In the comment form, how do I change the URI field to URL?
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My friend doesn’t like the comment form to say URI. He wants it to say URL. I understand that URL is a URI, but he’s nit-picky. I thought I’d ask here on how to change it before I start experimenting (because with my luck skills, I would probably / accidentlly shut down the internet!).
Thanks for the help.
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Hello,
You need to use a custom comments form.
First, create a comments.php file with the following content. Note that you will need to add divs with the appropriate classes to make it work and look good with your theme. I am using this code as framework for all the templates I make:
<?php if (function_exists('wp_list_comments')) : ?> <?php if (!empty($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) && 'comments.php' == basename($_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() ) : ?> <h2>Comments <span>(<?php comments_number('0', '1', '%');?>)</span>:</h2> <ol class="commentlist"> <?php wp_list_comments(); ?> </ol> <div class="navigation"> <div class="alignleft"><?php previous_comments_link() ?></div> <div class="alignright"><?php next_comments_link() ?></div> </div> <?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 endif; ?> <?php endif; ?> <?php if ('open' == $post->comment_status) : ?> <div class="respond"><a name="respond"></a> <div class="cancel-comment-reply"> <?php cancel_comment_reply_link(); ?> <div class="clr"></div> </div> <?php if ( get_option('comment_registration') && !$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"> <?php if ( $user_ID ) : ?> <p>Logged in as <a href="<?php echo get_option('siteurl'); ?>/wp-admin/profile.php"><?php echo $user_identity; ?></a>. <a href="<?php echo wp_logout_url(get_permalink()); ?>" title="Log out of this account">Log out »</a></p> <?php else : ?> <p><label for="author">Name <span><?php if ($req) echo "*"; ?></span></label></p> <p><input type="text" name="author" id="author" value="<?php echo $comment_author; ?>" size="22" tabindex="1" <?php if ($req) echo "aria-required='true'"; ?> /> <p><label for="email">E-mail <span><?php if ($req) echo "*"; ?></span></label></p> <p><input type="text" name="email" id="email" value="<?php echo $comment_author_email; ?>" size="22" tabindex="2" <?php if ($req) echo "aria-required='true'"; ?> /> <p><label for="url">Web Site</label></p> <p><input type="text" name="url" id="url" value="<?php echo $comment_author_url; ?>" size="22" tabindex="3" /> <?php endif; ?> <p><textarea name="comment" id="comment" cols="100%" rows="10" tabindex="4"></textarea></p> <p class="m0"><button name="submit" type="submit" id="submit">Submit Comment!</button> <?php comment_id_fields(); ?> </p> <?php do_action('comment_form', $post->ID); ?> </form> <?php endif; // If registration required and not logged in ?> </div> <?php endif; // if you delete this the sky will fall on your head ?><?php else: ?><?php // Do not delete these lines if ('comments.php' == basename($_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">This post is password protected. Enter the password to view comments.<p> <?php return; } } /* This variable is for alternating comment background */ $oddcomment = 'comment1'; ?> <h2>Comments<?php comments_number('', ' (1)', ' (%)' );?></h2> <?php comments_number('<p>No Comments</p>', '', '' );?> <?php if ($comments) : $first = true; ?> <?php foreach ($comments as $comment) : ?> <div class="<?php echo $oddcomment; ?><?php if ($first) { echo ' first'; $first = false; } ?>" id="comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>"> <div class="commentdetails"> <p class="commentauthor"><?php comment_author() ?></p> <?php if ($comment->comment_approved == '0') : ?> <em>Your comment is awaiting moderation.</em> <?php endif; ?> <p class="commentdate"><?php comment_date('F jS, Y') ?> at <?php comment_time() ?> <?php edit_comment_link('Edit Comment','',''); ?> </p> </div> <?php dp_gravatar(); ?> <br class="break" /> <?php comment_text() ?> </div> <?php endforeach; /* end for each comment */ ?> <?php endif; ?> <h2 id="respond">d</h2> <?php if ('open' == $post->comment_status) : ?> <?php if ( get_option('comment_registration') && !$user_ID ) : ?> <p>You must be <a href="<?php echo get_option('siteurl'); ?>/wp-login.php?redirect_to=<?php the_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"> <?php if ( $user_ID ) : ?> <p>Logged in as <a href="<?php echo get_option('siteurl'); ?>/wp-admin/profile.php"><?php echo $user_identity; ?></a>. <a href="<?php echo get_option('siteurl'); ?>/wp-login.php?action=logout" title="Log out of this account">Logout »</a></p> <?php else : ?> <p><input size="36" type="text" name="author" /> Name <span class="required">*</span></p> <p><input size="36" type="text" name="email" /> Mail <span class="required">*</span></p> <p><input size="36" type="text" name="url" /> Website</p> <?php endif; ?> <p><textarea rows="12" cols="42" name="comment"></textarea></p> <p><button name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" tabindex="5">Submit Comment</button> <input type="hidden" name="comment_post_ID" value="<?php echo $id; ?>" /> </p> <?php do_action('comment_form', $post->ID); ?> </form> <?php endif; ?> <?php endif; ?> <?php endif; ?>
Next, you need to open all your WordPress pages like page.php, single.php and all others when you call the comments function. In them, replace the standard comments function with:
<?php comments_template(); ?>
Doing that will grant you full access to the comments box ??
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