Title: Edit comments field
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Edit comments field

 *  [yoggi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yoggi/)
 * (@yoggi)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/)
 * Hi!
 * Does somebody how to choose or change the alignment on the comments field?
 * Is it possible to do it by using any CSS edit program or something?
 * Im the guy who runs [http://www.demalt.info](http://www.demalt.info)

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 *  [dwzemens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dwzemens/)
 * (@dwzemens)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-531800)
 * I am sure we can help — what is it you would like to do with the comments field?
 *  Thread Starter [yoggi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yoggi/)
 * (@yoggi)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-531813)
 * Oh, that was fast!
 * I need to align the textfield to the left so it´s not centered as it is now.
 * You can see it under any post on [http://www.demalt.info](http://www.demalt.info)
 * Posted in Aktiviteter, På gång | No Comments
 * I want it to be left-aligned!
 * /Giorgio
 *  [dwzemens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dwzemens/)
 * (@dwzemens)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-531816)
 * In the file named style.css, which is located in the /wp-content/themes/”your-
   theme-name folder.
 * Change this code:
    .narrowcolumn .postmetadata {
 *  text-align: center;
 *  }
 * to this:
 * .narrowcolumn .postmetadata {
 *  text-align: left;
 *  }
 * That should do it. If I misunderstood what you wanted or if it does not work,
   post again and we will get it working.
 * dz
 *  Thread Starter [yoggi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yoggi/)
 * (@yoggi)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-531818)
 * Oh, thank you!
 * I will try it! But first…I need to eat something.
 * /Giorgio
 *  Thread Starter [yoggi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yoggi/)
 * (@yoggi)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-531820)
 * It worked!
    Thank you sooo much dwzemens!
 * /Giorgio
 *  [dwzemens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dwzemens/)
 * (@dwzemens)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-531821)
 * My pleasure, let me know if you need something else. I am pretty much a beginner,
   but know a few things.
 * What part of the world are you from, Giorgio?
 *  Thread Starter [yoggi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yoggi/)
 * (@yoggi)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-531822)
 * I´m living in Stockholm but Im originaly from Chile, but my parents are italian
   and spanish.
 * 🙂
 *  [dwzemens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dwzemens/)
 * (@dwzemens)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-531823)
 * You will have to change this:
 * .widecolumn .postmetadata {
 *  margin: 30px 0;
 *  }
 * to this:
 * .widecolumn .postmetadata {
 *  margin: 30px 0;
    text-align: left;
 *  }
 * in the same style.css file if you want the same effect when you are viewing a
   single post page. Make sense?
 *  Thread Starter [yoggi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yoggi/)
 * (@yoggi)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-531825)
 * Aight! Ill check it up!
 *  Thread Starter [yoggi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yoggi/)
 * (@yoggi)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-531826)
 * The other thing I need to change is how to change the language on “comments” 
   to the swedish “kommentarer”. And posted in to “postad i”. And also how to make
   the “comments off” disappear or change to the swedish variant.
 * I´m new on the wordpress-css-coding. But I´m trying my best.
    😛
 * /Giorgio
 *  [dwzemens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dwzemens/)
 * (@dwzemens)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-531829)
 * See if you can find something similar to this in your index.php file. Make sure
   you save the file first as a backup so if you make a mistake you can always change
   it back. Take a look at this code and I think you can see where you need to make
   the changes that you speak of. Let me know if you have a problem.
 * <?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
    <div class=”entrymeta”> <div class=”postinfo”
   > <span class=”postedby”>Posted by <?php the_author() ?></span> <span class=”
   filedto”>Filed in <?php the_category(‘, ‘) ?> <?php edit_post_link(‘Edit’, ‘ 
   | ‘, ”); ?></span> </div> <?php comments_popup_link(‘No Comments »’, ‘1 Comment»’,‘%
   Comments »’, ‘commentslink’); ?> </div> <?php endif; ?>
 *  Thread Starter [yoggi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yoggi/)
 * (@yoggi)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-532006)
 * I will try your tips tonight. I´m still wondering though how to save a backup
   before i get to action…I don´t want to mess it up after all work.
 * /Giorgio
 *  [ghanshyamgadhiya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ghanshyamgadhiya/)
 * (@ghanshyamgadhiya)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-532045)
 * for backup just copy your file into your machine 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [yoggi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yoggi/)
 * (@yoggi)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-532094)
 * I just saved a backup. The problem is that I can´t fin the code you gave me on
   the style.css file. And the index.php is almost empty it just says:
 * <?php
    /* Short and sweet */ define(‘WP_USE_THEMES’, true); require(‘./wp-blog-
   header.php’); ?>
 * …wich is for the theme.
    Should I type something there directly?
 *  Thread Starter [yoggi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yoggi/)
 * (@yoggi)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-comments-field/#post-532099)
 * Can somebody help me out please? I want to change the language on the commentsfield
   to swedish…

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