Title: Comments.php Cannot find comment_form
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Comments.php Cannot find comment_form

 *  Resolved [CreativeWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mevaser/)
 * (@mevaser)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/commentsphp-cannot-find-comment_form/)
 * I am validating a Theme, the last thing to validate is comments.php.
 * The problem is that the single.php is using: <?php comments_template(); ?>
 * Then the theme cannot find <?php comment_form(); ?>. I was told that this code
   line should be in comments.php and it is:
 * <?php do_action(‘comment_form’, $post->ID); ?>
 * Any help?
 *     ```
       <?php
   
       // Do not delete these lines
       	if (!empty($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) && 'comments.php' == basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']))
       		die ('Please do not load this page directly. Thanks!');
   
       	if ( post_password_required() ) { ?>
       		<p class="nocomments">This post is password protected. Enter the password to view comments.</p>
       	<?php
       		return;
       	}
       ?>
   
       <!-- You can start editing here. -->
       <br /><br />
   
       <?php if ( have_comments() ) : ?>
       	<h3 id="comments"><?php comments_number('No Responses', 'One Response', '% Responses' );?> to “<?php the_title(); ?>”</h3>
   
       	<div class="navigation">
       		<div class="alignleft"><?php previous_comments_link() ?></div>
       		<div class="alignright"><?php next_comments_link() ?></div>
       	</div>
   
       	<ol class="commentlist">
       	<?php wp_list_comments('callback=custom_comment'); ?>
       	</ol>
   
       	<div class="navigation">
       		<div class="alignleft"><?php previous_comments_link() ?></div>
       		<div class="alignright"><?php next_comments_link() ?></div>
       	</div>
        <?php else : // this is displayed if there are no comments so far ?>
   
       	<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
       		<!-- If comments are open, but there are no comments. -->
   
       	 <?php else : // comments are closed ?>
       		<!-- If comments are closed. -->
   
       	<?php endif; ?>
       <?php endif; ?>
   
       <?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
   
       <br /><br />
       <div id="respond">
   
       <h3><?php comment_form_title( 'Leave a Reply', 'Leave a Reply to %s' ); ?></h3>
   
       <div class="cancel-comment-reply">
       	<small><?php cancel_comment_reply_link(); ?></small>
       </div>
   
       <?php if ( get_option('comment_registration') && !is_user_logged_in() ) : ?>
       <p>You must be <a href="<?php echo wp_login_url( get_permalink() ); ?>">logged in</a> to post a comment.</p>
       <?php else : ?>
   
       <form action="<?php echo get_option('siteurl'); ?>/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform">
   
       <?php if ( is_user_logged_in() ) : ?>
   
       <p>Logged in as <a href="<?php echo get_option('siteurl'); ?>/wp-admin/profile.php"><?php echo $user_identity; ?></a>. <a href="<?php echo wp_logout_url(get_permalink()); ?>" title="Log out of this account">Log out &raquo;</a></p>
   
       <?php else : ?>
   
       <p><input type="text" name="author" id="author" value="<?php echo esc_attr($comment_author); ?>" size="22" tabindex="1" />
       <label for="author"><small>Name <?php if ($req) echo "(required)"; ?></small></label></p>
   
       <p><input type="text" name="email" id="email" value="<?php echo esc_attr($comment_author_email); ?>" size="22" tabindex="2" />
       <label for="email"><small>Mail (will not be published) <?php if ($req) echo "(required)"; ?></small></label></p>
   
       <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>
   
       <?php endif; ?>
   
       <!--<p><small><strong>XHTML:</strong> You can use these tags: <code><?php echo allowed_tags(); ?></code></small></p>-->
   
       <p><textarea name="comment" id="comment" cols="58" rows="10" tabindex="4"></textarea></p>
   
       <p><input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" tabindex="5" value="Submit Comment" />
       <?php comment_id_fields(); ?>
       </p>
       <?php do_action('comment_form', $post->ID); ?>
   
       </form>
   
       <?php endif; // If registration required and not logged in ?>
       </div>
   
       <?php endif; // if you delete this the sky will fall on your head ?>
       ```
   
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 *  Plugin Author [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/commentsphp-cannot-find-comment_form/#post-3241739)
 * That’s not what it’s looking for.
 * I made a post a little more than two years ago explaining exactly how to do this.
   The `comment_form()` function has been around since WordPress 3.0, and you should
   really be using it instead of hardcoding your comments form like that.
 * More info: [http://ottopress.com/2010/wordpress-3-0-theme-tip-the-comment-form/](http://ottopress.com/2010/wordpress-3-0-theme-tip-the-comment-form/)
 *  Plugin Author [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/commentsphp-cannot-find-comment_form/#post-3241741)
 * Also, you have another post on this topic already. Please don’t double post.
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/preferance-comment_form-or-comments_template?replies=3](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/preferance-comment_form-or-comments_template?replies=3)
 *  Thread Starter [CreativeWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mevaser/)
 * (@mevaser)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/commentsphp-cannot-find-comment_form/#post-3241753)
 * Sorry, since I saw the topic closed, I though to be illegal to continue it.
 * Thanks,
 *  Thread Starter [CreativeWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mevaser/)
 * (@mevaser)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/commentsphp-cannot-find-comment_form/#post-3241759)
 * I placed the code you show me on that wonderful link it tells me that I need;
   but the comments still not show. See please: [http://bit.ly/YMaMef](http://bit.ly/YMaMef)
 * I am adding <?php comment_form(); ?>
 * If I put <?php comments_template(); ?> the comments show up.
 * Thanks,
 *  Thread Starter [CreativeWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mevaser/)
 * (@mevaser)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/commentsphp-cannot-find-comment_form/#post-3241786)
 * Ah, I mean, if I place in single.php <?php comments_template(); ?>
 * The comments show up, but theme-check tells me that I am missing <?php comment_form();?
   > which is true.
 * A funny dilemma, all I want now in live to validate WordPress Themes.
 * Samuel, you are helping me to be a better, person.
 * Thank you,
 *  Plugin Author [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/commentsphp-cannot-find-comment_form/#post-3241788)
 * You don’t put the comment_form call in single.php, you put it in the comments.
   php, replacing the comment form code that you have there already.
 *  Thread Starter [CreativeWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mevaser/)
 * (@mevaser)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/commentsphp-cannot-find-comment_form/#post-3241790)
 * Got it, I placed this instead of the much code there and it worked:
 *     ```
       <ol class="commentlist">
         <?php wp_list_comments(); ?>
   
        <div class="navigation">
         <?php paginate_comments_links(); ?>
        </div>
   
       <?php comment_form(); ?>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [CreativeWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mevaser/)
 * (@mevaser)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/commentsphp-cannot-find-comment_form/#post-3241792)
 * One last question, if some one just press post a comment, but does not fill any
   fills, then they get a blank page that says:
 * [http://mywebsite.com/wp-comments-post.php](http://mywebsite.com/wp-comments-post.php)
 * ERROR: please type a comment.
 * Is there a way around this? I do not like people looking under my hood if you
   know what I mean.
 * Thanks,
 *  Plugin Author [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/commentsphp-cannot-find-comment_form/#post-3241797)
 * No, that’s core functionality. If they hit submit without typing a comment, then
   the WordPress core tells them to do so.
 *  Thread Starter [CreativeWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mevaser/)
 * (@mevaser)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/commentsphp-cannot-find-comment_form/#post-3241798)
 * Ah, ok,
 * Thanks,
 *  [MuthuKumar.pro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muthukumarpro/)
 * (@muthukumarpro)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/commentsphp-cannot-find-comment_form/#post-3241849)
 * Thank you dude.

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