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Mike replied on October 27, 2009 12:28 to the question "Comment Field Position" in IntenseDebate:

Any change on this? I am thinking about switching comment systems just to get this feature. As you may know Disqus already has it.

Mike replied on September 24, 2009 16:27 to the question "Help: I think PostRank is linked to the wrong blog!" in PostRank:

It now seems to be fixed. Maybe I just wasn't patient enough for PageRank to update the database.

Mike asked a question in PostRank on September 24, 2009 16:01:

Help: I think PostRank is linked to the wrong blog!

I just signed up. However, it looks like PostRank is pulling in data from an old blog site rather than my current one. How can I fix this? Also there is no engagement score, though I have had over 300 blog comments this week alone! I can't find any place to edit this.

Mike replied on August 25, 2009 12:41 to the question "Can't reinstall Twitter for Pages" in Involver:

Maybe I spoke too soon. The Twitter tab on my fan page is updating, but it is not updating the Wall. Can you take a look at it:

http://facebook.com/michaelhyattfan

Thanks.

Mike replied on August 25, 2009 10:06 to the question "Can't reinstall Twitter for Pages" in Involver:

Thanks, Salman. It appears to be working now. I apologize for my impatience. I should have known that it could have been a Twitter-related issue.

All the best to you. Thanks for your quick response.

Mike replied on August 25, 2009 03:10 to the question "Can't reinstall Twitter for Pages" in Involver:

Salman,

I did a screen cast of my steps through this. I am still really stuck. Can you watch this and advise me? Thanks.

http://bit.ly/QIAl2

Mike asked a question in Involver on August 24, 2009 21:57:

Can't reinstall Twitter for Pages

I installed Twitter for Pages earlier today. It was all working fine. But, thinking I was uninstalling the Twitter Facebook app, I inadvertently (it seems) uninstalled Twitter for Pages. Now I can't get it back. When I try to do so, it doesn't give me my fan page as an option.

What do I need to do?

Mike replied on August 08, 2009 14:21 to the question "Can't Connect to First Tennessee Bank" in Less Everything:

Thanks, Allan. I certainly understand the challenges of growth.

I personally don't think it's a good idea to leave them on the list. You need a better solution to survey your customers. You wasted 30 minutes of my time, frustrated me, and left a bad taste in my mouth for Less Accounting. And, by your own admission, you knew it wouldn't work, so I feel like an unwitting guinea pig in a marketing experiment.

I don't think this is consistent with the brand you are trying to build.

Mike asked a question in Less Everything on August 08, 2009 13:40:

Can't Connect to First Tennessee Bank

I cannot connect to my First Tennessee Account. I have tried just about everything and am frustrated. Is this bank really supported? I can log-on through the bank with no problem whatsoever.

Mike replied on July 28, 2009 20:49 to the question "Can't get an accurate comment count" in IntenseDebate:

Beau,

I just double-checked it, and it looks like we are good-to-go. Awesome customer service. Kudos to you and your team!

Mike

Mike replied on July 28, 2009 10:36 to the question "Can't get an accurate comment count" in IntenseDebate:

Beau,

This is very close. We're almost there. Thanks for your persistence.

I still see one anomaly. If you go to my home page here:

http://michaelhyatt.com

And scroll down to the post entitled, “Behind the Scenes: Thomas Nelson’s Quarterly Team Meetings." Right now it is the second post, but it will soon be the third one. Note that the comment bubble shows "0" comments. It flashes "15" but then gets overwritten with a "0."

If you click on the title and go to the detail page, the comments bubble show "15," which is the correct number.

I am using the exact same function to get the number:

"<?php comments_number('0', '1', '%'); ?>"

Any ideas on why this count would be different on the home page?

I am leaving SuperCache off until you've had a chance to look at this.

Thanks,

Mike

Mike replied on July 25, 2009 16:16 to the question "Can't get an accurate comment count" in IntenseDebate:

I have installed the ID beta, version 2.4. For your reference, I am viewing this page:

http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/07/book-...

