diff --git a/client/coral-framework/store/reducers/items.js b/client/coral-framework/store/reducers/items.js
index e8f0bbbdf..2bba3bf1b 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/store/reducers/items.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/store/reducers/items.js
@@ -8,18 +8,13 @@ const initialState = fromJS({})
 export default (state = initialState, action) => {
   switch (action.type) {
     case actions.ADD_ITEM:
-      return state.set(action.item_id, fromJS(action.item))
+      return state.set(action.id, fromJS(action.item))
     case actions.UPDATE_ITEM:
-      return state.updateIn([action.item_id, 'data', action.property], () =>
+      return state.updateIn([action.id, action.property], () =>
         fromJS(action.value)
       )
     case actions.APPEND_ITEM_ARRAY:
-      return state.updateIn([action.item_id, 'data', action.property], (prop) => {
-        return prop ? prop.push(action.value) : fromJS([action.value])
-      }
-    )
-    case actions.APPEND_ITEM_RELATED:
-      return state.updateIn([action.item_id, 'related', action.property], (prop) => {
+      return state.updateIn([action.id, action.property], (prop) => {
         return prop ? prop.push(action.value) : fromJS([action.value])
       }
     )
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-comment-count/CommentCount.js b/client/coral-plugin-comment-count/CommentCount.js
index 861fc5df3..6c3b2e5eb 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-comment-count/CommentCount.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-comment-count/CommentCount.js
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ import React from 'react'
 
 const name = 'coral-plugin-comment-count'
 
-const CommentCount = ({items, item_id}) => {
+const CommentCount = ({items, id}) => {
   let count = 0
-  if (items[item_id]) {
-    count += items[item_id].related.comment.length
+  if (items[id]) {
+    count += items[id].comments.length
   }
   const itemKeys = Object.keys(items)
   for (var i=0; i < itemKeys.length; i++) {
     const item = items[itemKeys[i]]
-    if (item.type === 'comment' && item.related && item.related.child) {
-      count += item.related.child.length
+    if (item.type === 'comment' && item.children) {
+      count += item.children.length
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js b/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
index a32144407..f20ced54c 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class CommentBox extends Component {
   }
 
   postComment = () => {
-    const {postItem, updateItem, item_id, reply, addNotification, appendItemRelated} = this.props
+    const {postItem, updateItem, item_id, reply, addNotification, appendItemArray} = this.props
     let comment = {
       content: this.state.content
     }
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class CommentBox extends Component {
     updateItem(item_id, 'showReply', false)
     postItem(comment, 'comment')
     .then((id) => {
-      appendItemRelated(item_id, related, id)
+      appendItemArray(item_id, related, id)
       addNotification('success', 'Your comment has been posted.')
     }).catch((err) => console.error(err))
     this.setState({content: ''})
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyBox.js b/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyBox.js
index 7a89bdeeb..d496a63f7 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyBox.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyBox.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const ReplyBox = (props) => <div
          item_id = {props.item_id}
          postItem = {props.postItem}
          addNotification = {props.addNotification}
-         appendItemRelated = {props.appendItemRelated}
+         appendItemArray = {props.appendItemArray}
          updateItem = {props.updateItem}
          comments = {props.child}
          reply = {true}/>