Title: Custom Comment Form Title
Author: Derek Rippe
Published: <strong>Jiyè 5, 2013</strong>
Last modified: Novanm 9, 2018

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# Custom Comment Form Title

 By [Derek Rippe](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dwrippe/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/custom-comment-form-title.2.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-comment-form-title/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-comment-form-title/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-comment-form-title/#installation)
 * [Development](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-comment-form-title/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-comment-form-title/)

## Description

The problem with the default comment form in WordPress is that the title “Leave 
A Reply” doesn’t really engage readers or encourage them to start a discussion or
join the conversation. With the Custom Comment Form Title plugin, you can quickly
change the default title to something more engaging, then set a custom comment form
title on a post-by-post basis to _really_ engage your readers. Ask a compelling 
question, make a bold statement, or leave an empty threat. Say whatever you want!

**A note about Framework and Theme Compatibility:**

Some frameworks and themes replace the _comment\_form\_defaults_ function with a
new, unique function. This plugin has been tested with, and is known to work with,
the following frameworks:

 * Genesis
 * Thematic

If your framework isn’t listed above, that doesn’t mean the plugin won’t work for
you. Give it a try and find out. If it doesn’t work, head over to the forum and 
leave some information about your framework or theme. With your help, I can work
on updating the plugin to work with a wider variety of frameworks and themes.

**A note about other comment system plugins:**

Some comment systems replace the WordPress Comment Form all together. Special consideration
must be taken to hook this plugin’s custom titles back into the page before the 
new comment system. This plugin has been designed to work with the following comment
systems:

 * Disqus

If the commment system you use isn’t listed above, head over to the forum and leave
some information about what you are using. With your help, I can work on updating
the plugin to work with a wider variety of comment systems.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * The plugin settings page with a new default comment form title.
 * [[
 * The new default comment form title in action.
 * [[
 * The custom comment form title box on the Edit Post screen.
 * [[
 * The new custom comment form title in action.
 * [[
 * The custom comment form title above the Disqus comment system

## Installation

 1. Download ‘custom-comment-form-title.zip’
 2. Extract the ZIP file and upload the ‘custom-comment-form-title” folder to the ‘/
    wp-content/plugins/’ directory
 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 4. Set the default comment form title in the ‘Custom Comment Form Title’ admin screen
    in the ‘Settings’ menu
 5. Set post-specific comment form titles in the ‘Create/Edit Post’ page

## FAQ

  My custom titles aren’t displaying.

Some frameworks overwrite the _comment\_form\_defaults_ function with a new, unique
function. Check the plugin settings page for a list of frameworks this plugin has
been developed to work with.

  What if my framework isn’t listed?

Try the plugin and see if it works. Your framework may not replace the default _comment\
_form\_defaults_ function. If the plugin doesn’t work, leave a comment in the forum
and, with your help, I can work on updating the plugin to work with a wider variety
of frameworks and themes.

  I’m not using the _comment\_form()_ function, can I modify my comments.php file
so this plugin will work with my theme?

Yes! Somewhere in your comments.php file you should see a line of code that looks
similar to this:

    ```
    <?php comment_form_title( __('Leave a Reply'), __('Leave a Reply for %s') ); ?>
    ```

If you replace that line of code with the follow snippet you should be able to use
Custom Comment Form Titles with your website:

    ```
    <?php
    $post_id = get_the_ID();
    $post_comment_title = get_post_meta( $post_id, 'ccft_post_comment_title', true );
    if( !empty( $post_comment_title ) )
        $ccft_comment_title = sanitize_text_field( $post_comment_title );
    else {
        $ccft_admin_options = get_option( 'custom_comment_form_title' );
        $ccft_comment_title = esc_attr( $ccft_admin_options['default_title'] );
    }
    if( !empty( $ccft_comment_title ) )
        echo '<h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">' . $ccft_comment_title . '</h3>';
    else {
        echo '<h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">';
        comment_form_title( __('Leave a Reply'), __('Leave a Reply for %s') );
        echo '</h3>';
    }
    ?>
    ```

## Reviews

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Not Compatible with My Theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-compatible-with-my-theme-3/)󠁿

 [ldesherl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ldesherl/) Septanm 3, 2016 1 reply

I’m using the SEOS White Premium Theme. This pugin does not appear to work with 
this theme. My configured it but the comment forms were invisible on my designated
pages.

 [ Read all 6 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/custom-comment-form-title/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Custom Comment Form Title” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Derek Rippe ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dwrippe/)

[Translate “Custom Comment Form Title” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/custom-comment-form-title)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-comment-form-title/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/custom-comment-form-title/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/custom-comment-form-title/)
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## Changelog

#### 2.2

 * Added support for Custom Post Types.

#### 2.1

 * Updated priority on comment_form_defaults filter.
 * Removed check for Genesis framework (no longer needed with aforementioned priority
   change).

#### 2.0.1

 * Added Spanish language file.

#### 2.0

 * Added compatability with the Disqus Comment System.
 * Revised code to be more efficient.
 * Created .po file for localization.

#### 1.1

 * Added custom Comment Form Title functionality to Pages (previously only available
   for Posts).
 * Added additional FAQs

#### 1.01

 * Updated text in the readme.txt file to include a note about other comment system
   plugins.
 * No functionality changes.

#### 1.0

 * Plugin release

## Meta

 *  Version **2.2**
 *  Last updated **7 years ago**
 *  Active installations **300+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.9.29**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-comment-form-title/)
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## Ratings

 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Derek Rippe ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dwrippe/)

## Support

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