Finding a way to move the comments to their “rightful owner” or to the right post, I found a useful  WordPress Tip: Move A Comment From A Post To Another article from Deluxe Blog Tips.

Requirements

To be able to move the comments you need to know these 3 things first:

• comment’s ID -  the ID of the comment you want to transfer
• source post’s ID - the ID of the post where the comment will be removed
• destination post’s ID – the ID of the post where the comment will be moved/transferred

To know the comment’s ID and the source post’s ID, go to the Edit Comments Page in your Admin Area and hover the mouse on the Approve/Unapproved link in the comments column. You will see the URL in the status bar. However if you’re using Chrome like me, you may not be able to see the full URL, so just right-click and copy the link address and paste it somewhere else, in a blank tab, notepad, etc.

You will see a link similar to this:

http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/comment.php?action=unapprovecomment&p=171&c=12525&_wpnonce=01bb47e1ad

The comment’s ID is 12525 and the source post’s ID is 17, as indicated in p=171 and c=12525.

To know the destination post’s ID, go to the Edit Posts Page and move the mouse over the Post Title. You will see the URL in the status bar that is similar to this link:

http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=15

Now we know that the destination post’s ID is 15, as seen from post=15.

Moving the comment using SQL

“I like to move it move it”

To move the comments you have to login to your site’s Control Panel and go to PHPMyAdmin to work with MySQL query. Although this is an easy task,  use phpMyAdmin at your own risk. Be sure to backup your database too, to be on the safe side.

Choose your WordPress database, and click on the SQL tab.

Now, we’re going to use these SQL snippets

UPDATE wp_comments SET comment_post_ID=destination's post ID WHERE comment_ID=comment's ID;
UPDATE wp_posts SET comment_count=comment_count+1 WHERE ID=destination's post ID;
UPDATE wp_posts SET comment_count=comment_count-1 WHERE ID=source post's ID;

Type the following queries in the SQL tab and press Go, but be sure to replace it with your own comment and post IDs.

UPDATE wp_comments SET comment_post_ID=15 WHERE comment_ID=12570;
UPDATE wp_posts SET comment_count=comment_count+1 WHERE ID=15;
UPDATE wp_posts SET comment_count=comment_count-1 WHERE ID=171;

WordPress will not automatically fix the comment count that’s why we have to add 1 to the destination post and delete one from the source post.

If your WordPress Database Table prefix  is not wp_,  (such as  wp_comments and wp_posts), replace wp_ with the prefix you're using.

If you did as instructed above, you will see this message:

Refresh the Comments Page and you will see that the comment has been moved to the other post.

I try not to use plugin if I can do it myself, but for those who prefer to use a plugin you can use

Move WordPress Comments Plugin
Author:Nicolas Kuttler
This plugin allows you to move comments  to a different page and to fix comment threading.

I’ve been testing WordPress 3.0 since Beta 2 in my local WordPress install. Last week I upgraded to RC3 and now, the final release. It’s worth the wait! Kudos to all the 218 developers who contributed to the 3.0 release cycle.

What’s funny was, when I was beta-testing WP 3.0, and typed the wrong password, something strange happened to the login form. Go try it out!

There are plenty of New Features in WordPress 3.0 making it even more powerful.  Some of those I like are:

• Twenty Ten – new default well built theme that takes full advantage of the current features of WordPress. It’s packed with cool features, clean typography and strong focus on SEO.
  

  Testing Twenty Ten 1.0 WP theme

• Multisite – run multiple sites within one single install.
• New Custom Menu Management – makes it easy to create and manage multiple menus combining posts, pages, categories, tags, and links for use in theme menus or widgets.
• Custom Header and Background Support – add custom background in a theme
• Bulk Updates for Themes and Plugins – big time saver
• Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies

Check out WordPress 3.0’s Codex page for a more comprehensive look on WP 3.0

Take a look at the WordPress 3.0 Video Tour

What are you waiting for? Upgrade now. Just don’t forget to backup your database and download a copy of all your files first.

I read this info from Themelab and I just can’t let it pass. Even if I’m sleepy already, I just have to visit the site and download it asap, because this will be available for a limited time only!

Felix, the owner of RichWP.com is giving away ALL full versions of his paid WordPress themes. Free. Gratis. Libre. No strings attached. You only have to sign up with your name and email address in the opt-in form; confirm your email and download links will be sent. Just as simple as that.

The Themes

Here are two of the themes that I downloaded.

Superblogger - a mix between a blog and a magazine, easy to setup .

Daily News – fast and easy to get started. Blog and get rich.

I signed up and downloaded the 12 themes. I love to download themes because by looking at the source codes, I learn a thing or two, or three or four hehehe! It’s a good source of inspiration for new projects, etc.  It’s not everyday that you  get access to paid themes without spending a single dime! Or, in my case, a single centavo, kahit singkong duling pa.

Wondering why Felix is  giving it all for free? He cited four reasons, and you can read it on his site. He also said:

“This is the BOLDEST Marketing Move in the history of the Premium WordPress Theme Market. I am really proud of my work and I want YOU to use it. This one is for you. Save Work, Time and Money.”

A very clever marketing campaign huh! And I think it works.

Go and download the 12 themes now. This  will be available for a limited time only. So it’s now or never.

I won a WpShowcase Theme Standard Pack (worth $59) from one of the Sponsors – Gabfire Themes.

The contest was fairly easy as you just have to follow @WPShout on Twitter. The contest ended last Friday, April 16. Winners were randomly selected from @WPShout followers through Random.org. Was so delighted when I read the tweet mentioning me as one of the winners! Woot!

I’m done editing the options page. It’s my first time to include Advanced Options Page in a theme, glad I read Alex Denning‘s article on how to Create an Advanced Options Page in WordPress. Thank you, thank you! I don’t know if I would be able to make it myself hadn’t I read your article. It really was a big help.

Here are some of the theme’s screenshots.

Header - right side

Sidebar

Comment Section

Footer - left side

Advanced Options Page

So I am looking for anyone who could test the theme as I do not have access to all kinds of browser and operating systems. I’ve tested it already in the latest versions of Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer. Please let me know if you’re interested to test it so I can email the link. Just leave your comment below. I’m also open for suggestions, in case you want something to be added.

By the way, as you may have noticed, I intentionally did not mention the name of this WordPress Theme, even blurring the name in the image. I wonder if you can guess what it is?