Comments not working

**GK User** Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:08 am Reply with quote Report this post

The comments for articles are not working it gives the error "Please setup your antispam settings in the 'Comments' and 'Advanced' tabs inside K2's backend parameters.".

**GK User** Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:47 am Reply with quote Report this post

Hi,
and did you checked those settings?
Probably it's wrong capchta.
Sorry but those are K2 component settings problems not from template itself.

**GK User** Fri Jul 03, 2015 10:02 am Reply with quote Report this post

Oscar E wrote:Hi,
and did you checked those settings?
Probably it's wrong capchta.
Sorry but those are K2 component settings problems not from template itself.

I have no idea what to do. The capchta is off.

**GK User** Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:09 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Check on K2 forum,
we are not support of K2 component, only GK templates.

**GK User** Tue Jul 07, 2015 2:48 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Oscar E wrote:Check on K2 forum,
we are not support of K2 component, only GK templates.

I asked for help in k2.com and they said the following "That could mean a variety of things depending on what environment you are in. Are you using K2 for Sharepoint? Or are you developing everything in one of our Designers?"

**GK User** Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:55 pm Reply with quote Report this post

That's why I do not use K2 anymore.
They promised gold mountains and we all got ... just a component full of secrets.
Sometimes it's better for Joomla speed do not use K2, if you do not have to, and install just a social comments tool for selected categories.

p.s.
Check on default Joomla template if you will see comments field

**GK User** Fri Jul 10, 2015 6:21 am Reply with quote Report this post

Oscar E wrote:p.s.
Check on default Joomla template if you will see comments field

I have gone to Extentions>Template Manager>Creativity Subpages> and I don't see any comments field.

**GK User** Fri Jul 10, 2015 11:54 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Oh... this is your first Joomla site?

Just switch template to default one, for example :: protostar and check if under that template comments are working or not.

**GK User** Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:03 am Reply with quote Report this post

I have been doing joomla web sites since 2010. I changed templates and still does not work like I thought it wouldn't ... actually I don't want the comments I rather put a plugin with social network comments.... I do I take it off, these is taking to long....

**GK User** Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:44 pm Reply with quote Report this post

If comments do not work also on default template, as you checked it means that is problem with K2 , settings or something else.
You have 5 years of experience but as you see K2 is still a misery, that's why some developers stopped used it, because articles in J3.4 have strong features now.

**GK User** Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:31 am Reply with quote Report this post

Oscar E wrote:If comments do not work also on default template, as you checked it means that is problem with K2 , settings or something else.
You have 5 years of experience but as you see K2 is still a misery, that's why some developers stopped used it, because articles in J3.4 have strong features now.

You still have not answering my question... how do you turn off the comments?

**GK User** Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:14 pm Reply with quote Report this post

In most cases from K2 settings, or in general Options or one by one in each K2 category.

**GK User** Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:34 am Reply with quote Report this post

Oscar E wrote:In most cases from K2 settings, or in general Options or one by one in each K2 category.

Thanks.... I solved the problem.... I went to k2>Comments>Parameters>Comments and I disabled reCaptcha for registered users, and is working fine.... I was going to take it off but something got my attention, there is a social section that says "'Social button' code". Where do I get the code? I used to using plugins.

**GK User** Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:27 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Sorry, but we are not official support for K2.
But most people insert there a code from online services like : AddThis or AddToAny

**GK User** Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:20 am Reply with quote Report this post

Oscar E wrote:Sorry, but we are not official support for K2.
But most people insert there a code from online services like : AddThis or AddToAny

Thank you for your help, I got the code for AddThis:
"Step 1 : Add the following code to the <body> of your web site


<script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-55ac8bb636e4f6ae" async="async"></script>

Step 2 : Paste this code into whichever page you would like this tool to show up.


<div class="addthis_native_toolbox"></div>"
I was wondering if you can clarify me something... on step 1, in witch page I put the code, on the index.php, or on the templates/index.html or on the templates/system/index.php? And on step 2 is on Components/K2/Parameters/Social?

**GK User** Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:57 pm Reply with quote Report this post

layouts/default.php - is the main file to edit.

GK templates do not have old school index.php file like in J1.5 times.

**GK User** Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:28 am Reply with quote Report this post

Oscar E wrote:layouts/default.php - is the main file to edit.

GK templates do not have old school index.php file like in J1.5 times.

The only file on the layout folder is index.html.

**GK User** Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:46 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Really? in template folder there are more ...

**GK User** Mon Aug 03, 2015 7:37 am Reply with quote Report this post

It works. Thank you for your help.

**GK User** Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:09 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Probably you missed folders, and I wasn't so clear at the beginning.