Comment form

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Reference

To receive comments, you'll have to add the comment form to your template(s). This can be easily done by using the comment form snippet:

<?php snippet('komments/kommentform'); ?>

Next, you should insert the basic CSS into the <head> section of your page: 

<?= css('/media/plugins/mauricerenck/komments/komments.css', ['defer' => true]) ?>

That's it. You can style the form as you like.

Customizing

You can add a class name to the submit button to style it easily. In your config.php add:

'mauricerenck.komments.form.submit.classNames' => 'my class names'

Of course, you can build your own form from scratch, but keep in mind that the plugin needs all the fields included in the shipped snippet to work properly.

Why JavaScript?

When using the comment form snippet, some JavaScript is added. This is used for some nice extra features, like the reply function or instant feedback when submitting a comment.

Even though I recommend using the JavaScript, the plugin is designed to work without it.

If you would rather not add JavaScript to your site, you can overwrite the default snippet with your one:

  1. Create a new snippet under site/snippets/komments/form.php
  2. Copy the code from the existing snippet to the new one
  3. Remove the JavaScript and/or add other changes to your liking

Kirby will now use your custom snippet.

Testing

Once you added the form to your template, you should be able to submit a comment. Fill out the fields and hit the submit button. Open the Kirby panel, in the menu on the left go to "Komments" and you should see your comment as a new pending comment ready to be published.

Next steps