comments with news

[wolphy]

i've read all the documentation and scoured the forums and can't figure out why my comments with news is not working!
here's my detail template:

{if $entry->formatpostdate}

{$entry->formatpostdate}

{/if}
{$entry->title}



{if $entry->summary}


{eval var=$entry->summary}


{/if}




{eval var=$entry->content}


{if $entry->extra}

{$extra_label} {$entry->extra}

{/if}


{$entry->printlink}

{if $return_url != ""}
{$return_url}
{/if}

{if isset($entry->fields)}
  {foreach from=$entry->fields item='field'}
   
        {if $field->type == 'file'}
  {* this template assumes that every file uploaded is an image of some sort, because News doesn't distinguish *}
          file_location}/{$field->value}"/>
        {else}
          {$field->name}: {eval var=$field->value}
        {/if}
   
  {/foreach}
{/if}


{cms_module module='comments'}

i can call the comments module by adding the above line in other places, but for some reason it doesn't work in the details template (and yes, this is set to the default template).  anyone have any ideas??

[RonnyK]

The help of Comments shows the following example...

Example of using with News module
Put this in your News "Detail Template":
{cms_module module='comments' modulename='News' pageid=$entry->id}

Ronny

[wolphy]

Yes, that was my original try.  That doesn't work either.

[RonnyK]

Do you have a link?

Ronny

[wolphy]

The site is a private blog I'm designing for someone-- so I'm not authorized to give out the address.  Can't see anything when you go there anyway though, since the comments aren't showing up.  BTW, they are showing up in the "Comments text" under the Content tab.  The module just isn't being called up into the page for some reason.

[RonnyK]

Do you have "Moderate Comments" active, or are they set to show after sending directly?

Is the add-comment button also not showing?

Ronny

[wolphy]

I'm assuming this should be UNCHECKED, which it is:
"Moderate - Inactivate new comments. They must then be set as active by an admin before being displayed on the site."

And the "add comments" button is not showing up on the page.  I CAN get it to show up when I add {cms_module module='comments'} to the content of a specific page, but I want to know why I can't set it up the way I'm supposed to?!

[RonnyK]

What version of CMSMS and Comments are you using?

As latest version of News doesnt work with ''formatpostdate' anymore. This has to be replaced with 'postdate'...

Ronny

[wolphy]

CMS Version 1.4.1 and Comments 1.8.2

could that be the problem?

[wolphy]

oh, and News 2.8.3

[RonnyK]

No, that should work... formatpostdate is available in the 1.4-series...

I cant see why it isnt working then...

Normally with the sample code in Comments-help, the frontend gives the add-comment....

Ronny

[wolphy]

thanks for trying to help anyway!