WordPress 3.0 has a new standard comment form tag that you should know about. Whereas previously the code for outputting a comment form was much longer, now you have this:
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<?php comment_form(); ?>
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This will give you a simple comments form that looks something like this:
Now doesn’t that simplify your theme development?
If you want to further customize the comment_form template tag, I highly recommend OttoPress.com’s tutorial on the new form tag or check out the codex for more information.
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Nice, easy tip Sarah. Thanks!
With all of the things I’ve been learning recently, I’m going to have to start a website on what I’ve learned just to keep track of everything. I’ve got too many files and folders all over the place in my computer…….