Title: Question on Comments Posting Template
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Question on Comments Posting Template

 *  [cooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cooper/)
 * (@cooper)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-on-comments-posting-template/)
 * Hello,
 * I’m helping a friend and need some help on the posting template. Ok here it is:
 * This is what it says now:
    Post your message here (BOX) Name (required)
 * (BOX) Mail (will not be published) (required)
 * (BOX) Website
 * I want to change it like this:
 * (BOX) Name (required)
    (BOX) Mail (**NO MESSAGE ABOUT IT NOT BEING PUBLISHED)(
   required) (BOX) Website
 * and I want it to reference the email with posting, NOT the website which is where
   it is now. I cannot find where to edit ‘comment_form’, which is where I think
   I should edit the template….or I could be wrong, HELP!
 * THANKS!!!
 * David

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-on-comments-posting-template/#post-265313)
 * Might depend on what Theme you are using and if you are using any specific plugin(
   s).
 * Could start by looking to see if you have a comments.php in your Theme files–
   there you might find the form action.
 *  Thread Starter [cooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cooper/)
 * (@cooper)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-on-comments-posting-template/#post-265510)
 * Please see the comments PHP information and offer some assitance as I cannot 
   find the form action in there…maybe staring at code too much!
 * Thanks!!!
 * <?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] != $post->post_password) { // and it doesn’t match
   the cookie ?>
 *  <p class=”center”><?php _e(“This post is password protected. Enter the password
   to view comments.”); ?>
 *  <?php return; } }
 *  /* Function for seperating comments from track- and pingbacks. */
    function 
   k2_comment_type_detection($commenttxt = ‘Comment’, $trackbacktxt = ‘Trackback’,
   $pingbacktxt = ‘Pingback’) { global $comment; if (preg_match(‘|trackback|’, $
   comment->comment_type)) return $trackbacktxt; elseif (preg_match(‘|pingback|’,
   $comment->comment_type)) return $pingbacktxt; else return $commenttxt; } ?>
 * <script type=”text/javascript”>
    // Used for showing and hiding user information
   in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).
   style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “none”;
   document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “”; }
 *  function HideUtils() {
    document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display 
   = “none”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“
   hideinfo”).style.display = “none”; } </script>
 * <!– You can start editing here. –>
 * <?php if (($comments) or (‘open’ == $post-> comment_status)) { ?>
 * <hr />
 * <div class=”comments”>
 *  <div class=”second2″>
 * [<?php comments_number(‘No Responses’, ‘One Response’, ‘% Responses’ );?> to “<?php the_title(); ?>](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-on-comments-posting-template/?output_format=md#comments)”
   </h4>
    <div class=”metalinks”> <span class=”metalink”><?php comments_rss_link(‘
   RSS’); ?></span> <?php if (‘open’ == $post-> ping_status) { ?><span class=”metalink”
   >” title=”Copy this URI to trackback this entry.”>Trackback</span><?php } ?> 
   </div>
 *  <?php if ($comments) { ?>
 *  <ol class=”commentlist”>
 *  <?php $count_pings = 1; foreach ($comments as $comment) {
    if (k2_comment_type_detection()
   == “Comment”) { ?>
 *  <li class=”<?php /* Style differently if comment author is blog author */ if(
   $comment->comment_author_email == get_the_author_email()) { echo ‘authorcomment’;}?
   > item” id=”comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>”>
    “>
   
    <?php if (function_exists(‘
   gravatar’)) { ?>[<img src=”<?php gravatar(“X”, 32, “”); ?>” class=”gravatar” alt=”Gravatar Icon” />](http://www.gravatar.com/)
   <?php } ?> ” class=”counter” title=”Permanent Link to this Comment”><? echo $
   count_pings; $count_pings++; ?> <span class=”commentauthor” style=”font-weight:
   bold;”><?php comment_author_link() ?></span>  <small class=”commentmetadata”>
   on ” title=”<?php if (function_exists(‘time_since’)) { $comment_datetime = strtotime(
   $comment->comment_date); echo time_since($comment_datetime) ?> ago<?php } else{?
   >Permalink to Comment<?php } ?>”><?php comment_date(‘M jS, Y’) ?> at <?php comment_time()?
   > <?php edit_comment_link(‘edit’,”,”); ?></small>
 *  <div class=”itemtext”>
 *  <?php comment_text() ?>
 *  </div>
 *  <?php if ($comment->comment_approved == ‘0’) : ?>
    <p class=”alert”>**Your comment
   is awaiting moderation.** <?php endif; ?>
 *  <?php } } /* end for each comment */ ?>
 *  <?php
    $comments = $wpdb->get_results(“SELECT * FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID
   = ‘$post->ID’ AND comment_approved = ‘1’ AND comment_type!= ” ORDER BY comment_date”);?
