Fix an issue with empty state not disappearing on Reader Comments view after you post a comment (#25484)

kean · web-flow · commit 8b51f6db04ca · 2026-04-08T14:49:48.000Z
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 * [*] Reader: Fix an issue with "Notificaton Settings" showing incorrect state right after subscribing [#25459]
 * [*] Reader: Fix an issue with "Notificaton Settings" button shown when you are not subscribed [#25459]
 * [*] Reader: Fix a regression with anchors not working in posts [#25459]
+* [*] Reader: Fix an issue with empty state not disappearing on Reader Comments view after you post a comment [#25484]
 * [*] Reader: Fix an issues with Reader failing to clear cached comments if all the comments are deleted [#25482]
 * [*] Reader: Fix an issue with the article view removing autoplay without showing controls [#25468]
 * [*] Menus: Fix an issue with footer view in Menu Editing not resizing [#25481]
diff --git a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Notifications/Views/CommentLargeButton.swift b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Notifications/Views/CommentLargeButton.swift
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ final class CommentLargeButton: UIView {
         backgroundColor = .systemBackground
 
         addSubview(leaveCommentView)
+        leaveCommentView.displaySettings = .standard
         leaveCommentView.pinEdges(to: safeAreaLayoutGuide, insets: UIEdgeInsets.init(top: 14, left: 20, bottom: 8, right: 20))
 
         let divider = SeparatorView.horizontal()
diff --git a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/Comments/ReaderCommentsTableViewController.swift b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/Comments/ReaderCommentsTableViewController.swift
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ final class ReaderCommentsTableViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewData
         UIView.performWithoutAnimation {
             tableView.endUpdates()
         }
+        containerViewController?.refreshEmptyStateView()
     }
 
     // MARK: - UITableViewDataSource
diff --git a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/Comments/ReaderCommentsViewController.swift b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/Comments/ReaderCommentsViewController.swift
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ final class ReaderCommentsViewController: UIViewController, WPContentSyncHelperD
         navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = post.isSubscribedComments ? barButtonItemFollowingSettings : barButtonItemFollowConversation
     }
 
-    private func refreshEmptyStateView() {
+    func refreshEmptyStateView() {
         activityIndicator.stopAnimating()
 
         emptyStateView?.removeFromSuperview()

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`@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ final class ReaderCommentsTableViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewData`
`179`	`179`	`UIView.performWithoutAnimation {`
`180`	`180`	`tableView.endUpdates()`
`181`	`181`	`}`
	`182`	`+ containerViewController?.refreshEmptyStateView()`
`182`	`183`	`}`
`183`	`184`
`184`	`185`	`// MARK: - UITableViewDataSource`
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`@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ final class ReaderCommentsViewController: UIViewController, WPContentSyncHelperD`
`203`	`203`	`navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = post.isSubscribedComments ? barButtonItemFollowingSettings : barButtonItemFollowConversation`
`204`	`204`	`}`
`205`	`205`
`206`		`- private func refreshEmptyStateView() {`
	`206`	`+ func refreshEmptyStateView() {`
`207`	`207`	`activityIndicator.stopAnimating()`
`208`	`208`
`209`	`209`	`emptyStateView?.removeFromSuperview()`