Title: Threaded comments hack – 0.72 Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Threaded comments hack – 0.72 * [Laughinglizard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laughinglizard/) * (@laughinglizard) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/) * This is the original hack from Dodo for b2, converted (the insides are completely different) to work well with WordPress 0.72. You can see it at work on my blog: [http://dinki.mine.nu/weblog/index.php?p=429&more=1&c=1](http://dinki.mine.nu/weblog/index.php?p=429&more=1&c=1) Test it out, make lots of comments, see what you think. I have made the instructions as simple and lucid as possible. If you have any questions, post on here or email me. You might have to tweak your CSS to suit yourself. I have tested the installation in both IE and Moz and it looks all right. 😛 Let me know what you think! Here is the [link to the hack](http://dinki.mine.nu/word/b2-img/wp_threaded_comments.zip) Peace Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 44 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/page/2/?output_format=md) * [labellissima](https://wordpress.org/support/users/labellissima/) * (@labellissima) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28127) * I got it working for my online journal. Thanks so much for this hack! See it in action: [http://bellissima-x.com/index.php?p=111&c=1#comments](http://bellissima-x.com/index.php?p=111&c=1#comments) * Thread Starter [Laughinglizard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laughinglizard/) * (@laughinglizard) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28260) * Fixed a linking problem that I had left out. Should be part of the hack tutorial now. * [bbommarito](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bbommarito/) * (@bbommarito) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28279) * Does anyone know if this hack will still work with the newest CVS version? I think it’s at 1.0 Pre-Alpha 1 or something like that. * [mtanner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtanner/) * (@mtanner) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28378) * I installed the hack but it doesn’t seem to be working. I get no error messages, but all my replays just show up as another post. Check the support forums seems to be no aswer to this problem. I’m using wordpres 0.72. [http://vain.info/index.php?p=4&c=1#comments](http://vain.info/index.php?p=4&c=1#comments) * Thread Starter [Laughinglizard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laughinglizard/) * (@laughinglizard) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28386) * mtanner, it seems to work fine. In order for the comments to be threaded, your commenter has to reply to the comment above. I would make the “reply to this comment” bold or a different color to make it stand out a little. Hope this helps. * [mtanner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtanner/) * (@mtanner) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28398) * Thanks LaughingLizard Doh, I just figured out that I need to click on the “reply” link on the original comment. I’ll follow your advice and make that stand out more. My next question is… In my reply it says “This is a reply to #(the number of the comment)” is there a way to change that to the commenters name or the post number? * Anonymous * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28400) * Is this using a recursive formula, or the dual-index containment formula? Recursion can get quite nasty =\ * [mtanner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtanner/) * (@mtanner) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28401) * sorry [here](http://vain.info/code.html) * [mtanner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtanner/) * (@mtanner) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28404) * This works [Beautifully](http://vain.info/index.php?p=4&c=1#comments), here’s to Promoting Peace and Brotherhood! Thanks * [kodefendant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kodefendant/) * (@kodefendant) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28431) * Yes, I love this hack. Question, how would I make a more prominent indent for the replies to each individual comment? As it is now, it’s rather slight. * Thread Starter [Laughinglizard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laughinglizard/) * (@laughinglizard) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28467) * Look at the CSS modification towards the end of the tutorial. It reads: #commentswithin{ min-width: 100px; margin-left: 10px; } Increase the margin-left to anything you think is fit. And thanks again for your positive feedback! * [icer5k](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icer5k/) * (@icer5k) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28527) * I like the hack. 🙂 However, I think the hack would have been better if the following was implemented: – comments enclosed in box in alternating colors what i mean is kinda like what they have here at the wp forums. each comment is either the tint or the shade of the color that they have picked to be the background for each post. – comments are linked by a line instead of having comments indented right below each other, i think there should also be a line to connect comments to each other to show which comments were in reply to which.\ of course, these are just suggestions. thanks for the conversion. * Thread Starter [Laughinglizard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laughinglizard/) * (@laughinglizard) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28529) * Look at my website. I have the alternating colors somewhat implemented. If you like it I could share the code changes. I have left it up to the person using this hack to make those changes * Thread Starter [Laughinglizard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laughinglizard/) * (@laughinglizard) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28746) * This is what the b2 motor in my b2comments.php looks like.

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    - No comments yet. - * Anonymous * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/#post-28764) * HELP!!!! What the hell have I done wrong..? When I try to comment I get this error: SQL/DB Error — [Unknown column ‘comment_approved’ in ‘field list’] Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at/ home/tankgreen/proliferations/b2-include/wp-db.php:96) in /home/tankgreen/proliferations/ b2comments.post.php on line 125 Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/tankgreen/proliferations/b2-include/ wp-db.php:96) in /home/tankgreen/proliferations/b2comments.post.php on line 126 Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/tankgreen/proliferations/b2-include/wp-db.php:96) in /home/tankgreen/ proliferations/b2comments.post.php on line 127 Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/tankgreen/proliferations/ b2-include/wp-db.php:96) in /home/tankgreen/proliferations/b2comments.post.php on line 129 Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/tankgreen/proliferations/b2-include/wp-db.php:96) in /home/tankgreen/proliferations/b2comments.post.php on line 130 Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/ tankgreen/proliferations/b2-include/wp-db.php:96) in /home/tankgreen/proliferations/ b2comments.post.php on line 131 Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/tankgreen/proliferations/b2-include/ wp-db.php:96) in /home/tankgreen/proliferations/b2comments.post.php on line 132 Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/tankgreen/proliferations/b2-include/wp-db.php:96) in /home/tankgreen/ proliferations/b2comments.post.php on line 137 And then every comment ever made on my site appears on entries that do not have any real comments… Help! [http://proliferations.tankgreen.com](http://proliferations.tankgreen.com) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 44 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Threaded comments hack – 0.72’ is closed to new replies. * 44 replies * 14 participants * Last reply from: Anonymous * Last activity: [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threaded-comments-hack-072/page/3/#post-28958) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics