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I’m having multiple problems with comments. I’m not sure if this is new since updating to EE 2.1.3 or if it existed in previous builds.

Here’s the relevant code for the comment form:

<!-- START COMMENT FORM -->
{exp:channel:entries channel="{hasten}" limit="1"}
{if allow_comments}
<div id="respond">
<div id="form_wrap">
<h3>Leave a reply</h3>
<p>{exp:comment:form}<br />
<div class="form-left"><br />
{if logged_out}<br />
<input type="text" name="name" id="name" tabindex="1" value="Name (required)"><br />
<input type="text" name="email" id="email" tabindex="2" value="Email (required)"><br />
<input type="text" name="url" id="url" tabindex="3" value="Website (optional)"><br />
{/if}<br />
{if logged_in}<br />
<input type="text" name="name" id="name" tabindex="1" value="{name}" disabled="disabled" /><br />
<input type="text" name="email" id="email" tabindex="2" value="{email}" disabled="disabled" /><br />
<input type="text" name="url" id="url" tabindex="3" value="{url}" disabled="disabled" /><br />
{/if}<br />
</div><br />
<div class="form-right"><br />
<textarea rows="9" cols="10" name="comment" id="comment" tabindex="4">Type your comment here…</textarea><br />
{if logged_out}<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="save_info" value="yes" {save_info} /><br />
<label for="save_info"><small>Remember my personal information</small></label><br />
{/if}<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="notify_me" value="yes" {notify_me} /><br />
<label for="notify_me"><small>Notify me of follow-up comments?</small></label><br />
{if captcha}<br />
Submit the word you see below:</p>

<p>{captcha}</p>

<p>{/if}<br />
<input type="submit" name="submit" tabindex="5" value="Submit" class="sb" /><br />
</div><br />
<input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='6' id='comment_post_ID' /><br />
<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' /><br />
{/exp:comment:form}

Regardless of whether or not I have ExpressionEngine 2.1.3’s comment posting preferences set to require membership to post comments for the channel, non-members are not allowed to post comments.

When a non-member attempts to post a comment (with EE comment posting preferences for the channel set to *not* require membership to post comments), the user receives EE’s You are not allowed to post comments error.

mfraase,

You should not nest any comment tags inside the channel:entries tag so move them out for a start. Add some channel= parameters to your comment form and entries tag

Does the entry have commenting enabled?

I am seeing this issue as well in EE 2.1.1. Build 20101020. I haven’t upgraded this site because of all the bugs in subsequent builds, especially the custom layout issues. Since the OP is using 2.1.3, it may not matter much anyway if I did upgrade.

I am using very common markup and all EE tags appropriately ordered. Both entries and comments tags have channel parameters set. Commenting is enabled on channel prefs and individual entry.

Tried a few other things:

1.) Exchanged comment module files in /system/expressionengine/modules with latest build.
2.) Added path to Comment URL in Channel Prefs (it had previously not been set.)
3.) Removed and re-installed Comment module (we had no comments in the system yet, so this was okay to do.)

To no avail.

More attempted fixes:

4.) Cleared .htaccess file.
5.) Remove all markup except the comment:entries and comment:form.
6.) Modified the whitelist to include my IP. Also disabled the Blacklist/Whitelist module (found some old forum posts online about MovableType that had this as a fix for this problem.)
7.) Tried the commenting system on a completely different channel and template.
8.) Upgraded to EE 2.1.3 Build 20101220.

No dice. Still seeing the error on comment submit.

Logged-in members can post? Posting comments to this channel is generally turned on?

In my case, logged-in members *can* post as expected. And yes, comments for the channel (and article) are enabled.

In my case, also, logged in members can post. Yes, comments for the channel and entry are enabled.

Michael, did you modify your form like John suggested?

David/Michael - if you use the code listed in the docs - http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/modules/comment/entries.html#submission_form - does that work?

Sue, no. Same error.

David,

Can you link to your template with the default code please?
This template should only have the example code from the docs and nothing else

Have you a htaccess file? Are you removing index.php?

John,

Check it out: http://adcag.org/blog/entry/test-blog-entry

The cool thing is that I checked this version while _logged in_ and it shows a PHP error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined method CI_Security::secure_forms_check() in /[path-to-system]/expressionengine/modules/comment/mod.comment.php on line 2647

David,

This template as I mentioned should only have the example code from the docs and nothing else

In your Security and Session Preferences do you have Process form data in Secure Mode? turned on or off?

Open up /system/expressionengine/libraries/EE_Security.php What’s on line 47?
There should be a secure_forms_check function

John,

Okay, the template is void of any other markup except for the comment form.

http://adcag.org/blog/entry/test-blog-entry

In my 2.1.1 version, I had no EE_Security.php file at all in libraries. I copied the file from 2.1.3 into my 2.1.1 install and now the PHP error is gone and _logged in_ I can submit comments again. Strange that I was completely missing a file, but now that it’s there, it seems fine. I am currently running the 2.1.1 version because it’s less buggy for my client in other areas, but I can switch to 2.1.3 if needed.

In Security and Session Preferences I had Process form data in Secure Mode ON. However, switching to off and re-trying the form results in the same error.

Hi David,

Please do upgrade to the latest version and build and then test this again.

@Michael, how are you getting on?

Cheers

Greg