Lorelle

For future reference, keep a current backup of your WordPress Theme. If hacked, delete the whole Theme directory via FTP and upload the backup. That will quickly remove the links, unless they have setup a file outside of your /wp-content/themes directory.

Digging through the Theme code is slow and can cause more errors if you remove something you think is spam or hack code when it is legit, so take great care in editing the Theme files. Replace them totally is the fastest method. Make your password complicated and check with your web host on how to ensure your files are not writable unless necessary and protected within their system.

If you are running the Admin Drop Down Menu WordPress Plugin, or another Plugin that interacts with the Administration Panel’s menu navigation, it could be causing problems. See Help! Left sidebar not appearing on the wp-admin dashboard.

Just for posterity, the answer to this question of how to restrict the images in a post on the front page, use the MORE button to put in the “more” or “continue reading” tag into the post and it will automatically truncate the post on the front page and multi-post pageviews to that spot. The single post pageview will show the entire post and all the photos.

It’s automatic, no special code. Just use the MORE button and it’s done.

You have two issues here. We usually take them one at a time. 😀

There are two ways to enable comments. You can enable them for your whole blog or on a per post basis. If you are the administrator, then go to the Settings > Discussions > Default article settings and make sure you’ve checked the box that allows comments on your blog. That covers the entire blog.

To set the comments on a per post basis, in the Write Post Panel, check or uncheck the box under Comments and Pings.

You could also be using a WordPress Theme that purposely has the comments removed. They are rare, but check a demo or the description to make sure.

As for the second issue, excerpts versus summaries, by default, WordPress blogs show the blog post without comments on the front page of the blog. You only see comments when you visit the actual post. Many WordPress Themes provide a link to take the reader to the comments section of the blog, which is what it sounds like you are using. This has nothing to do with your problem. It’s just how WordPress works.

However, if you wish only excerpts and not full posts to show on the front page of your blog, then you can change that through your Settings, too.

To change it on a per post basis, in the Write Post Panel, use the MORE button to truncate the post at whatever point you wish to shorten it so it will appear onto to that point on the front page of your blog.

Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress, has been in the process of adding thousands of his own images to his WordPress blog. We’re all waiting anxiously for his report on how he did it. You could ask there.

And if this is a paid Theme, then contact the Theme author for support, please. They are more familiar with it and how it works and can respond in a more timely and specific fashion. Thanks.

Could you be a little more specific? Did you upgrade? Did you install a new Plugin? Are you having trouble with your web host? Did you check with your web host? What error are you seeing?

The more specific you are with your problems, the more specifically we can help you.

Thanks.