[wp-hackers] bypostauthor class disappears on comments page

[Jeremy Clarke]

On 4/13/11, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
> WordPress only has one method of login. One does not "log in" via the
> comments form.
>
> If the comments form presents the author fields (Name, Email, Website), then
> the current user isn't logged in; otherwise, the comment form would consist
> solely of the comment textarea.
>

One thing you can do is add a login link in the comment form next to
the name field, reminding users to log in before commenting. Not
always ideal depending on your ratio of authors to general public, as
people without logins might be confused that they can't log in.

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Jeremy Clarke
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