I don't have comments.php… how do I customize my comment fields

Question

My page in question is here.

I have tried to add a comments.php to my custom theme so I can remove the website field and so I could edit the default values of the fields and remove the labels. When I add a comments.php all of my comments disappear and the comments are no longer functional. I have no idea how to make these modifications.

I've tried editing comments-template.php but removing the field in that file doesn't remove it from the site, I am assuming because it is already in the database.

I am new to PHP so any details on how I can get these text fields edited would be great.

Answer 1

There are multiple solutions for your question.

1. Using the CSS trick

   Use #commentform .comment-form-url {display:none;} for not displaying the website field.

2. Commenting the code

   look in your theme's comments.php for a line like or similar to:

   <p><input type="text" name="url" id="url" value="<?php echo esc_attr($comment_author_url); ?>" size="22" tabindex="3" /> <label for="url"><small>Website</small></label></p>

comment it out or delete it

p.s. always back up file 1st before edit.

3.Use following tutorial

Wordpress How To Remove The Website Field From The Comment Form