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1. pclove
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Right now, my blog shows comments with oldest first, and I want it to show latest first. How do I change this?

   Thanks.

2. pclove
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Well, I found the answer through a few different Google searches using different search terms.

   The solution is here:
   http://gerropost.net/2008/09/how-to-comments-order-wordpress/

   Hope this helps someone else.

3. demonboy
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Not quite because the link to the article has changed.

   Here is the latest link

4. Shane G
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi,

   You can use recent comments widget tool to display recent comments first.

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5. ednlam
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi Demonboy,

   I have been posting the same question in this forum and still haven't received any fixed to display the newer comments at the top of the page. I had set the dropdown listing to "newer" at the admin/setting/discussion, and it doesn't work at all!

   I have been to the "latest Link" you provided and it mentioned: "The trick is to reverse ....." - the line disappeared from there and I am not able to figure out the instruction. Do you think you can provide me the complete instruction here. This is most appreciated as I have been anxious to fix this for quite a long time.

   Plse help.

   Edmund

6. ednlam
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi Demonbuy,

   I got it fixed. The comments are displaying the way I wanted it. Thanks for the code.

   ED

7. demonboy
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   No problem, though I will repeat the instructions here just so other people searching for it can understand what's going on.

   It really is VERY simple!

   1. Open comments.php
   2. Find the line: foreach ($comments as $comment) {
   3. Immediately before that line, add $comments = array_reverse($comments);

   That's it!

8. iconico
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   thanks demonboy!

   what i did, and it works fine, i simply replaced
   <?php foreach ($comments as $comment) : ?>

   with
   <?php foreach (array_reverse($comments) as $comment) : ?>

   now the newest comments are on the top!

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