not installed in a particularly
   robust way. You might want to look at that before turning your attention to the
   way that CommentPress works.
 * Best regards,
 * Christian
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] Explorer 8 and 9](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/explorer-8-and-9/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/explorer-8-and-9/#post-3479290)
 * Hi Rani,
 * Could you be more specific about what doesn’t work for you?
    My test installs
   look (and work) fine in IE8 and IE9 on Win7.
 * Cheers,
    Christian
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] Re-skinning or Re-templating](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-skinning-or-re-templating/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-skinning-or-re-templating/#post-3231126)
 * Hi jabcka,
 * No, that’s not possible at present. A previous solution has been to use multisite
   and install CommentPress on a sub-blog. You may be able to cunningly switch theme
   for a particular post, but I can’t say how that would pan out.
 * Cheers,
 * Christian
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] Re-skinning or Re-templating](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-skinning-or-re-templating/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-skinning-or-re-templating/#post-3231124)
 * Hi Roland,
 * (1) your YouTube videos work just fine here. Perhaps there’s something about 
   your computer that prevents them from playing?
 * (2) Sorry, but I’ve no idea. If you do come across a plugin that does these things,
   I can make sure CommentPress is compatible with it.
 * (3) You can find the base translation file in the plugin directory `languages/
   commentpress-core.pot`. Unfortunately, there is no Spanish translation file –
   but any contribution towards one would be gratefully received.
 * Best wishes from snowy England!
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] Applying CommentPress to Existing & Syndicated Posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-commentpress-to-existing-syndicated-posts/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-commentpress-to-existing-syndicated-posts/#post-3284928)
 * Unfortunately that’s unlikely to work, Martha. `wp_autop` is applied by WordPress
   to content _on display_ via `the_content` and `the_excerpt` filters, unless you
   specify otherwise. What you need to ensure is that the raw post/page markup is
   valid HTML – or produces valid HTML when filtered by `wp_autop`. Depending on
   your sources, this may need the intervention of a human, since it is notoriously
   difficult to correct code programmatically. GIGO, as they say.
 * As a general rule, what CommentPress looks for are simply the `<p>`, `<ul>` and`
   <ol>` tags in the content if it is in auto-parsing mode. But as you’ve discovered,
   you can also use `<!--commentblock-->` quicktags to arbitrarily sub-divide content.
   Either way, the content is parsed by CommentPress _after_ WordPress has filtered
   it. A bit of trial-and-error should get you closer to what you’re after.
 * Cheers,
 * Christian
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] Applying CommentPress to Existing & Syndicated Posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-commentpress-to-existing-syndicated-posts/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-commentpress-to-existing-syndicated-posts/#post-3284926)
 * Hi Martha,
 * It looks like whatever it is that does the syndication is not creating properly
   formatted post content. The specific URL you posted has an ordered list wrapped
   in a paragraph tag, for example. And none of the subsequent paragraphs are actually
   being wrapped in `<p>` tags (this is what `wp_autop()` does) which is why CommentPress
   cannot identify them.
 * When I create a new post with your markup, I too see that WordPress fails to 
   wrap subsequent paragraphs in `<p>` tags. But when I remove the `<p>` tags that
   enclose the `<ol>`, everything then seems to work as expected. Bear in mind that
   because you are using `<!--commentblock-->` quicktags in the content, the individual
   paragraphs cannot be commented on – only the “blocks” that those tags demarcate.
 * On other pages, I notice that your basic paragraph text is being wrapped in `
   <div>` tags, which CommentPress does not parse as something that can be commented
   on. If you remove those, you may find that all’s well.
 * I’d suggest debugging the syndication code so that it inserts valid markup in
   the first place – otherwise WordPress (let alone CommentPress) will struggle 
   with it.
