Comments on: How to increase the number of recent comments in WordPress http://damian.peterson.net.nz/2008/01/21/how-to-increase-the-number-of-recent-comments-in-wordpress/ The Bloggery of Damian Peterson Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dale Campbell http://damian.peterson.net.nz/2008/01/21/how-to-increase-the-number-of-recent-comments-in-wordpress/#comment-478 Dale Campbell Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:31:42 +0000 http://damian.peterson.net.nz/2008/01/21/how-to-increase-the-number-of-recent-comments-in-wordpress/#comment-478 hooray for me! :) Seriously, I only know VERY basic HTML tags, and only survive by cut/paste... :) Your over-looking the more simple way was probably a case of not seeing the 'forest for the trees' (as we ALL do from time to time!)... :) hooray for me! :)

Seriously, I only know VERY basic HTML tags, and only survive by cut/paste… :)

Your over-looking the more simple way was probably a case of not seeing the ‘forest for the trees’ (as we ALL do from time to time!)…

:)

]]> By: Damian http://damian.peterson.net.nz/2008/01/21/how-to-increase-the-number-of-recent-comments-in-wordpress/#comment-477 Damian Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:00:27 +0000 http://damian.peterson.net.nz/2008/01/21/how-to-increase-the-number-of-recent-comments-in-wordpress/#comment-477 Damn! I never noticed that you could click on the graphic to the right to adjust the settings. Perhaps this post can go down as the Rube Goldberg way of adjusting your settings. How about connecting to your database via SSH and using mysql to edit the line by way of <code>UPDATE `wp_options` SET `option_value` = 'a:2:{s:5:"title";s:0:"";s:6:"number";i:10;}' WHERE `option_name` = 'widget_recent_comments'</code>. Or perhaps using only ball bearings and elastic bands to make the change? Damn! I never noticed that you could click on the graphic to the right to adjust the settings.

Perhaps this post can go down as the Rube Goldberg way of adjusting your settings.

How about connecting to your database via SSH and using mysql to edit the line by way of UPDATE `wp_options` SET `option_value` = 'a:2:{s:5:"title";s:0:"";s:6:"number";i:10;}' WHERE `option_name` = 'widget_recent_comments'. Or perhaps using only ball bearings and elastic bands to make the change?

]]> By: Dale Campbell http://damian.peterson.net.nz/2008/01/21/how-to-increase-the-number-of-recent-comments-in-wordpress/#comment-476 Dale Campbell Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:39:33 +0000 http://damian.peterson.net.nz/2008/01/21/how-to-increase-the-number-of-recent-comments-in-wordpress/#comment-476 I just edit the recent-comments 'widget' under 'presentation' in my wordpress menu... -d- I just edit the recent-comments ‘widget’ under ‘presentation’ in my wordpress menu…

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