Title: Nested comments issue Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Nested comments issue * [ToonVK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toonvk/) * (@toonvk) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/) * I have a website [http://mushroompalace.com](http://mushroompalace.com). I run wordpress 3.1.3. I want the nested comments to go underneath each other. Not with indents. A good example of what I mean in the Facebook Comments system. Because right now you can’t reply any more when the limit (I set my nested level to 5) of 5 replies is achieved. I’m looking for a good plugin to fix this. Or some code. I don’t want the Facebook plugin, because most of my readers grow hallucinogenic mushrooms too and they obviously don’t want to be known via Facebook Comments. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/page/2/?output_format=md) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108140) * You’d need to handle this by editing your theme’s CSS. * Thread Starter [ToonVK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toonvk/) * (@toonvk) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108141) * Can anyone show me how to do this? Because I don’t know how * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108142) * You can’t edit the Twenty Ten theme as your changes **will** be over-written the next time you upgrade WordPress. For this reason, it is recommended that you consider creating a [child theme](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes) for your customisations. Once your child theme is active, we should be able to help with the customisation. * Thread Starter [ToonVK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toonvk/) * (@toonvk) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108146) * Yeah I already noticed this with the footer.php It really sucks. So what do I need to do? Copy my theme files, and drop them in a new folder “twentyten-child” under “Themes” in “wp-content”? * So there isn’t any way to fix this with a plugin? Or an other theme? How do other wordpress owners deal with this? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108148) * > So what do I need to do? * See the child theme link I gave above. * > So there isn’t any way to fix this with a plugin? * No – it’s completely theme dependant. * > Or an other theme? * You could but finding the right one could be difficult. * > How do other wordpress owners deal with this? * By editing their theme’s stylesheet(s). Or, if they’re using Twenty Ten, creating a child theme and adding the custom CSS to the child theme’s style.css file. * Thread Starter [ToonVK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toonvk/) * (@toonvk) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108173) * Do you know the right CSS for the comments? Will you be able to help me when I installed the child theme? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108213) * > Once your child theme is active, we should be able to help with the customisation. * Thread Starter [ToonVK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toonvk/) * (@toonvk) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108251) * I created a twentyten-child theme. It is active at this moment. It gave me an error with the functions.php, but the tutorial you linked to said that funtions. php is optional. And since you said we needed to work on the stylesheets… so I deleted the functions.php. Now what do we do? * (Thanks for helping me by the way) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108260) * > It gave me an error with the functions.php * The child theme’s functions.php file – if it exists – should be empty initially. * Do you have any comments yet? If so, a link to them would be helpful. * Thread Starter [ToonVK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toonvk/) * (@toonvk) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108272) * I was testing on this post: [http://mushroompalace.com/stuffed-mushrooms-with-sun-dried-tomatoes-goat-cheese-and-olives](http://mushroompalace.com/stuffed-mushrooms-with-sun-dried-tomatoes-goat-cheese-and-olives) * I deleted all the files in twentyten-child except for the style.css That is correct? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108278) * > I deleted all the files in twentyten-child except for the style.css > That is > correct? * Yes. You don’t need any other files except for those you want to change. * Now try adding: * ``` .commentlist li.comment { margin:0; padding:0; } .comment-author cite, .comment-meta { margin-left:45px; } ``` * to your child’s stylesheet – after the [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/) line. * Thread Starter [ToonVK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toonvk/) * (@toonvk) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108283) * So now my code looks like this: * ``` /* Theme Name: Twenty Ten Child Theme URI: http://wordpress.org/ Description: child theme of twentyten Author: Toon Van Kets Template: twentyten Version: 0.1.0 */ @import url("../twentyten/style.css"); #site-title a { color: #009900; } .commentlist li.comment { margin:0; padding:0; } .comment-author cite, .comment-meta { margin-left:45px; } ``` * That works. But all comments are aligned. I’d like the replies to make an indent. But only once. Not every time someone replies. * Sorry if I’m making myself not clear. My native language isn’t English. I do my best * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108285) * > I’d like the replies to make an indent. But only once. * Change: * ``` .commentlist li.comment { margin:0; padding:0; } ``` * to: * ``` .commentlist li.comment { margin:0 0 0 20px; padding:0; } ``` * Adjust the final margin value to suit. * Thread Starter [ToonVK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toonvk/) * (@toonvk) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108291) * Now it just looks the same as before… [http://mushroompalace.com/stuffed-mushrooms-with-sun-dried-tomatoes-goat-cheese-and-olives](http://mushroompalace.com/stuffed-mushrooms-with-sun-dried-tomatoes-goat-cheese-and-olives) I set the margin to 20, 30 and 50 and it all has the same effect (logically). * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/#post-2108292) * Sorry – my bad! You also need to add: * ``` .commentlist li.comment li { margin-left:0; } ``` Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Nested comments issue’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [Comments](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/comments/) * [nested](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/nested/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 21 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [ToonVK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toonvk/) * Last activity: [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-comments-issue/page/2/#post-2108341) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics