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Missing generate_comment_link_output filter
5 replies · Started by Brooke. on January 24, 2020
The generate_do_post_meta_item() function in inc/structure/post-meta.php seems to have a filter to modify the output for each post meta item except the comment link item. For example, if you look at the tag meta you'll see:
echo apply_filters( 'generate_tag_list_output',
sprintf( '<span...However, the comment link output looks like:
if ( $comments && ! post_password_required() && ( comments_open() || get_comments_number() ) ) {
echo '<span class="comments-link">';...Can we add a generate_comment_link_output filter be added to a future version and is there a workaround for now?
Hi there,
I wish it was possible, but WordPress (for some reason) doesn't have a function to return the comments link - we can only echo it, which makes it impossible to filter.
What about the output are you wanting to change?
Hi Tom,
You're right, I did some digging and it seems we are waiting on this trac ticket (or similar) to be addressed before it's possible to return the comments_link.
I'm actually overhauling the whole post meta area quite a bit. I think I may be able to accomplish some of this with CSS alone but editing the output of the comments would help quite a bit too. Since I'm already modifying the post date and category link (to return a custom taxonomy) I'm wondering if replacing the whole generate_do_post_meta_item function would make sense here but eager to hear your thoughts.
You can just add your own custom meta item:
add_filter( 'generate_header_entry_meta_items', function( $items ) {
$items[] = 'custom-comments-link';
return $items;
} );
add_action( 'generate_post_meta_items', function( $item ) {
if ( 'custom-comments-link' === $item ) {
// Your custom comments link in here.
}
} );Hope this helps :)
Thanks Tom,
That actually solved both the comments output as well as the hacky way I was previously outputting my custom taxonomy.
Awesome! Glad I could help :)
