Title: Backward Comments Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Backward Comments * [adorkablii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adorkablii/) * (@adorkablii) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/) * I am working on my coding and I noticed my comments are backwards. The comm-enter and time are under the actual comment. Is there a way I can fix this? * [http://adorkablii.com/](http://adorkablii.com/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/page/2/?output_format=md) * [David Choi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpthemes777/) * (@wpthemes777) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737364) * Yes you can, just edit the template file. To get the exact file and code location, you might want to contact the author directly * [http://dominor.com/contact-us](http://dominor.com/contact-us) * Thread Starter [adorkablii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adorkablii/) * (@adorkablii) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737386) * I guess I should of put How? Sorry. * WordPress coding is still new to me and i’m learning but still a bit lost. * [David Choi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpthemes777/) * (@wpthemes777) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737393) * Usually the file name is comments.php, you’ll have to edit that. But might also need to edit the style.css file for those comments. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737396) * **[@adorkablii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adorkablii/)** – it’s never a good idea to modify theme files directly – as your changes will be lost when the theme is updated. Instead you should be using a Child theme – see: * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes) * Thread Starter [adorkablii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adorkablii/) * (@adorkablii) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737404) * Opps. Didn’t know that, I will be sure to save all my changes then!!! Thank you!!! * However can anyone tell me what I have to do to fix the comment problem? * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737409) * Do you have the child theme set up? * Thread Starter [adorkablii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adorkablii/) * (@adorkablii) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737412) * Opps. Didn’t know that, I will be sure to save all my changes then!!! * However can anyone tell me what I have to do to fix the comment problem? * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737414) * The point is to make a child them NOW before you modify theme files – changing the comment file involves doing that. * Thread Starter [adorkablii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adorkablii/) * (@adorkablii) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737454) * I’m totally lost… * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737455) * Did you read the above link? * Thread Starter [adorkablii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adorkablii/) * (@adorkablii) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737459) * I created the child theme in my FTP and then re-loaded the orginal file and re applied my theme with the edits. And that’s where I get lost! * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737705) * Looks like you do have a child theme set up but the style.css file is not correct– reread the directions on that. * Thread Starter [adorkablii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adorkablii/) * (@adorkablii) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737706) * I read it and I don’t get it….. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737707) * Remove everything from the child theme style.css file and put this in it. * ``` /* Theme Name: My Child Template: stripes-and-blue */ @import url("../stripes-and-blue/style.css"); ``` * Then switch to another theme for a minute and switch back to the child. * Thread Starter [adorkablii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adorkablii/) * (@adorkablii) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/#post-3737708) * Fatal error: Cannot redeclare stripesandblue_excerpt_length() (previously declared in /home/content/80/10448980/html/wp-content/themes/stripes-and-blue-child/functions. php:13) in /home/content/80/10448980/html/wp-content/themes/stripes-and-blue/ functions.php on line 12 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Backward Comments’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [Comments](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/comments/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 25 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [David Choi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpthemes777/) * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backward-comments/page/2/#post-3737718) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics