Title: .php threaded comments coded, but not working
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# .php threaded comments coded, but not working

 *  Resolved [bespokeordie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bespokeordie/)
 * (@bespokeordie)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-threaded-comments-coded-but-not-working/)
 * So I updated my comments.php to be compatible with 2.7+’s threaded comments. 
   From what I can tell I have done everything right, but it just clears the comment
   section and I am left with the section’s header telling me how many comments 
   I have and the comment form. Any suggestions on which bit of code is causing 
   the problem?
 *     ```
       <?php
       // Do not delete these lines
       	if (!empty($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) &amp;&amp; 'comments.php' == basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']))
       		die ('Please do not load this page directly. Thanks!');
   
       	if ( post_password_required() ) { ?>
       		<p class="nocomments">This post is password protected. Enter the password to view comments.</p>
       	<?php
       		return;
       	}
       ?>
   
       <!-- You can start editing here. -->
   
       <?php if ( have_comments() ) : ?>
   
       <div id="comments_wrap">
       	<h3><?php comments_number('No Responses', 'One Response', '% Responses' );?> to “<?php the_title(); ?>”</h3>
   
       	<ol class="commentlist">
       	<?php wp_list_comments('avatar_size=70&amp;callback=custom_comment'); ?>
       	</ol>
       	<div class="navigation">
       		<div class="alignleft"><?php previous_comments_link() ?></div>
       		<div class="alignright"><?php next_comments_link() ?></div>
       		<div class="fix"></div>
       	</div>
       </div> <!-- end #comments_wrap -->
   
       <?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 ?>
       <div id="comments_wrap">
       		<!-- If comments are closed. -->
       		<p class="nocomments">Comments are closed.</p>
       </div> <!-- end #comments_wrap -->
   
       	<?php endif; ?>
   
       <?php endif; ?>
   
       <div id="respond">
       <div id="form_wrap">
       <?php if ('open' == $post->comment_status) : ?>
   
       <h3><?php comment_form_title( 'Leave a Reply', 'Leave a Reply to %s' ); ?></h3>
   
       <?php if ( get_option('comment_registration') &amp;&amp; !$user_ID ) : ?>
   
       <p>You must be <a href="<?php echo get_option('siteurl'); ?>/wp-login.php?redirect_to=<?php echo urlencode(get_permalink()); ?>">logged in</a> to post a comment.</p>
   
       <?php else : ?>
   
       <form action="<?php echo get_option('siteurl'); ?>/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform" onsubmit="if (url.value == 'Website (optional)') {url.value = '';}">
   
       <?php if ( $user_ID ) : ?>
   
       <div class="cancel-comment-reply">
       	<small><?php cancel_comment_reply_link(); ?></small>
       </div>
   
       <p>Logged in as <a href="<?php echo get_option('siteurl'); ?>/wp-admin/profile.php"><?php echo $user_identity; ?></a>. <a href="<?php echo wp_logout_url(get_permalink()); ?>" title="Log out of this account">Log out &raquo;</a></p>
   
       <textarea rows="9" cols="10" name="comment" tabindex="4" onfocus="if (this.value == 'Type your comment here...') {this.value = '';}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'Type your comment here...';}">Type your comment here...</textarea>
       <input type="image" name="submit" tabindex="5" src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/<?php woo_style_path(); ?>/img_leave_comment.gif" class="sb" />
   
       <?php else : ?>
   
       <div class="form-left">
       <input type="text" name="author" id="author" tabindex="1" value="Name <?php if ($req) echo "(required)"; ?>" onfocus="if (this.value == 'Name (required)') {this.value = '';}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'Name (required)';}" />
       <input type="text" name="email" id="email" tabindex="2" value="Email <?php if ($req) echo "(required)"; ?>" onfocus="if (this.value == 'Email (required)') {this.value = '';}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'Email (required)';}" />
       <input type="text" name="url" id="url" tabindex="3" value="Website (optional)" onfocus="if (this.value == 'Website (optional)') {this.value = '';}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'Website (optional)';}" />
       <div class="cancel-comment-reply">
       	<small><?php cancel_comment_reply_link(); ?></small>
       </div>
   
       </div>
       <div class="form-right">
       <textarea rows="9" cols="10" name="comment" id="comment" tabindex="4" onfocus="if (this.value == 'Type your comment here...') {this.value = '';}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'Type your comment here...';}">Type your comment here...</textarea>
       <input type="image" name="submit" tabindex="5" src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/<?php woo_style_path(); ?>/img_leave_comment.gif" class="sb" />
   
       </div>
   
       <?php endif; // If logged in ?>
   
       <?php comment_id_fields(); ?>
       <?php do_action('comment_form', $post->ID); ?>
   
       </form>
   
       <?php endif; // If registration required and not logged in ?>
   
       <?php endif; // if you delete this the sky will fall on your head ?>
       <div class="fix"></div>
       </div> <!-- end #form_wrap -->
       </div> <!-- end #respond -->
       ```
   
 * Frustrating!

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 *  Thread Starter [bespokeordie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bespokeordie/)
 * (@bespokeordie)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-threaded-comments-coded-but-not-working/#post-1078722)
 * Over it. Too much work – Thanks for looking though. 🙂
 *  [Gouri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gouri/)
 * (@gouri)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-threaded-comments-coded-but-not-working/#post-1078874)
 * ‘Comments are closed’ notification is not being displayed on my [site](http://www.ezaroorat.com).
   Any idea how can I overcome it?

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-threaded-comments-coded-but-not-working/#post-1078874)
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