[Resolved] Remove comment meta link and time from the comment meta

[Saurabh]

Hi David / Tom,

I would like the comment meta should only output the date (October 04, 2022) with the default schema timestamp – no link and no time.

The following filter which was introduced in GP 3.1.0 filter stops the comment meta totally so that didn’t solve my problem.
add_filter( 'generate_show_comment_entry_meta', '__return_false' );

I further tried these core WP filters, but they also do not work as required.

1. This removes the link but the anchor tag ….. remains.
add_filter( 'get_comment_link', '__return_false' );

2. This filter does remove the comment time but also removes the schema and leaves “at” after the date.
add_filter( 'get_comment_time', '__return_false' );

Is there any way to achieve only the date in the comment meta? Can you help me with that?

Regards,
Saurabh

[Fernando]

Hi Saurabh,

You can add add_filter( 'generate_show_comment_entry_meta', '__return_false' ); then create a Hook Element hooked to generate_after_comment_author_name.

With this content for instance:

<time datetime="<?php comment_time( 'c' ); ?>" itemprop="datePublished">
										<?php
											printf(
												/* translators: 1: date, 2: time */
												_x( '%1$s', '1: date', 'generatepress' ), // phpcs:ignore
												get_comment_date() // phpcs:ignore
											);
										?>
									</time>

Make sure Execute PHP is enabled.

[Saurabh]

Hi Fernando,

Thanks for the snippet, it worked perfectly.

Although I have modified it a bit and added the link to edit comments in order to keep the original functionality.

<?php add_filter( 'generate_show_comment_entry_meta', '__return_false' ); ?>

<div class="entry-meta comment-metadata">
<time datetime="<?php comment_time( 'c' ); ?>" itemprop="datePublished">
	<?php printf( 
					/* translators: 1: date, 2: time */
					_x( '%1$s', '1: date', 'generatepress' ), // phpcs:ignore
					get_comment_date() // phpcs:ignore
				);
	?>
</time>
	<?php edit_comment_link( __( 'Edit', 'textdomain' ), '<span class="edit-link">| ', '</span>' ); ?>
</div>

Have added The above snippet to the custom Hook Element hooked to generate_after_comment_author_name and it works as expected.

Thanks a ton for your help.

Regards,
Saurabh

[Tom]

Hi there,

Just a heads up that 3.2.0 (current in beta: https://generatepress.com/generatepress-3-2-0/) has a filter to disable the link: https://github.com/tomusborne/generatepress/commit/040f170f169f4135e865f0a58699b41f3144d295

Hope this helps!

[Saurabh]

Thanks for the update, Tom. In the meantime, I will use the snippet above until the next stable release.

I have another question; how to move the comment-area after the widget-area or outside the content-area?

I recall it being discussed a couple of years back, but it did not work with the custom template, since the comments need to be within the content loop.

I am wondering how Genesis Framework and other page builders (like Elementor) are able to do it.?

Is there a workaround for that?

[David]

Hi there,

see Toms reply here regarding moving the Comments Area:

https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/move-comments-section-before-the-footer/#post-1663535

[Saurabh]

Thanks a ton for your help, David. It works perfectly.

[David]

Glad to hear that!!

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