Simplify Comment Templates in WordPress 3.0 With the New Comments Tag

Sarah Gooding

WordPress 3.0 has a new standard comment form tag that you should know about. Whereas previously the code for outputting a comment form was much longer, now you have this:

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<?php comment_form(); ?>

This will give you a simple comments form that looks something like this:

Now doesn’t that simplify your theme development?

If you want to further customize the comment_form template tag, I highly recommend OttoPress.com’s tutorial on the new form tag or check out the codex for more information.

  • Sarah Gooding
  • Sarah Gooding is a partner at Untame, a boutique digital marketing firm specializing in open source content management systems and social networking architecture. She enjoys staying on top of the latest WordPress and BuddyPress news. Get in touch with Sarah on Twitter @pollyplummer