[scottepond]

I’m looking for a way to edit the php to allow commenting on portfolio items. I’ve seen methods to do so on other themes. Is there a way to do it on the Netelier theme? (Note: I am a newbie when it comes to php).

[Juanfra Aldasoro]

Hello there,

Thanks for writing. Yes, there’s a simple way. You’ll need to call the comments function in your single-portfolio.php file:

comments_template( '', true );

You can check the file single.php in order to check where and how to include it 🙂

Best,
Juan.

[scottepond]

Thanks Juan. I’ll give that a try as soon as my flight lands. Cheers!

[Juanfra Aldasoro]

Thanks for writing back.

No problem 🙂

Best,
Juan.

[scottepond]

Juan: I tried updating the single-portfolio.php file like it indicates on the single.php file… all that happens is a line is drawn at the top of the portfolio. I tried it in a few locations in the file but it doesn’t seem to activate comments. Any recommendations?

[scottepond]

Update: I was able to get it in the code to show up where I want it, but it only appears as a line, not as a the actual comments. Is there something else that I need to do to ensure it is expanded?

[scottepond]

You can see the line below the image in the following link: http://scottpond.com/scotteponddesigns/portfolio/slingers-book-1/

[Juanfra Aldasoro]

Hello There,

Thanks for writing.

I forgot to mention that you’ll have to edit the way the portfolio custom post type is registered.

Open the following file /includes/custom-post-types/portfolio.php and where it says:

'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor', 'thumbnail', 'page-attributes', 'excerpt' )

Add comments.

'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor', 'thumbnail', 'page-attributes', 'excerpt', 'comments' )

Once you have done that, remember to check the discussion feature while editing/creating the portfolio item. This would be: When creating/editing a page, have a look on the top right part of the screen. You’ll see a button that says “Screen Options”. Click that.

A panel with the screen options will be toggled. There you can check the “Discussion” checkbxox.

In the form you’ll see that there’s a new box, named “Discussion”. There you can enable/disable comments.

Have a nice day.
Juan

[scottepond]

Thanks Juan! That did the trick.

Last question: is there a way to make new portfolios automatically have the “allow comments” under the discussion setting be defaulted to “checked”?

[Juanfra Aldasoro]

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the follow up.

I’m afraid that has to do with WordPress. As far as I’m concerned that’s a bit random. I’m sorry I can’t help you on this one

Best,
Juan.

[scottepond]

No worries, thanks for the great help Juan! This one can be closed out.

[Juanfra Aldasoro]

Thank you 🙂

Have a nice weekend,
Juan.