Edit inc/structure/commenting.php on Child Theme

Hi there,

I believe you meant "comments.php" which is this one? https://github.com/tomusborne/generatepress/blob/master/inc/structure/comments.php

It should be possible by copying it and creating a new file for it then added to the child theme.

Is there any specific thing you want to change? Perhaps we don't need a child theme template it as some parts can be filtered.

Let us know.

Hi Elvin!

First, thanks for the reply.

Exactly, the correct file name is comments.php and not commenting.php...

I made several changes to this file and I don't want to lose them if the theme is updated.

The changes I made were in <footer class="comment-meta">:

				<footer class="comment-meta">
					<?php
					if ( 0 != $args['avatar_size'] ) { // phpcs:ignore
						echo get_avatar( $comment, $args['avatar_size'] );
					}
					?>
					<div class="comment-author-info">
						<div <?php generate_do_element_classes( 'comment-author' ); ?>>
							<?php printf( '<cite itemprop="name" class="fn">%s</cite>', get_comment_author_link() ); ?>
						<div class="comment-date-bb">
							<a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_comment_link( $comment->comment_ID ) ); ?>">
								<time datetime="<?php comment_time( 'c' ); ?>" itemprop="datePublished">
									<?php
										printf(
											/* translators: 1: date, 2: time */
											_x( ' | %1$s', '1: date, 2: time', 'generatepress' ), // phpcs:ignore
											get_comment_date(), // phpcs:ignore
											get_comment_time() // phpcs:ignore
										);
									?>
								</time>
							</a>
						</div>
						<div class="comment-edit-bb">
							<?php edit_comment_link( __( 'Edit', 'generatepress' ), '<span class="edit-link">| ', '</span>' ); ?>
						</div>
						</div>
					</div>

					<?php if ( '0' == $comment->comment_approved ) : // phpcs:ignore ?>
						<p class="comment-awaiting-moderation"><?php esc_html_e( 'Your comment is awaiting moderation.', 'generatepress' ); ?></p>
					<?php endif; ?>
						<div class="comment-link-bb">
							<a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_comment_link( $comment->comment_ID ) ); ?>">Link</a>
						</div>
				</footer>

I will copy and create a file in the Child Theme as you suggested. Let's see if it works.
Thanks!

Elvin,

I created an inc/structure folder in the Child Theme and pasted the changed comments.php file there.

In the Parent Theme'sinc/structurefolder I placed the originalcomments.php file.

But Wordpress still loads only the Parent Theme inc/structure file, ignoring the same Child Theme file.

Hi Igor,

Unfortunately WordPress only allows the child theme to overwrite the top level file - this isn't something the theme can control.

Usually we have a filter for everything though. What are you trying to achieve?

Leo, thanks for clearing this up.

I'm changing a lot of things that can't be done using filters.

Thank you very much anyway.

No problem :)