   > <?php if ($comments) { ?> <ol class=”pinglist”> <?php $count_pings = 1; foreach(
   $comments as $comment) { if (k2_comment_type_detection() != “Comment”) { ?> <
   li class=”item” id=”comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>”> “> <?php if (function_exists(‘
   comment_favicon’)) { ?><span class=”favatar”><?php comment_favicon(); ?></span
   ><?php } ?> ” title=”Permanent Link to this Comment” class=”counter”><? echo 
   $count_pings; $count_pings++; ?> <span class=”commentauthor”><?php comment_author_link()?
   ></span> <small class=”commentmetadata”><span class=”pingtype”><?php comment_type();?
   ></span> on ” title=”<?php if (function_exists(‘time_since’)) { $comment_datetime
   = strtotime($comment->comment_date); echo time_since($comment_datetime) ?> ago
   <?php } else { ?>Permalink to Comment<?php } ?>”><?php comment_date(‘M jS, Y’)?
   > at <?php comment_time() ?> <?php edit_comment_link(‘edit’,”,”); ?></small>
 *  <?php } } /* end for each comment */ ?>
    <?php if ($comments) { ?>
 *  <?php }} ?>
    <?php } else { // this is displayed if there are no comments so
   far ?>
 *  <?php if (‘open’ == $post-> comment_status) { ?>
    <!– If comments are open, 
   but there are no comments. –> <p class=”center” style=”margin-top: 40px;”>Leave
   a comment
 *  <?php } else { // comments are closed ?>
 *  <!– If comments are closed. –>
 *  <?php if (is_single) { // To hide comments entirely on Pages without comments?
   >
    Comments are currently closed. <?php } ?>
 *  <?php } ?>
 *  <?php } ?>
 *  <?php if ($comments) { ?>
    <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/navigation.php’);?
   > <?php } ?>
 *  </div> <!– Close Primary –>
 *  <!– Reply Form –>
    <?php if (‘open’ == $post-> comment_status) : ?> <div class
   =”second2″> <h4>Post your message here</h4>
 *  <?php if ( get_option(‘comment_registration’) && !$user_ID ) : ?>
 *  to post a comment.
 *  <?php else : ?>
 *  <form action=”<?php echo get_option(‘siteurl’); ?>/wp-comments-post.php” method
   =”post” id=”commentform”>
 *  <?php if ( $user_ID ) { ?>
 * 
 *  <?php } elseif ($comment_author != “”) { ?>
 *  <small>Welcome back **<?php echo $comment_author; ?>**
    <span id=”showinfo”>(
   [Change](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-on-comments-posting-template/ShowUtils();?output_format=md))
   </span> <span id=”hideinfo” style=”display:none;”>([Close](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-on-comments-posting-template/HideUtils();?output_format=md))
   </span></small>
 *  <div id=”authorinfo”>
    <input type=”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>
 *  <input type=”text” name=”email” id=”email” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_email;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”2″ />
    <label for=”email”><small>**Mail** (will not be
   published) <?php if ($req) _e(‘(required)’); ?></small></label>
 *  <input type=”text” name=”url” id=”url” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_url;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”3″ />
    <label for=”url”><small>**Website**</small></label
   > </div>
 *  <?php } else { ?>
 *  <input type=”text” name=”author” id=”author” value=”<?php echo $comment_author;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”1″ />
    <label for=”author”><small>**Name** <?php if ($
   req) _e(‘(needed)’); ?></small></label>
 *  <input type=”text” name=”email” id=”email” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_email;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”2″ />
    <label for=”email”><small>**Mail** <?php if ($req)
   _e(‘(needed)’); ?></small></label>
 *  <input type=”text” name=”url” id=”url” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_url;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”3″ />
    <label for=”url”><small>**Website** (optional)</
   small></label>
 *  <?php } ?>
 *  <!–<small>**XHTML:** You can use these tags: <?php echo allowed_tags(); ?></
   small>–>
 *  <textarea name=”comment” id=”comment” cols=”100%” rows=”10″ tabindex=”4″></textarea
   >
 *  <?php if (function_exists(‘show_subscription_checkbox’)) { ?><?php show_subscription_checkbox();?
   ><?php } ?>
 *  <input name=”submit” type=”submit” id=”submit” tabindex=”5″ value=”Submit” /
   >
    <input type=”hidden” name=”comment_post_ID” value=”<?php echo $id; ?>” /> 
   <div class=”clear”></div>
 *  <?php do_action(‘comment_form’, $post->ID); ?>
 *  </form>
 *  </div><!– Close Reply Form .Primary –>
 * <?php endif; // If registration required and not logged in ?>
 * <?php endif; // if you delete this the sky will fall on your head ?>
    </div> 
   <!– Close .comments container –> <?php } ?>
 *  Thread Starter [cooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cooper/)
 * (@cooper)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-on-comments-posting-template/#post-265511)
 * Please see the comments PHP information and offer some assitance as I cannot 
   find the form action in there…maybe staring at code too much!
 * Thanks!!!
 * <?php // Do not delete these lines
    if (‘comments.php’ == basename($_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] != $post->post_password) { // and it doesn’t match
   the cookie ?>
 *  <p class=”center”><?php _e(“This post is password protected. Enter the password
   to view comments.”); ?>
 *  <?php return; } }
 *  /* Function for seperating comments from track- and pingbacks. */
    function 
   k2_comment_type_detection($commenttxt = ‘Comment’, $trackbacktxt = ‘Trackback’,
   $pingbacktxt = ‘Pingback’) { global $comment; if (preg_match(‘|trackback|’, $
   comment->comment_type)) return $trackbacktxt; elseif (preg_match(‘|pingback|’,
   $comment->comment_type)) return $pingbacktxt; else return $commenttxt; } ?>
 * <script type=”text/javascript”>
    // Used for showing and hiding user information
   in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).
   style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “none”;
   document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “”; }
 *  function HideUtils() {
    document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display 
   = “none”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“
   hideinfo”).style.display = “none”; } </script>
 * <!– You can start editing here. –>
 * <?php if (($comments) or (‘open’ == $post-> comment_status)) { ?>
 * <hr />
 * <div class=”comments”>
 *  <div class=”second2″>
 * [<?php comments_number(‘No Responses’, ‘One Response’, ‘% Responses’ );?> to “<?php the_title(); ?>](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-on-comments-posting-template/?output_format=md#comments)”
   </h4>
    <div class=”metalinks”> <span class=”metalink”><?php comments_rss_link(‘
   RSS’); ?></span> <?php if (‘open’ == $post-> ping_status) { ?><span class=”metalink”
   >” title=”Copy this URI to trackback this entry.”>Trackback</span><?php } ?> 
   </div>
 *  <?php if ($comments) { ?>
 *  <ol class=”commentlist”>
 *  <?php $count_pings = 1; foreach ($comments as $comment) {
    if (k2_comment_type_detection()
   == “Comment”) { ?>
 *  <li class=”<?php /* Style differently if comment author is blog author */ if(
   $comment->comment_author_email == get_the_author_email()) { echo ‘authorcomment’;}?
   > item” id=”comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>”>
    “>
   
    <?php if (function_exists(‘
   gravatar’)) { ?>[<img src=”<?php gravatar(“X”, 32, “”); ?>” class=”gravatar” alt=”Gravatar Icon” />](http://www.gravatar.com/)
   <?php } ?> ” class=”counter” title=”Permanent Link to this Comment”><? echo $
   count_pings; $count_pings++; ?> <span class=”commentauthor” style=”font-weight:
   bold;”><?php comment_author_link() ?></span>  <small class=”commentmetadata”>
   on ” title=”<?php if (function_exists(‘time_since’)) { $comment_datetime = strtotime(
   $comment->comment_date); echo time_since($comment_datetime) ?> ago<?php } else{?
   >Permalink to Comment<?php } ?>”><?php comment_date(‘M jS, Y’) ?> at <?php comment_time()?
   > <?php edit_comment_link(‘edit’,”,”); ?></small>
 *  <div class=”itemtext”>
 *  <?php comment_text() ?>
 *  </div>
 *  <?php if ($comment->comment_approved == ‘0’) : ?>
    <p class=”alert”>**Your comment
   is awaiting moderation.** <?php endif; ?>
 *  <?php } } /* end for each comment */ ?>
 *  <?php
    $comments = $wpdb->get_results(“SELECT * FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID
   = ‘$post->ID’ AND comment_approved = ‘1’ AND comment_type!= ” ORDER BY comment_date”);?
