Joe

I agree. It’s completely ridiculous. Why would anyone want a child category listed above the parent? It’s supposed to be helpful if you have alot of categories but to me, more categories would make it even MORE confusing. You wouldn’t be able to remember WHERE the post was filed.

My mistake. Did some more reading and realized this was a “feature” …though I must say it’s a very odd one. Fixed with the “Category Checklist Tree” plugin. Install this plugin and the category hierarchy will display as it should.

Just submitted this as a bug in WordPress Trac using rajdeut’s screenshots(hope he doesn’t mind).

Exact same problem here with WordPress 3.12. Definitely looks like a bug.

Thanks for the help Otto. The part that is really confusing me is that the fb_connect_user variable never seems to get set to “true”, even when I am logged in.

I put document.write(fb_connect_user); in the footer of the page just above the </body> tag. The value is always “false”, whether I’m logged in via Facebook or not.

I’m using the jquery validate function in the arras theme:

jQuery(document).ready(function($) {

$('.multi-sidebar').tabs();

<?php if (!function_exists('pixopoint_menu')) : ?>
$('.sf-menu').superfish({autoArrows: true, speed: 'fast', dropShadows: 'true'});
<?php endif ?>

<?php if (is_singular()) : ?>

$('#commentform').validate()

<?php endif ?>

<?php do_action('arras_custom_scripts') ?>

});

in the head of the page.

The problem I’m finding is that when I check the fb_connect_user value, it only shows up when I place the check below the footer(ie below the SFC comments code.

Also the fb_connect_user variable always returns “false”, even when I’m logged in via Facebook.

Yeah, I get that Otto ??

My point was- it might be nice to be able to use SFC Comments AND the JS validation as well ??

I’ve been trying to do it through some javascript calls to turn validation on when fb_connect_user = false, and turn it off when fb_connect_user = true, but it’s just not working.

I’m now considering trying a different route: setting a cookie for the fb_connect_user value and then using that to switch on and off validation. Not sure when I’ll get a chance to give it a proper go though, as I have a ton of other stuff on my blog that needs to be fixed first.

So, did anyone ever figure out a way to use the javascript validation along with the Simple Facebook Connect plugin?

Saharusa, did you accomplish this?

I’ve tried and tried, but my javascript is just crap, and I can’t manage. It would be nice to be able to use Facebook for some comments and still be able to use jquery’s validate function for the others. Otherwise, people have to retype their entire comment if they forget to enter a username or password.

Sorry to bump my own thread- but for those who tried(and failed) when the plugin was first released, please try the newest version. I’ve worked through a ton of bugs since the first release and it should work great, even on fresh 2.0 installs now.

kahil-Just added some detailed instructions for you. Check the blog comments.

Thanks AD! No donation required. The plugin is still in the “testing phase”, so just try it and report any bugs on the blog and we’ll call it even ??

I knew I could win ya over ?? You can also adjust the compression quality setting, or choose not to create a thumbnail at all(useful for small images) all on the fly.

Of course, the credit for this stuff goes to Martin Chuplac who wrote the excellent image manager included in the plugin. It’s the best WordPress image manager I’ve seen.

Um… bad day?

I should have worded the thumbnail thing differently… With the plugin, you can select thumbnail size on the fly. You also have the extra option to use a text only link to the image. Plus all of this is done in a popup and inserted right back into the editor window(no page scrolling/toggling), which seems more convenient to me, but YMMV…

Heatsink:
Get the new version of the plugin. It will automatically chmod the files for you so that they are readable.

Apologies to anyone who tried to post a comment on my site yesterday. I’m working on a new anti-spam hack and because of some bad code, everyone trying to comment got the message: “You are a rotten blog-spamming bastard. Go away.” LOL

Should be fixed now(crosses fingers).