Blogger Glitch when Leaving Comments



Waiting for the Writer by Sharon Kearns

I have had an infuriating problem with leaving comments on my own blog and on that of other blogs (Blogger only) since last night.  A quick Google search confirmed that there is something amiss with Blogger and that they are working on it but I, along with many others, were still unable to leave comments.

The problem is that Blogger doesn't recognise you when you try to leave a comment and puts you down as Anonymous.  When you try to sign in to your Google account, so that you can leave a comment with your details, you end up in a login loop from which there is no escape.

For anyone who tried to leave a comment since yesterday, I am sorry if this has inconvenienced you and even more sorry if you are unable to reply to comments on your own blog...

But I think I have hit upon a temporary solution, garnered from the many Blogger Help posts.  When you log in to Blogger, UNTICK the Stay Signed In box and hey, presto, Blogger recognises you again and you can post your comment.

I hope this helps.  Fingers crossed they'll sort this out properly soon.  If you need any help please do not hesitate to e-mail me at rochesterreader@gmail.com and I'll do my best.

Given what happened to Blogger not so long ago, I am now making weekly backups of my blog by using the Blogger export function and storing it on my PC.  Just in case.

UPDATE: The problem continues and it seems that it is particular to embedded commenting on Blogger.  So, as an extra measure, I have changed the way you add a comment to the page; instead of comments appearing embedded below the post, it will now take you to a separate page.  This seems to solve the problem without you having to do anything else on your side.  Thanks to Bev for passing this on.