   > <?php if ($comments) { ?> <ol class=”pinglist”> <?php $count_pings = 1; foreach(
   $comments as $comment) { if (k2_comment_type_detection() != “Comment”) { ?> <
   li class=”item” id=”comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>”> “> <?php if (function_exists(‘
   comment_favicon’)) { ?><span class=”favatar”><?php comment_favicon(); ?></span
   ><?php } ?> ” title=”Permanent Link to this Comment” class=”counter”><? echo 
   $count_pings; $count_pings++; ?> <span class=”commentauthor”><?php comment_author_link()?
   ></span> <small class=”commentmetadata”><span class=”pingtype”><?php comment_type();?
   ></span> on ” title=”<?php if (function_exists(‘time_since’)) { $comment_datetime
   = strtotime($comment->comment_date); echo time_since($comment_datetime) ?> ago
   <?php } else { ?>Permalink to Comment<?php } ?>”><?php comment_date(‘M jS, Y’)?
   > at <?php comment_time() ?> <?php edit_comment_link(‘edit’,”,”); ?></small>
 *  <?php } } /* end for each comment */ ?>
    <?php if ($comments) { ?>
 *  <?php }} ?>
    <?php } else { // this is displayed if there are no comments so
   far ?>
 *  <?php if (‘open’ == $post-> comment_status) { ?>
    <!– If comments are open, 
   but there are no comments. –> <p class=”center” style=”margin-top: 40px;”>Leave
   a comment
 *  <?php } else { // comments are closed ?>
 *  <!– If comments are closed. –>
 *  <?php if (is_single) { // To hide comments entirely on Pages without comments?
   >
    Comments are currently closed. <?php } ?>
 *  <?php } ?>
 *  <?php } ?>
 *  <?php if ($comments) { ?>
    <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/navigation.php’);?
   > <?php } ?>
 *  </div> <!– Close Primary –>
 *  <!– Reply Form –>
    <?php if (‘open’ == $post-> comment_status) : ?> <div class
   =”second2″> <h4>Post your message here</h4>
 *  <?php if ( get_option(‘comment_registration’) && !$user_ID ) : ?>
 *  to post a comment.
 *  <?php else : ?>
 *  <form action=”<?php echo get_option(‘siteurl’); ?>/wp-comments-post.php” method
   =”post” id=”commentform”>
 *  <?php if ( $user_ID ) { ?>
 * 
 *  <?php } elseif ($comment_author != “”) { ?>
 *  <small>Welcome back **<?php echo $comment_author; ?>**
    <span id=”showinfo”>(
   [Change](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-on-comments-posting-template/ShowUtils();?output_format=md))
   </span> <span id=”hideinfo” style=”display:none;”>([Close](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-on-comments-posting-template/HideUtils();?output_format=md))
   </span></small>
 *  <div id=”authorinfo”>
    <input type=”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>
 *  <input type=”text” name=”email” id=”email” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_email;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”2″ />
    <label for=”email”><small>**Mail** (will not be
   published) <?php if ($req) _e(‘(required)’); ?></small></label>
 *  <input type=”text” name=”url” id=”url” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_url;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”3″ />
    <label for=”url”><small>**Website**</small></label
   > </div>
 *  <?php } else { ?>
 *  <input type=”text” name=”author” id=”author” value=”<?php echo $comment_author;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”1″ />
    <label for=”author”><small>**Name** <?php if ($
   req) _e(‘(needed)’); ?></small></label>
 *  <input type=”text” name=”email” id=”email” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_email;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”2″ />
    <label for=”email”><small>**Mail** <?php if ($req)
   _e(‘(needed)’); ?></small></label>
 *  <input type=”text” name=”url” id=”url” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_url;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”3″ />
    <label for=”url”><small>**Website** (optional)</
   small></label>
 *  <?php } ?>
 *  <!–<small>**XHTML:** You can use these tags: <?php echo allowed_tags(); ?></
   small>–>
 *  <textarea name=”comment” id=”comment” cols=”100%” rows=”10″ tabindex=”4″></textarea
   >
 *  <?php if (function_exists(‘show_subscription_checkbox’)) { ?><?php show_subscription_checkbox();?
   ><?php } ?>
 *  <input name=”submit” type=”submit” id=”submit” tabindex=”5″ value=”Submit” /
   >
    <input type=”hidden” name=”comment_post_ID” value=”<?php echo $id; ?>” /> 
   <div class=”clear”></div>
 *  <?php do_action(‘comment_form’, $post->ID); ?>
 *  </form>
 *  </div><!– Close Reply Form .Primary –>
 * <?php endif; // If registration required and not logged in ?>
 * <?php endif; // if you delete this the sky will fall on your head ?>
    </div> 
   <!– Close .comments container –> <?php } ?>

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