How do I implement the plugin function in my templates?

Open the template file which should show the comments in a reverse order in your favorite editor. Locate the line and replace it with Note: The arguments of the function can be different in your template, for example if it is change the plugin function accordingly to

by Tim Zylinski 5 (1 reviews)

Reverse Order Comments

Name: Reverse Order Comments
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)
Author: Tim Zylinski

Allows to display the comments in reverse order. Latest comment first, oldest last.

Reverse Order Comments ranks #13,846 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #491 of 2,958 in the Discussion & Community category, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Jul 16, 2012. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 3.4 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.1.1 Current Version v1.1.1

Updated 14 years ago Last Update on 16 Jul, 2012

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#491 of 2,958 in Discussion & Community Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.1.1
Last Updated: Jul 16, 2012
Requires WP: 1.5+
Tested Up To: 3.4
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Tim Zylinski

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to change how comments are ordered on their site. It solves the problem of comments displaying oldest-first by adding a function to show newest comments first.

Reverses comment display order
Newest comments shown first
Provides ro_comments_template() function

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Reverse Order Comments

Open the template file which should show the comments in a reverse order in your favorite editor. Locate the line <?php comments_template(); ?> and replace it with <?php if(function_exists('ro_comments_template')) ro_comments_template(); else comments_template(); ?> Note: The arguments of the function can be different in your template, for example if it is <?php comments_template('', true); ?> change the plugin function accordingly to

theme-examples/ default (English default theme) comments-topinput.php comments.php adapted for a guestbook tpl_guestbook.php template for a guestbook default_de (German default theme) comments-topinput.php comments.php adapted for a guestbook tpl_gaestebuch.php template for a guestbook

Yes, but if you use comment navigations with labels like "older" and "newer", then it might be puzzling for the user, as the comment order is opposite to the navigation. In this case I suggest not to use the plugin in combination with comment-pagination or you should change your navigation labels. Building a guestbook for the Kubrik theme Precondition: comments-topinput.php and tpl_gaestebuch.php are in in your template directory. Create a new page. Title e.g. "guestbook" Allow comments for this page Choose the template "Guestbook" for this page.

If you want the comment input fields "blogstyle" at the bottom of the page, just change inside tpl_gaestebuch.php the line <?php if(function_exists('ro_comments_template')) ro_comments_template("/comments-topinput.php"); else comments_template(); ?> to <?php if(function_exists('ro_comments_template')) ro_comments_template(); else comments_template(); ?> Building a guestbook for other themes If you don't use the Kubrik/Default theme, it is still very easy to build your own template. A good template to start with is "page.php" and "single.php". Copy "page.php" and rename it. The line <?php comments_template(); ?> is important. Change it as described above. Add a header to your new page, to tell Wordpress it is a template. e.g. <?php /* Template Name: Guestbook */ ?> Page Template Documentation