 * Best wishes,
 * Christian
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] Basic install on brand new WP install broken](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-install-on-brand-new-wp-install-broken/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-install-on-brand-new-wp-install-broken/#post-3207451)
 * Closing, presume solved.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] Applying CommentPress to Existing & Syndicated Posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-commentpress-to-existing-syndicated-posts/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-commentpress-to-existing-syndicated-posts/#post-3284877)
 * Thought I’d quickly add that, in short, any styling of post content – ie anything
   not done by `wp_autop()` – will most likely break parsing of content. This should
   be more robust in the next update, FWIW, but I know that doesn’t help you much
   right now.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] Applying CommentPress to Existing & Syndicated Posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-commentpress-to-existing-syndicated-posts/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applying-commentpress-to-existing-syndicated-posts/#post-3284876)
 * [@mburtis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mburtis/) – can you post a link?
   If you’d prefer, you can email it to me directly at [cpdev@futureofthebook.org](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/replies/cpdev@futureofthebook.org?output_format=md)
 * Cheers,
 * Christian
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Networks for WordPress] Warnings when WP_DEBUG enabled](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warnings-when-wp_debug-enabled/)
 *  [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warnings-when-wp_debug-enabled/#post-3242595)
 * Can I recommend using an amended version of [deploy.sh](https://github.com/christianwach/commentpress-core/blob/master/deploy.sh)
   for beautifully trouble-free updates to the WP plugin directory? Original script
   by [Dean Clatworthy](https://github.com/deanc/wordpress-plugin-git-svn) if you
   want to fork it yourself.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Networks for WordPress] Warnings when WP_DEBUG enabled](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warnings-when-wp_debug-enabled/)
 *  [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warnings-when-wp_debug-enabled/#post-3242594)
 * Thanks! Forked…
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] Re-skinning or Re-templating](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-skinning-or-re-templating/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-skinning-or-re-templating/#post-3231118)
 * [@doclalor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doclalor/): this was initially
   how CommentPress worked – or tried to work. It used to create a Javascript-generated
   comment box from the markup of the “host” theme. Unfortunately, it became unviable
   because of the variety of markup in different themes. And because the JS-only
   approach made it impossible to comply with accessibility guidelines. I think 
   Digress.it (which forked from CommentPress way back when) still works this way,
   though I’m not sure how actively maintained it is.
 * I can understand that you’d like a “CommentPress-ified” section to your site,
   but the only solution I can think of right now would be to use Multisite, where
   your theme is applied to the main site and CommentPress is enabled on a subsite
   where you want its functionality. You could then use the Theme Customizer to 
   give CommentPress a similar colour scheme and graphic identity to your main site.
 * Cheers,
 * Christian
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] Re-skinning or Re-templating](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-skinning-or-re-templating/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-skinning-or-re-templating/#post-3231114)
 * BTW, you may need to include some of the sidebar markup structure, or else the
   javascript could throw errors.
 * I’ll think about ways of making this easier in the future.
 * Cheers,
 * Christian
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] Re-skinning or Re-templating](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-skinning-or-re-templating/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-skinning-or-re-templating/#post-3231113)
 * If you download [the child theme on GitHub](https://github.com/IFBook/commentpress-child),
   it does that for you. Have a look at the `functions.php` file to see how it’s
   done. Amend to suit your needs.
 * As for replacing the sidebar on a specific page or pages, you can copy `sidebar.
   php` from the default theme into your child theme and add your conditional logic
   at the top of the file. Along the lines of:
 *     ```
       global $post;
   
       // for some post ID
       if ( $post->ID == 'some post id' ) {
   
       	// include your custom sidebar - point to wherever you put it
       	include( get_stylesheet_directory() . '/assets/templates/your_custom_sidebar.php' );
   
       	// kick out of the rest of the file
       	return;
   
       }
       ```
   
 * Hope that helps,
 * Christian
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[CommentPress Core] Possible to use Disqus?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-to-use-disqus/)
 *  Plugin Author [Commentpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commentpress/)
 * (@commentpress)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-to-use-disqus/#post-3231202)
 * A recent project required `<!--nextpage-->` to work with CommentPress Core running
   in a Multisite BuddyPress Groupblog environment, so I’m confident you shouldn’t
   have any problems if you use that technique.
 * Glad to hear that FB Connect works as expected!
 * I can appreciate that commenter reputation-gathering is appealing – I’d be interested
   in how you proceed and the results you get. I’m happy to refine integration with
   any plugins that you recommend.
 * Enjoy Paris, if not the conference 😉
 * Cheers,
 * Christian

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