#wordpress 2025-09-06

2025-09-06 UTC
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[asuh] After enabling the Webmention plugin, I want to understand the ability to override the parts of `Comment_Walker`.
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[asuh] I understand the priority being 5 for overwrites, but is it possible to override just the html5 markup inside of this class? For example, I want to keep a lot of the custom functionality of the walker within Webmentions, but I’d like my markup structure to be slightly different. Is it possible to target just parts of `html5_comment` function?
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[asuh] https://github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-webmention/blob/main/includes/class-comment-walker.php#L9
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[artlung] [asuh] I think the answer is yes. I'll describe my *specific* usage. I have a class I call `Roanoke_Walker_Comment` which extends the default WordPress `Walker_Comment` class to do the comment. I have code to display comments how I want - like you - I get the markup that works for my usage, and also enable the JS functions which allow replying to a comment in a threaded manner - `wp_enqueue_script('comment-reply')`
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[artlung] So when I show my comments it's this code:
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[artlung] ```wp_list_comments(
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[artlung] [
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[artlung] // TODO determine if WebMention is the problem
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[artlung] 'walker' => new Roanoke_Walker_Comment(),
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[artlung] // 'callback' => 'roanoke_wp_list_comments_callback',
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[artlung] 'avatar_size' => 64,
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[artlung] // 'end-callback' => 'roanoke_wp_list_comments_end_callback',
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[artlung] 'style' => 'div',
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[artlung] 'html5' => true,
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[artlung] 'short_ping' => false,
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[artlung] 'echo' => true,
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[artlung] 'reverse_top_level' => null,
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[artlung] you will note the callbacks I investigated which did run when I used them, but ended up not needing. hopefully useful to you!
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GWG- The alternative comment walker in webmentions was designed to be easy to override
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[asuh] Thanks [artlung] , this is similar to what I’m trying, but an override of the webmentions comment walker also means having to recreate the various methods like `show_separated_reactions` or `comment_query`, among others. I’m trying to be specific about just overriding only `html5_comment`
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[asuh] GWG I know I’ve asked about overrides a few years ago so it’s appreciated that you updated this feature for overrides at all! I just want to see if I can be very tailored about which parts I override.
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GWG- [asuh]: If you want I could review and write something quickly
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GWG- I wrote the code to expand the stock implementation to allow different html5 comment functions per comment type with a back compatible syntax
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GWG- What do you want to do specifically?