Comment template changes overriden after upgrade

Hi,

Would that be comments.php in the default or classic theme-folder?
Copy the complete folder to a new one and give it a new name like mytheme; select that theme under Appearance and only modify in there!
(allthough I am not sure whether an automatic upgrade overwrites the standard default and classic theme folders in wp-content, better be safe than sorry).

If you are referring to a file in, say, wp-admin: yes that is standard behaviour, so you better never modify any of thes core files (been there, done that). Ofcourse you can backup your modified file but simply re-uploading it after the upgrade could break things when there are more changes in the said file.

No, comment-template.php is located in wp-includes folder. The changes I make can only be made in comment-template.php, not the comments file. I keep a backup and modify a couple lines after each time I upgrade, rather than replace the whole file so there’s no issue.

They’re minor changes, but I was hoping there was a way to avoid having to make them after every upgrade.

Is there any way to avoid having to re-edit this file after each upgrade?

Yes. Don’t hack the core files. Core files will be over-written every time you upgrade.

Depending upon what you want to do you may not have to hack comment-template.php. If you explain what you are trying to accomplish maybe someone can help you avoid the core hack.

If you do have to hack the core files you will have to recreate the changes every time. I just recently started using git to make that process less painful.

I want to add a “/” between the comment author and the date so the output looks like:

Joe / December 29, 2009 at 10:00 pm
This is my comment.

Can this be done without modifying comments-template?

Yes it can..

You can manage what’s shown in comment output by adjusting (If they exist) or creating (If they don’t) comment template files..

Like with categories, themes also support comment templates..

If you need control over an area the template file can’t cover, ie. it’s inside what’s output by wp_list_comments, then all you need to do is define a callback function for it.. i can give you an example if you like, but if you’re PHP capable, the following page should help…

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Template_Tags/wp_list_comments
Further reading regarding using a callback function.
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@matthewpaul,

Looks like the ‘callback’ function is what you need. I’ve done something similar so I have examples too.

Thanks, t310s_ and apljdi. I used the example in the Codex link and worked off that.

Happy you got it sorted mate.. ??

Post back if you have problems.. ??