Just got my answer to the text domain issues, but I’m still looking for an answer to the comment_form error I get – should I take the form out of the comments template and make it a separate file?
Regarding the comment reply form: you should be using the comment_form() function to call the form. If you need to change the default behavior, use the many hooks available for modifying the comment form.
Regarding textdomain: the problem is this bit:
<?php _e('Syndicate this site using RSS'); ?>
You need to provide a textdomain to the _e() function. Have you internationalized the rest of your Theme? If so, use the textdomain you defined in functions.php. Otherwise, if you’re not internationalizing the entire Theme, replace this:
title='<?php _e('Syndicate this site using RSS'); ?>'
with this:
title='Syndicate this site using RSS'
Note: if the Theme is to be publicly released, you should use theme-slug as the textdomain. In other words, if your Theme name is “AwesomeSauce On A Bun”, the theme-slug would be “awesomesauce-on-a-bun”.
Just got my answer to the text domain issues, but I’m still looking for an answer to the comment_form error I get – should I take the form out of the comments template and make it a separate file?
Take the comment reply form markup out of comments.php? YES
Add a separate template file for the comment reply form markup? NO
Use the comment_form() template tag, which adds the comment reply form markup for you.
Thank you, Chip. Your help has been invaluable. I have internationalized the rest of the theme, I just didn’t know what ‘textdomain’ referred to.
I also want to know if I create a theme using a tutorial (Themeshaper: http://themeshaper.com/2009/06/24/creating-wordpress-theme-html-structure-tutorial/), and the code is obviously not written by me, is it eligible for review on the WordPress Theme Repository? I can safely say that the CSS is original, but the php code is mostly from the tutorial and from the WordPress Codex.
Using a tutorial like that is a great place to start. There is nothing “creative” there; it’s essentially all functional. So, I wouldn’t worry about the code not being “yours”. The Theme will still be what you make of it, after starting with that basic HTML structure.
So, that’s the long-winded way to say: using that tutorial does not preclude your Theme from being considered for the repository.
