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Styling the wordpress comment count as a button/icon etc can be tricky because the normal call to the comments

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comments_popup_link(__('Comments (0)'), __('Comments (1)'), __('Comments (%)'));

formats the output as an anchor point with the correct link, alt tags etc already set up.

So in order to intercept this and then add you own anchor point with divs/imagery etc you need to make a custom request

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// SQL
$SQL = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS Count FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_approved='1'";
$SQL.= "AND comment_post_ID='".intval($post->ID)."'";
 
// Sort the array into a string prefixed with 'Comments '
list($comments) = $wpdb->get_results($SQL, ARRAY_A); 	
$comments='Comments ('.$comments['Count'].')';
 
// generate the alt and title tags
$alt = 'Comment on '.$post->post_title;
 
// echo the button if this is not a single and not a page
if (!is_single() && !is_page()) {
 
// anchor open
echo '<a href="'.get_permalink($post->ID).'" alt="'.$alt.'" title="'.$alt.'">';
 
// complex formatting rules for the comment pop up, go here
echo $comments;
 
// anchor close
echo '</a>';
}

The above does exactly the same, formats the link etc, but now you can access the anchor point directly and format it your own way.

Upgrading to wordpress MU manually from an old blog.

At work I had to update an old wordpress installation from 2.3.2 all the way up to the latest version of WordPress Mu (Multi User).

I documented the method I used and placed it below here.
If you do decide to do this it is done entirely at your own risk.
ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP FIRST

Stage 1

Install Mu on its own database alongside your existing installation and database, within its own directory in the normal way.

Stage 2

Move the data across from Mu performing an upgrade, keeping all the data intact and wordpress Mu functioning correctly.

How this is done

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clikStats is a wordpress plugin that automatically detects the current links within each post.

ClikStats is retrofitable, and requires no special provision from any classes or code.

Once activated, clikStats will compile who, when, what data which can be viewed through the back office.

The beauty of this plugin is in its portability, it can be used straight out of the box, and provide usefull visitor information, without the need to reverse engineer your posts.

Download the latest version (v0.7) of clikStats from here

Simply add the unzipped folder to your pluggins folder, and make it active to start logging clicks.

Have fun

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