Hey all,

 

I hope you are well.

 

I'm busy with a site and I need to have 2 different types of comments forms. The usual comments on posts is pretty much sorted out.

 

However, I want to call a different comment template for pages.

 

 

Right now the default call from the template page is:

<?php comments_template(); ?>

 

That function calls to the comments.php file.

 

 

However I want to call comments2.php which is my other comments page template.

I have tried:

<?php include('comments2.php'); ?>

 

It does work but doesn't show the comments, just the comment form.

 

I have a feeling a need to tweak some of the code in the actual comments2.php file. As I know pretty much next to nothing about this level of php, I don't know where to start.

Here is the code that isn't display:

<?php // Do not delete these lines
if ('comments.php' == basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']))
	die ('Please do not load this page directly. Thanks!');

       if (!empty($post->post_password)) { // if there's a password
           if ($_COOKIE['wp-postpass_' . COOKIEHASH] != $post->post_password) {  // and it doesn't match the cookie
			?>

			<p class="nocomments">This post is password protected. Enter the password to view comments.<p>

			<?php
			return;
           }
       }

	/* This variable is for alternating comment background */
	$oddcomment = 'alt';
?>

<!-- You can start editing here. -->

<?php if ($comments) : ?>
<h3 id="comments"><?php comments_number('No comments', 'One Response', '% Responses' );?>, be sure to add yours.</h3> 

<ol class="commentlist">

<?php foreach ($comments as $comment) : ?>

	<li class="<?php echo $oddcomment; ?>" id="comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>">
		<cite><?php comment_author_link() ?></cite> Says:
		<?php if ($comment->comment_approved == '0') : ?>
		<em>Your comment is awaiting moderation.</em>
		<?php endif; ?>
		<br />

		<small class="commentmetadata"><a href="#comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>" title=""><?php comment_date('F jS, Y') ?> at <?php comment_time() ?></a> <?php edit_comment_link('e','',''); ?></small>

		<?php comment_text() ?>

	</li>

<?php /* Changes every other comment to a different class */	
	if ('alt' == $oddcomment) $oddcomment = '';
	else $oddcomment = 'alt';
?>

<?php endforeach; /* end for each comment */ ?>

</ol>

<?php else : // this is displayed if there are no comments so far ?>

 <?php if ('open' == $post->comment_status) : ?> 
	<!-- If comments are open, but there are no comments. -->

 <?php else : // comments are closed ?>
	<!-- If comments are closed. -->
	<p class="nocomments">Comments are closed.</p>

<?php endif; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

 

Any suggestions or even a fix would be appreciated.

Thanks!

<?php if(is_page()) { include('comments-2.php'); } ?>

 

Does that work?

 

Have you tried using comments-2.php instead of comments.php for your posts? Does that work? Does the form on both comments pages have the same action?

Just had a thought.

 

You could always try the is_single() / is_page() aspect in comments.php.

 

How different are the two comments files?

Thanks Rachael, if give those a bash - was thinking of implementing the is_ tags.

 

Will give feedback soon.

 

 

The two files aren't too different, same function, just different copy basically.

Yea, the way I would do that is all within the comments.php file itself the way that rachael has mentioned

I'm surprised it's this fiddly to have two separate comment forms in WP - I thought it was the bees knees

Its very easy, you use comments-2 in the css if I recall, well thats what I do on mine also got one for admin.