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500 On Comment Posting

When visitors post comments to my site, they see a 500 Internal Server Error; however, the comment does show up within the Movable Type interface.

Allow HTML in Comments

I'd like my visitors to be able to use HTML when posting comments.

Comment And TrackBack Links Don't Work

When I click on my comment and TrackBack links, they take me to an archive page, but there is no comment posting or TrackBack information on that page.

Comment Counts Do Not Increase

Someone posted a comment to my site, but the comment count for the entry did not increase.

Deleted Comment Overwrites Entry

I was deleting a comment from an entry, and when I saved the entry, its text was replaced with the comment I just deleted.

Enabling TypeKey on Your Weblog

How do I enable TypeKey on my Movable Type weblog so that visitors can post comments with a registered identity?

Fighting Comment Spam

How can I deal with comment spam on my weblog?

Limit HTML Tags Overrides Convert Breaks Text Formatting

The Limit HTML Tags setting (and/or the GlobalSanitizeSpec directive) is applied before the Convert Breaks Text Formatting option, instead of the other way around as documented.

List Recent Comments

How can I list recent comments to my blog on my Main Index page?

Moderate all Comments, Including TypeKey Comments

I want to moderate all comments that are posted to my weblog, even those posted by TypeKey commenters.

No entry_id error

Trying to post a comment on my weblog results in a message that says An error occurred: No entry_id.

Not Signed Up For This Feature

When anyone tries to sign in to post a comment on my site, they keep getting this message: The site you're trying to comment on has not signed up for this feature. Please inform the site owner.

Open Comment Author Links in New Window

After I upgraded to 3.2, the comment author links no longer open in a new window. How can I get this behavior back?

Show Email Addresses Of Commenters

Sometimes my commenters don't leave a URL, so I want to show their email address instead. How can I display these?

TypeKey Validation Failed

When visitors sign in with TypeKey to commment, they see a message which says The validation failed.

Unable To Sign In With TypeKey In Certain Browsers

Visitors who are trying to comment on my weblog with some browsers (Internet Explorer, Safari) aren't able to do so; they still see the sign in link, instead of the comment posting form. If they use another browser (Firefox, Netscape), they don't have this problem.

Unregistered Comments Still Require Approval

I have unchecked the option to Enable Unregistered Comment Moderation. Despite this, I still have to approve every comment before it shows up.

You Are Not Allowed To Post Comments

No one can leave a comment on my weblog; everyone who tries sees an error which says You are not allowed to post comments.

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