I am using "<?php comments_number('0', '1', '%'); ?>" to get the comment count number that is next to the post title at the top of the page.

With ID deactivated, WordPress gives me a comment count of 575, both at the top of the page next to the post title and (if you scroll down to the actual comments) at the beginning of the actual comments. These are both in sync.

If I activate ID, then I get a comment of 688 at the top of the page next to the post title and 602 at the beginning of the actual comments. These are not only out of sync with each other but out of sync with WordPress. Something is clearly wrong.

In addition, you will notice the flash of the comment count number next to the post title when you first load the page. First, the WordPress comment count number is displayed, then, after a second or two, the ID comment count number is displayed.

Is there anything else I need to do on my end? I think this is confusing to my readers.

Mike replied on July 22, 2009 02:43 to the question "Can't get an accurate comment count" in IntenseDebate:

Great, Michael. I appreciate it. I llok forward to seeing what you come up with!

Mike replied on July 21, 2009 11:32 to the question "Can't get an accurate comment count" in IntenseDebate:

I found the word "Comments" in this function:

function id_get_comment_number( $comment_text ) {
global $post;

if ( get_option( "id_jsCommentLinks" ) == 0 ) {
$id = $post->ID;
$posttitle = urlencode( $post->post_title );
$posttime = urlencode( $post->post_date_gmt );
$postauthor = urlencode( get_author_name( $post->post_author ) );
$permalink = get_permalink( $id );
$permalinkEncoded = urlencode( $permalink );

return "$id" . __( 'Comments', 'intensedebate' ) . "$permalink$posttitle$posttime$postauthor";
} else {
return $comment_text;
}
}

If I change it to an empty string, it works, but there is stll an annoying flash. I am not sure why this has to be filtered any way.

Now I have to work on styling it.

Mike replied on July 21, 2009 11:14 to the question "Can't get an accurate comment count" in IntenseDebate:

As it turns out, that works. Sort of. When I use comments_number() the string "Comments(X)" momentarily flashes on the screen, then just the number is displayed. It is almost as if "Comments(X)" is being overwritten by "X." This is annoying.

Do you have any idea why this might be the case? Thanks.

Mike replied on July 21, 2009 10:40 to the question "Can't get an accurate comment count" in IntenseDebate:

Beau,

Thanks, I will take a look at it later today. I think this will help!

Mike

Mike replied on July 20, 2009 01:44 to the question "Can't get an accurate comment count" in IntenseDebate:

When I deactivate IntenseDebate, comments_number function works as documented in the WordPress codex. Evidently, you are filtering it in your plugin.

The comment numbers are exactly the same when the plugin is deactivated. However, they are out of sync when activated.

Can this be fixed?

Mike asked a question in IntenseDebate on July 19, 2009 23:44:

Can't get an accurate comment count

I want to include the comment count at the top of each post in my WordPress blog. You can see it here:

http://michaelhyatt.com

I am using this code:

<?php $commentscount = get_comments_number(); echo $commentscount; ?>

This places the comment count number on a graphic "bubble." So far, so good.

The problem is that the comment count number is slightly different than the actual number. It appears that the comment counts in WordPress and IntenseDebate are not syncing.

If I use the get_comments_link function or the comments_number function, it returns the correct number; however, the number looks like this: "Comments (27)," with the word "Comments" and the parenthesis around the number. I just want the number. (If you look at the design you will see why.)

Mike replied on May 24, 2009 17:59 to the question "How can I import my most recent tumblr post to my website?" in Tumblr:

I'd also like to know how to do this. In addition, is there any way to change the list out put from an ordered list to an unordered list. See here to see what I mean.

Mike reported a problem in Twitter on April 20, 2009 17:26:

I am unable to follow people

I am unable to follow anyone. I currently have about the same number of followers and people I am following. However, when I click on the follow button, nothing happens. I am not a spammer. I am not selling anything. Help!