Title: Help adding code to the comments.php for the Author Highlighting Plugin
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Help adding code to the comments.php for the Author Highlighting Plugin

 *  [lizzyhagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lizzyhagen/)
 * (@lizzyhagen)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-adding-code-to-the-commentsphp-for-the-author-highlighting-plugin/)
 * Highlighting comments worked for the main user before the upgrade (4 versions).
   Can someone help me with this?
 * I have the Author Highlight Plugin – [http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/AuthorHighlight](http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/AuthorHighlight)–
   to use. And it says to add code into my comments.php. But where? ..and what does
   the “This is a comment” need to be?
 * I included my comments.php at the bottom.
 * Thanks in advance for your help!
 * **FROM AUTHOR HIGHLIGHTS**
    You need to add this code to your comments.php file(
   in your theme’s directory):
 * <?php author_highlight(); ?>
 * It needs to be withing the loop for the comments, and you want to specify it 
   so that it outputs into a class attribute. Something like this:
    <div class=”
   <?php author_highlight(); ?>”> This is a comment. </div>
 * **FROM MY COMMENTS.PHP FILE**
    <?php // Do not delete these lines if (‘comments.
   php’ == basename($_SERVER[‘SCRIPT_FILENAME’])) die (‘Please do not load this 
   page directly. Thanks!’); if (!empty($post->post_password)) { // if there’s a
   password if ($_COOKIE[‘wp-postpass_’ . COOKIEHASH] != $post->post_password) {//
   and it doesn’t match the cookie ?>
 * <p class=”nocomments”><?php _e(“This post is password protected. Enter the password
   to view comments.”); ?><p>
 * <?php
    return; } }
 * /* This variable is for alternating comment background */
    $oddcomment = ‘alt’;?
   >
 * <!– You can start editing here. –>
 * <?php if ($comments) : ?>
 * <h3 id=”comments”><?php comments_number(‘No Responses’, ‘One Response’, ‘% Responses’);?
   > to “<?php the_title(); ?>”</h3>
 * <ol class=”commentlist”>
 * <?php foreach (array_reverse($comments) as $comment) : ?>
 * <li class=”<?php echo $oddcomment; ?>” id=”comment-comment_ID()?php the_author_link()?
   >”>
    <div class=”cmtinfo”>on <?php comment_date(‘d M Y’) ?> at <?php comment_time()?
   > <small class=”commentmetadata”>” title=””> <?php edit_comment_link(‘edit this’,”,”);?
   ></small><cite><?php comment_author_link() ?></cite></div> <?php if ($comment-
   >comment_approved == ‘0’) : ?> Your comment is awaiting moderation. <?php endif;?
   >
 * <?php comment_text() ?>
 * <?php /* Changes every other comment to a different class */
    if (‘alt’ == $oddcomment)
   $oddcomment = ”; else $oddcomment = ‘alt’; ?>
 * <?php endforeach; /* end for each comment */ ?>
 * <?php else : // this is displayed if there are no comments so far ?>
 * <?php if (‘open’ == $post-> comment_status) : ?>
    <!– If comments are open, but
   there are no comments. –>
 * <?php else : // comments are closed ?>
    <!– If comments are closed. –> <p class
   =”nocomments”>Comments are closed.</p>
 * <?php endif; ?>
    <?php endif; ?>
 * <?php if (‘open’ == $post-> comment_status) : ?>
 * <h3 id=”respond”>Leave a Reply</h3>
    <p><i>(Please note that Keshav reviews all
   comments and sharings and that they are subject to editing and posting at his
   discretion.)</i><p>
 * <?php if ( get_option(‘comment_registration’) && !$user_ID ) : ?>
    <p>You must
   be /wp-login.php?redirect_to=<?php the_permalink(); ?>”>logged in to post a comment.
   </p> <?php else : ?>
 * <form action=”<?php echo get_option(‘siteurl’); ?>/wp-comments-post.php” method
   =”post” id=”commentform”>
 * <?php if ( $user_ID ) : ?>
 * <p>Logged in as /wp-admin/profile.php”><?php echo $user_identity; ?>. /wp-login.
   php?action=logout” title=”<?php _e(‘Log out of this account’) ?>”>Logout »</p
   >
 * <?php else : ?>
 * <p>Testing</p>
 * <p><input type=”text” class=”text” name=”author” id=”author” value=”<?php echo
   $comment_author; ?>” size=”22″ tabindex=”1″ />
    <label for=”author”><small>Name
   <?php if ($req) _e(‘(required)’); ?></small></label></p>
 * <p><input type=”text” class=”text” name=”email” id=”email” value=”<?php echo 
   $comment_author_email; ?>” size=”22″ tabindex=”2″ />
    <label for=”email”><small
   >Mail (hidden) <?php if ($req) _e(‘(required)’); ?></small></label></p>
 * <p><input type=”text” class=”text” name=”url” id=”url” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_url;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”3″ />
    <label for=”url”><small>Website</small></label>
   </p>
 * <?php endif; ?>
 * <!– <p><small>XHTML: You can use these tags: <?php echo allowed_tags(); ?></small
   ></p> –>
 * <p><textarea name=”comment” id=”comment” cols=”100%” rows=”10″ tabindex=”4″></
   textarea></p>
 * <p><input name=”submit” type=”submit” id=”submit” tabindex=”5″ value=”Submit 
   Comment” />
    <input type=”hidden” name=”comment_post_ID” value=”<?php echo $id;?
   >” /> </p>
 * <?php do_action(‘comment_form’, $post->ID); ?>
 * <p>
    Live Preview</p> <p style=”border: 1px solid #ccc;”><?php live_preview()?
   ></p>
 * </form>
 * <?php endif; // If registration required and not logged in ?>
    <?php endif; //
   if you delete this the sky will fall on your head ?>

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