Title: Child theme displaying default/comments.php? Why?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Child theme displaying default/comments.php? Why?

 *  [cray_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cray_/)
 * (@cray_)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-displaying-defaultcommentsphp-why/)
 * Hi,
    _ Notes :
    - WordPress 2.8.4 local installation
    - Custom sandbox child theme
    - All plugins disabled
    - child theme functions.php disabled
 * **# Background**
    I’ve made 5-8 themes with WordPress and I am a middle-advanced
   theme creator (not a complete beginner, not an expert). For the first time, I’m
   using sandbox, blueprint, actions and filters.
 * **# Situation**
    I’m using a child theme (parent : the sandbox default configuration)
   to create my own theme. Everything is working fine (header/content/footer customization).
   My only problem is that comments_template() is always looking for themes/default/
   comments.php
 * **# Problem**
    If my understanding is good, it should first :
 *     ```
       1. look for mychildtheme/comments.php
          if not found
             -> 2. look for sandbox/comments.php
             if not found
                -> 3. look for default/comments.php
       ```
   
 * When mychildtheme **activated** ( and index.php, functions.php, single.php working
   fine), **the comments section is still displaying default/comments.php**
    Not
   even sandbox/comments.php
 * The thing is : **the problem happens even if I copy default/comments.php to mychildtheme
   and sandbox folders**. So, the file comments.php should be valid.
 * **# Diagnostic**
    - All plugins disabled
    - child theme functions.php disabled
 * **# Your opinion?**
    How can this be possible? Is there anything else that I 
   should check to ensure compatibility between default/parent/child theme?
 * Thank you in advance.

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