[wp-testers] Link to post in comment sections

[Steve]

Yeah, I suppose I'm with you there. Replying from the admin is super
convenient, but if I have to refer to the post at all, it's nice to be on
the posts page.

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 7:12 PM, Kirk M <kmb42vt at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know this has been discussed before but after using 2.7 trunk on both my
> sites for a few weeks now (yes, I'm one of those who need my head examined
> and I do it with every new version too:) I'm finding myself becoming
> increasingly frustrated that there's no direct way to get from a single
> comment (section) on the Admin's Comment page to the actual associated post
> on the site, only to the "post in editor" so to speak.
>
> There are times when I'd rather reply to a comment or a series of comments
> on a single post from the that post's page on the site itself rather than
>  from within the Admin even if it's just to be able to refer to the post
> that the comment is referring to (threaded comments are great but will not
> be the best choice for all blogging situations). When replying to several
> comments on more than one post it gets hard to recall each post from memory
> as I reply. I end up thinking "Now what exactly did I say?" while replying
> and there's no direct way to get to the post in question to check without
> having to go search through the site itself or go to the post in the editor
> and click on "Preview". It's much easier to read the post on the site than
> it is in the editor. I strongly feel that a link to the on site post needs
> to be added back into the individual comment sections on the Comments page.
> To me, it just doesn't make any sense to link to the "post in editor" from
> the comments page rather than the actual on site post.
>
> Just my humble opinion. Anyone else?
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